Austin to get new military facilities

Military funds will fuel new construction in the Austin area.  The Armed Forces Guard and Reserve Center at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) is now in the design stage.  The planned $16.5 million facility will span 250,000 square feet and is expected to replace an existing aviation support facility currently leased from the city.  Plans also call for a $5.7 million Vehicle Maintenance facility.  To ease overcrowding, a new $20 million Armed Forces Reserve Center is likely to be built at Camp Mabry.  Read more in Austin getting money for new National Guard and Reserve Centers, Austin American-Statesman, 12-12-09 and Military center near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport a go, Austin Business Journal, 12-14-09.