European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 14, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 3 new closures won t Hurt to radio service by Crystal Laureano staff writer the closure and return to the Host nation of 20 communication Sites in Europe will have no effect on the military communication system a 5th signal come official said wednesday. Seven Sites on the list released tuesday belong to the 5th signal come said Doug Mcgrath of the commands Force reduction Branch in Worms Germany. None of the facility closures will affect Telephone service or military television and radio broadcasts. Communities that remain Active will continue to receive the same service he said. A we Are not taking away any ratio or television support that is needed a Mcgrath said. A if the Community goes away then of course the support will go away. But these closures will have no Impact on  one of the facilities on the list that will eventually be returned to the German government is the Hohen Weissenberg radio relay facility in Augsburg which provides communication Between Augsburg and the dwindling military Community of Munich. Fifth signal come will also close the european Telephone systems switch facilities at the bad Cann Statt Hospital in Stuttgart and Daley Barracks in Fulda when they close. Two other Sites a the Stein communication station in Giessen Germany and the finale trop scatter site in Livorno Italy a can be eliminated from the military communication network because of improved technology he said. The other Sites Are tactical operations Sites a temporary Sites belonging to various army commands divisions or corps in Europe. Those Sites Are unmanned and used Only during Field training exercises he said. Since most of the 5th signal come facilities Are manned by serv ice members Mcgrath said As few As three or four civilian employees will be displaced by the closures. Draw Down the following is the latest list of european installations that will be returned or partially returned to Host nations. Germany 68 Germany these installations belong to . Air forces Europe Ben Waters Leitheim Forward operating location Lindsey no Venich Airfield Roward opera location Britain .1 it end operations reduce operations Neth. �?T&Quot"3-3 these installations belong to armed forces recreation Center Europe Garmisch Garmisch sport Center Garmisch Garmisch Supply area Garmisch Sheridan Barracks those installations belong to . Army Europe Aschaffenbur Munchberg communication facility Ansbach Tuttelberg radio relay facility Ansbach Holmberg radio relay facility Ansbach end see training area Ansbach Hesselberg radio relay facility Ansbach Langlauf ammunition dump Ansbach scherholz Range Ansbach wort ammunition area Augsburg Cramerton family housing Augsburg Hohen Weissenberg radio relay facility bad Kreuz Nach Dichtel Bach missile station bad Kreuz Nach Gren Derich missile station bad Kreuz Nach spa Brincken storage facility bad Kreuz Nach a Aschheim tactical operations facility Bamberg Wal Sachsen ammunition area big Holder Erbe Kopf communication station Baum older Hisel missile station Baum older Sontheim missile station Baum older Welschbillig missile station Darmstadt Walldorf ammunition area Fulda bad Kissinger tactical defense facility Fulda Daley Barracks Fulda Finkenberg tactical defense facility Fulda Giesel Forward storage site Fulda Johanisberg Airfield Fulda Ostrau Forward storage site Fulda Tau Stein radio relay facility Giessen Eschwege administrative area Giessen sen Elager communication facility Giessen Stein communication station Giessen Treysa communication facility Giessen Wert communication facility Grafe Wohr Euben bivouac area Grafe Wohr Krot Renhol training area a Grafe Wohr Schneeberg radio station Quot no v v s     s ass a it  / him end operations end operations reduce operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations reduce operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations Italy a y Hanau Hanau Heidelberg Heilbronn Hohenfels Hohenfels Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Mannheim Mannheim Nurnberg Quot Pir Masens Pir Masens Pir Masens Schweinfurt Stuttgart Stuttgart Wiesbaden Wiesbaden Wil Flecken Wurzburg Wurzburg Wurzburg Wurzburg Wurzburg Wurzburg Netherlands Netherlands Italy Livorno finale trop scatter site United kingdom United kingdom Burtonwood family housing Alsberg foward storage site Giebenhain foward storage site Heidelberg cafes service station Muna Kupter ammunition facility Seibers Dort communication facility Eckstein radio relay facility Hochstetter ordnance facility Kandel ammunition area Phillipsburg ammunition Aiea Phillipsburg communication facility Donnersberge radio relay station a Burstadt ammunition depot zen Wald ammunition storage Aiea Lemberg ammunition area 64 Pir Masens recreational Camp Ruppert Weiler ammunition area 65 Dabelstein radio relay station bad Cannstatt Hospital Nel Litigen family housing Limbach ammunition area Monta Baur communication facility Ster Fritz Forward storage site alte Schonbach communication site Deu Schorden Cavern Nardheim missile station Kitzinger battalion operations Center Wurzburg missile support area Wurzburg tactical defense facility t Harde communication facility end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations end operations a amps was Boohm a k _. ____00-0. Was to Mono Impact on arc programs expected by Effie Bathen staff writer the closing of three armed forces recreation Center installations in the picturesque Southern bavarian town of Garmisch Germany Means just a bit of Belt tightening officials said wednesday. A clearly As the Market a the number of people Here a diminishes we Are in the process of implementing certain Cost cutting measures a said Peter Isaacs of the Agency that oversees arc. But the closing of these relatively Small Sites should have a no Impact on arc programs a said Isaacs head of the hospitality management directorate of the Community and family support Center from Alexandria a. A no one loses his Job a he said. A a it a strictly a consolidation  arc will be returning three facilities to the command of the . Army Europe. Although specific dates could not be Given Usa eur will be closing these installations during the 1992 to 1995 fiscal years according to a command press release wednesday. They include a portion of Sheridan Barracks the Garmisch sport Center and the Garmisch Supply area. One area being returned Isaacs said is the previously proposed site for a new hotel. Plans for construction were cancelled in january he said. Also about 70 employees of arc administrative offices on the Post will move to other offices in the town Isaacs said. The sport Center is a building with a few Tennis courts and the Supply area includes warehouses that House some arc hotel supplies Isaacs said. A new Community fitness Center is also located on the base but officials could not say whether it would be returned to the German government. A no determination has been made at this time As to what will be returned to the germans. However it can be safely assumed that a Strong look will be Given to those facilities contributing to the Quality of life of Community members a said Fred Milton a spokesman for the area in Augsburg. It would be a a pity to close it. They really put a lot of Money in it a said Christa Huffman the Garmisch Community German Liaison. A a it a  the . Army russian Institute also located on the Cavern is not affected according to its commander col. John  Sellers in England face potential tax Bill by mur1dith Winder . Bureau Raf Mildenhall England people leaving England from a base scheduled for draw Down May be saddled with another Burden if they sell their tax free vehicle officials say. Americans who purchased tax free vehicles will have to pay taxes on the vehicle if they Are forced to sell to someone who is not entitled to buy tax free items British customs officials said. Raf Ben Waters Raf Woodbridge and Raf upper Heyford in England and holy Loch in Scotland have been scheduled for draw Downs. Military officials Are examining the situation. But until they come up with a solution people must still follow rules for Selling tax free vehicles. Those with questions can Contact British customs officials on their bases. The taxes vary depending on where the car was manufactured. For vehicles not manufactured in the european Community the tax is about 29.65 percent said Mike Creed with British customs. For vehicles manufactured in the european Community the rate is about 22.62 percent. Some of the giant automakers May have their main Headquarters in Japan the United states or Germany. However they could have subsidiaries with manufacturing plants in any country. For non dec vehicles the tax formula is a combination of duty value added tax and a car tax. For dec vehicles the duty is dropped from the formula. Normally the duty is 10 percent vat 17.5 percent and car tax 10 percent. Together these figures done to match the total tax that people have to pay. But customs officials declined to explain How they came up with this for Mula. Most of the work in figuring out the tax is done by customs officials. They determine the value of the car and what the tax will be in pounds. A we look at the current Trade value and usually go by the Low Trade value a Creed said. A however we also take into consideration mileage damage from accidents and special equipment  once the value is computed and the tax paid then it is up to the individual to sell the vehicle