Proposal would enlarge Camp Humphreys 'downtown' to more than 15 times its current size

Proposal would enlarge Camp Humphreys 'downtown' to more than 15 times its current size
By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, June 11, 2008

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Shops, restaurants, outdoor cafes and a new commissary and post exchange expected to be five times the size of the existing ones are among features being planned for a vastly expanded "downtown" shopping area at Camp Humphreys.

The new downtown area would leap to more than 15 times its current size, from the existing 20 acres to about 318, said Brian K. Peckins, master planning division chief for the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys’ directorate of public works.

"It’ll be huge, it’ll be a huge area," said Peckins.

The expansion also calls for landscaped courtyards and walkways, but with nearby parking, including an underground garage.

"Not very long ago we were a single-soldier post without a lot of family amenities and now … it’s just transforming tremendously," Peckins said. "The downtown area will give soldiers and families a home-away-from-home feel."


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