"VICENZA... OFFERS THE USUAL AMENITIES..."

"VICENZA...OFFERS THE USUAL AMENITIES..."
from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/setaf.htm 
Caserma Ederle (Camp Ederle) in Vicenza, about 25 miles west of Venice, offers the usual amenities -- post exchange, commissary, theater, clubs, and extensive morale, welfare and recreation opportunities.... The US Army Health Clinic-Vicenza is a large clinic that serves a population of approximately 8,000 personnel. Caserma Ederle is located on the east side of Vicenza, not far from the Vicenza East (EST) exit off Autostrada (A4) which runs from Venice to Milan...

THE SITE GOES ON TO BRAG ABOUT 80,000 SQUARE FEET OF MALL IN PALLADIO'S TOWN
The Vicenza Exchange is the largest Mall Complex (over 80,000 square feet) south of the Alps. The complex offers a large assortment of facilities to include: One Hour Photo, Amusement Center, Optical Shop, Specialty Vendors, Power Zone, Food Court, Car Rental, Beauty/Barber Shop, Flower Mobile, Italian/German Gift Shops, German Clocks/Shrunks, and Full Service Main Store....Burger King, Military Clothing Sales/Tailor Shop, Launderette/Dry Cleaners, Shoppette, Theater, Auto Parts/Garage.

NOW THE US WANTS MORE SPACE IN THE CITY!
The US wants to build more installations in Vicenza. Today, February 17, 2007, there was a huge protest against this expansion.

FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE:
"I don't want any more Americans here and I don't want a new base. They should just leave us alone," said Pucci Mori, a resident of Vicenza, who lives near the proposed base expansion. 
"Wherever they go in the world, Americans cause trouble."
The new barracks would be on the other side of the city from the existing one. That has raised worries about new roads to handle military traffic linking the two parts, loss of green space and strains on public services.
Residents fear it could even put Vicenza in danger.
"The people of Vicenza are concerned. The base would be in the heart of the city and in the case of a military conflict it could become a target," said Nobel literature laureate Dario Fo.



Cited:http://deedeehalleck.blogspot.it/2007_02_01_archive.html