[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Ord early transfer proposal

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Oceanview homes await cleanup at Fort Ord 

By Sukhjit Purewal
Knight-Ridder
Long Beach Press Telegram (CA)
September 8, 2005

Along Gen. Jim Moore Boulevard near Seaside sits 350 acres of what is
likely the hottest real estate at Fort Ord. 

Any homes built there would offer exceptional views of the Pacific
Ocean. 

Right now, though, wire fencing encircles the property bordering the
multiple range area, the most contaminated portion of the former Army
base. 

It's always been a given that this gold mine would take a long time to
be developed. First it has to be cleared of leftover munitions and
explosives before it can be transferred to Seaside, a small city just
east of Monterey. 

But it appears the city could get its hands on the property a lot sooner
10 years sooner, according to one estimate, albeit with munitions and
explosives still present. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~23170~3045519,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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