[CPEO-IRF] Mare Island (CA) update

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Mare Island indicates possibilities

By Chris Denina/Times-Herald, Vallejo
Vacaville Reporter
October 30, 2005

As developers and investors line up in hopes of finding a deal in the
latest round of base closures, many may look Solano County's direction
for an example of what to expect. 

The revamp of the Mare Island in Vallejo is, by all accounts,
progressing nicely. 

New homes, an elementary school and revamped old mansions are filling up
on the former naval shipyard. 

So far, Lennar Homes has had little trouble finding families to buy into
its vision - in some cases they have paid more than $700,000 to be a
part of the new Mare Island. Some 1,400 homes are planned over the next
decade. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.thereporter.com/business/ci_3166839

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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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