[CPEO-IRF] Ingleside Naval Station (TX) to be transferred for free

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Port due base land for free

922 acres awarded by House; Senate expected to approve

By Fanny S. Chirinos
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX)
December 20, 2005


With rights to 922 acres of Naval Station Ingleside all but assured, the 
Port of Corpus Christi is looking into acquiring the remaining 155 acres.

The next task will be to figure out what to do with the base property - 
an issue port officials say they haven't considered.

The news they received Monday was perhaps the most uplifting development 
since the Base Realignment and Closure commission recommended closing 
the base, at a loss of 7,015 jobs.

The U.S. House approved a provision Sunday night that forces the Navy to 
return the base land to the port at no cost. Senate officials all but 
guaranteed approval in the Senate.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_4329040,00.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
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