[CPEO-IRF] Savanna Depot (IL) reuse

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Savanna depot redevelopment seeks vision

By Abbie Reese
Quad-City Times
December 22-2005

SAVANNA, Ill. — Proposals continue to come in for land that's cheap and 
buildings with potential at the former Savanna Army Depot, but the board 
that overseas the depot’s redevelopment is growing savvier and more wary.

The Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority’s economic 
development committee mulled over the latest expressions of interest, 
tabled some offers, agreed to proceed with caution on others and grilled 
a would-be suitor Tuesday.

Ultimately, members agreed that they need to figure out what they really 
want before they can entertain any more plans and determine if they are 
compatible.

"There's got to be this synergy to what goes on," said Ed Olds, an LRA 
board member. "Part of the problem is we have not had a viable master 
plan. We have that thing the Army made us put together, and it’s really 
not very useful."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/12/21/news/local/doc43a8edfe41f7a783175696.txt
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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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