[CPEO-IRF] S. Weymouth (MA) cost negotiations

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tri-Town wants to buy 384 acres

By Ed Baker
Weymouth News (MA)
September 6, 2006

South Shore Tri-Town Development Corporation wants to buy 834 acres of 
land at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station from the Navy, but 
both groups must agree upon the cost of cleaning up contaminants in the 
soil before the parcels are sold.

"All of this is in negotiations," Tri-Town Executive Director Terry 
Fancher told the News on Aug. 31. "Since day one, this issue has been 
about environmental cleanup. That does not mean the Navy or LNR Property 
Corporation must pay 100 percent of the cleanup. That will be a 
negotiating point with the Navy."

Fancher said ongoing negotiations between the Navy and Tri-Town preclude 
him from mentioning price proposals.

Tri-Town is responsible under state law for overseeing the redevelopment 
of the base by LNR Property Corp.

LNR has an 11-year plan to redevelop the base by building a mix of 
condos, townhouses, recreational facilities, and a commercial complex.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www2.townonline.com/weymouth/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=568054

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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
http://www.cpeo.org
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