[CPEO-IRF] North Penn Army Reserve Center

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Closing facility sparks interest

By CARL ROTENBERG
Norristown Times Herald (PA)
September 29, 2006

WORCESTER - Three community groups, Worcester township and the Methacton 
School District are all interested in reusing the 19-acre North Penn 
U.S. Army Reserve Center at Berks and Bean roads.
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The facility must be vacated by September 2011, to comply with 
regulations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
A group of 22 officials, community group representatives and five 
Worcester residents were given an extensive tour of the former Nike 
missile base Wednesday morning by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Adams, base 
closing consultant Harold Miller, Worcester project manager Susan G. 
Caughlan and Liz Gabor, Secretary of Defense project manager, Office of 
Economic Adjustment.

Community groups must prove their use would benefit the overall 
community to have an opportunity to get the property at no cost, 
Caughlan said.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.timesherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17261012&BRD=1672&PAG=461&dept_id=33380&rfi=6
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Lenny Siegel
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