[CPEO-IRF] Bridgestone Firestone buys 63 acres of Cecil Field (FL)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Jacksonville sells base land to tire maker

By LOUIS HANSEN AND DALE EISMAN
The Virginian-Pilot
June 7, 2006


Cementing its intention to turn a former Navy base into an economic 
engine, the city of Jacksonville, Fla., has signed a deal to land a $44 
million tire distribution center at the former Cecil Field.

Jacksonville officials have announced the sale of a 63-acre parcel of 
Cecil Commerce Center to tire manufacturer Bridgestone Firestone and 
hinted that deals with two more major new tenants could be finalized 
within months.

Meanwhile, Hampton Roads officials hope the growing commercial interest 
in Cecil Field will encourage Florida to formally drop its pursuit of 
fighter jet squadrons from Oceana Naval Air Station.

...

For the entire article, see
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=105636&ran=180528

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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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