[CPEO-IRF] Letterkenny Army Depot (PA) - proposed un-transfer

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Support grows for Army land: Development group asked to give up claim on 
depot acreage

By Jim Hook
Chambersburg Public Opinion
November 1, 2006

Letterkenny Army Depot officials want quick approval from the 
Letterkenny Industrial Development Authority to put 235 acres in the 
Army's hands.

...

The 1995 base closure commission took land away from Letterkenny and 
transferred missions to other installations.

...

Letterkenny commander Col. Robert Swenson in an Oct. 20 letter to LIDA 
board members withdrew Letterkenny's request to lease the 235 acres. He 
asked LIDA to vote on Monday to allow the Army to retain ownership of 
the land.

"In a lease arrangement any development on the 235 acres is subject to 
municipal, county and state approvals," Ross said. "While it is likely 
that all such approvals could be secured, it can add significantly to 
the time and cost of projects. Anything that adds to time and cost, 
places an installation at a disadvantage."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_4583229

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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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