[CPEO-IRF] Escanaba (MI) tank farm

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Housing project moving slowly

By Mary Feldhusen
Escanaba Daily Press (MI)
November 15, 2006

WELLS TOWNSHIP - An upscale housing development project proposed by the 
Hannahville Indian Community for Wells Township has advanced past the 
planning stages. But, it's progressing very slowly.

"We'd like to do it right away," said Dave Anthony, director of 
community development and government affairs for the Hannahville Indian 
Community. "A lot depends on discussions with the Air Force."

A portion of property earmarked for development in Wells Township is 
owned by the U.S. Air Force. The land, used as a former Defense Fuel 
Supply Point, is often referred to locally as the "tank farm." It was 
home to huge tanks used for storage of jet fuel that was pumped up to 
K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Gwinn. Since the base was decommissioned 
in 1995, the Air Force has been in the process of trying to get rid of 
the property.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailypress.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=5878

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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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