[CPEO-IRF] Roosevelt Roads Naval Station (PR) future use

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Big projects are on board for ex-Navy base

By Vanessa Bauzá
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
November 19, 2006

CEIBA, Puerto Rico - The sprawling former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station 
is a prime piece of Caribbean real estate nestled between Puerto Rico's 
cloud-covered rain forest and 11 miles of untouched coastline.

Its unique amenities: An airport with an 11,000-foot runway, three 
marinas, a hospital, fire station and two schools, all neatly maintained 
despite standing empty for more than two years.

The U.S. Navy closed the base in March 2004, in the wake of protests on 
nearby Vieques. In January, it is expected to begin the much-anticipated 
transfer of 8,600 acres for redevelopment.

With land already earmarked for a hotel, a cruise ship port and a 
science park, residents and local economists are wondering whether the 
benefits of bringing new businesses to the former base will reach the 
towns of Ceiba and Naguabo, which border the property and suffered the 
brunt of its closure.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/sfl-oprmilitary19nov19,0,5886041.story?coll=sfla-busrealestate-headlines

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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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