[CPEO-IRF] Navy says Concord (CA) will help plan future of Naval Weapons Station

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Concord won't be shut out of base redevelopment plans, Navy insists

By Tanya Rose
CONTRA COSTA TIMES (CA)
November 20, 2006

CONCORD - Days after the U.S. Navy declared it might sell the shuttered 
Concord Naval Weapons Station to a private company, military officials 
on Monday said they don't want to stop Concord leaders from planning the 
base's future.

Navy Deputy Assistant Secretary Wayne Arny, who flew in from Washington, 
D.C., for an impromptu afternoon meeting at Concord City Hall, said 
contrary to recent speculation, the Navy had always intended to involve 
Concord leaders in plotting future uses at the 5,170-acre military station.

It was the first time he had spoken at length with Concord officials 
since last week's bombshell announcement.

"The meeting went well; we had some very good dialogue," he said of the 
two-hour session that included his staff, Concord Mayor Susan Bonilla, 
and representatives from the offices of Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Alamo, 
and Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/breaking_news/16062461.htm
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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>
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