[CPEO-IRF] Concord (CA) next step

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Weapons station ready for next step, Navy says

By Tanya Rose
CONTRA COSTA TIMES (CA)
February 8, 2007

CONCORD - For three months, the city has been in a panic, worrying about 
the U.S. Navy stepping on its toes while trying to plan the future of 
the shuttered Concord Naval Weapons Station.

Now, some Concord leaders are breathing a sigh of relief.

The U.S. Navy announced late Tuesday night that it will "surplus" the 
shuttered Concord Naval Weapons Station, or formally deem it ready for 
the next step toward development and local planning. This is the 
statutory trigger point the city was waiting for -- now local leaders 
can begin the next phase of plotting future uses on the base's 5,170 
inland acres, likely a mix of open space, housing and businesses.

The announcement came right after the City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to 
deny a 90-day planning delay the Navy had requested so it could study an 
alternative land conveyance method meant to unload the base land more 
quickly to the Louisiana-based Shaw Group, a private company, in 
exchange for military construction.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/local/states/california/16651410.htm

--
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
http://www.cpeo.org

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