[CPEO-IRF] Hunters Point (CA) pitfalls

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cleanup hurdle for 49ers site
Taking over shipyard at Hunters Point could be risky, costly

Robert Selna
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
March 9, 2007

San Francisco's recent proposal to take ownership of the Hunters Point 
Shipyard from the Navy and accelerate the toxic cleanup on the former 
base could benefit the city whether or not the 49ers accept Mayor Gavin 
Newsom's invitation to build stadium there, say those familiar with the 
site.

But, a city takeover comes with risks to the city, including:

-- San Francisco may fail to get enough money from the Navy to pay for 
the entire cleanup.

-- The city may face insurance fights over the scope and cost of the 
decontamination.

-- The federal government, rather than the city, may be best suited to 
eradicate toxic waste created by the Navy.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGREOIBC01.DTL&hw=Hunters+Point&sn=001&sc=1000

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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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