[CPEO-IRF] Ft. Ord - Army promises $40 M to reuse authority

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army pledges $40M to clean up Fort Ord

Associated Press
Army Times
March 13, 2007

MONTEREY, Calif. - The Army has pledged to pay $40 million to the agency 
responsible for cleaning up the former Fort Ord base to remove toxic 
substances to make way for housing, businesses and open space.

Michael Houlemard, executive officer of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, 
said Monday the money will fund the removal of old munitions and 
explosives on 3,300 acres that the Army plans to transfer to the reuse 
authority this summer. The cleanup is expected to take about six years, 
Houlemard said.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/03/apfortord070313/

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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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