[CPEO-MEF] "Camp Bonneville Park Unlikely"

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CAMP BONNEVILLE PARK UNLIKELY 
Sunday, March 25, 2001
By ERIN MIDDLEWOOD, Columbian staff writer 

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Camp Bonneville may not become a regional park after all. 

The Army says it can't afford the $30 million to $70 million it would take to
remove unexploded artillery shells and make Camp Bonneville safe for public
use. So it's considering transferring the 3,800 acres to the Washington Army
National Guard instead of Clark County, said Eric Waehling, the base
environmental coordinator. 

Cleanup of antifreeze, fuel oil and other chemicals that threaten groundwater
will continue, Waehling said. 

A committee of county officials and residents advising the Army about
restoration of Camp Bonneville seemed stunned to hear the news from Waehling at
a meeting last week. He told them the Department of Army decided March 13 to
suspend removal of unexploded ordnance, also known as UXO. 

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http://www.columbian.com/03252001/clark_co/185788.html

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