[CPEO-MEF] EPA clean-up role at fort has changed

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Illinois
EPA clean-up role at fort has changed
BY KENNETH L R. PATCHEN
STAFF WRITER

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said the agency no
longer has a formal role to play in the Fort Sheridan clean-up process.

Instead, apparently, the agency has been relegated by U.S. Army
decisions to participate only in an advisory role.

This is a change from the agency’s status when it worked with Town of
Fort Sheridan development officials to achieve the goal of permitting
use of the fort for residences.

Army officials disagree with the EPA interpretation and consider
environmental officials to be more than just advisers in the clean-up
process.

The status of the federal environmental agency role came up after a Feb.
26 public hearing by the Fort Sheridan Restoration Advisory Board on the
final proposed clean-up for two areas at Fort Sheridan, coal storage
area 3 and landfill 5.

This article can be viewed at:
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-story/localnews/current/hp/03-13-03-4872.html

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