[CPEO-MEF] Military site near Pioneer is under investigation

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THE MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL
Military site near Pioneer is under investigation
Staff reports
April 16, 2003
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SHELBY -- While students are on spring break, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will continue its environmental investigation of the old
Wilkins Air Force Station.

The Pioneer Career & Technology Center occupies 43 acres of 486 acres of
the former Wilkins property.

The Corps is working at the site through Sunday while the school is on
spring break so classes are not disrupted.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the environmental investigation,
which began in 1999, poses no immediate health risk to students, staff
or visitors at Pioneer. The Engineers' contractor will collect soil
samples and also resample three groundwater monitoring wells on the
property. Data collected will be analyzed and compiled in a report, to
be reviewed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

The Wilkins Air Force Station was operational during World War II. The
U.S. government used this facility to store medical supplies, airplane
parts, clothing, rations and supplies.

This article is available online at:
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/news/stories/20030416/localnews/127192.html

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