[CPEO-MEF] Stanislaus eager to claim base

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MODESTO BEE
Stanislaus eager to claim base
By Ken Carlson
Last Updated: December 9, 2003, 06:35:33 AM PST

Stanislaus County supervisors are scheduled today to consider a series
of steps toward taking over the former Crows Landing Navy base in
February.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the current owner,
has completed a draft environmental assessment concluding that 90
percent of the 1,528-acre facility is ready for transfer to the county.

The property includes the two runways, taxiways and 1,120 acres of
agricultural land, and is mostly free of contamination, officials said.

The other 173 acres could be deeded to the county within five years,
after the Navy removes any live ammunition from the ground and has
systems in place to treat soil and groundwater contamination.

The base served as a training field for Navy pilots from World War II
through the Cold War, and also served as a research station for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

This article can be viewed at:
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/7874044p-8754150c.html

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