[CPEO-MEF] Beale housing

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[At least one of the parcels in this military housing project is likely 
to contain unexploded ordnance. Part of Camp Beale during World War II, 
this parcel is adjacent to "Volume I" of the Camp Beale formerly used 
Defense site. Volume I contains those portions of the FUDS most likely 
to contain UXO. Are military families, who have little choice about 
where they are to live, to be exposed to risks that are deemed 
unacceptable for the neighboring civilian population? - LS]


Air Force calls for new bids to upgrade housing
By Daniel Witter/Appeal-Democrat

The Air Force has scrapped a deal with a private developer for Beale Air 
Force Base's 1,344 military housing units and wants other bidders to 
resubmit their offers.

The $204 million agreement with American Eagle Communities, based in 
Dallas, Texas, is up for resubmission because of concerns the military 
had with the final closing documents.

"It's not going to affect the military personnel at all because that 
process never started," Capt. Michael Andrews, chief of the 9th 
Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs, said Tuesday.

The delay will affect the renovation of housing, however, which was 
slated to start in spring 2006.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/2004/12/01/community/comm4.txt

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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
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