[CPEO-MEF] Henderson, Nevada redevelopment

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[From the article, this site appears to be the source of the 
Kerr-McGee/Tronox perchlorate release, as well as another major 
perchlorate plume. - LS]

Developer pitches site's safety

By Brian Wargo
In Business Las Vegas (NV)
December 1-7, 2006

The building of homes at a proposed Henderson master-planned community 
may be more than two years away but the salesmanship has already begun.

Faced with one of the largest cleanups of a contaminated industrial site 
in Nevada's history, the developers of the 2,200-acre site east of 
Boulder Highway launched a public relations campaign this week to 
convince potential homebuyers that it will be safe to live there.

As many as 30,000 people are expected to live in the yet-to-be-named 
community that will include single-family homes, apartments and condos 
totaling about 12,000 units. In the first detailed plans outlined for 
the development, there will be more than 1.6 million square feet of 
retail and office space and a neighborhood casino. There will also be 
some industrial development. None of the development plans has been 
submitted or voted on by the city.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.inbusinesslasvegas.com/2006/12/01/feature1.html

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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