[CPEO-MEF] Ft. Ord (CA) burn - no relocation assistance

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Army won't pay relocation cost
Fire smoke not issue, it says

By LARRY PARSONS
Monterey Herald (CA)
November 3, 2007

In a change from two previous controlled burns of Fort Ord backcountry 
to clean up live explosives, the Army won't pitch in to pay temporary 
relocation costs for residents when it lights up brush land later this year.

The Army plans to burn about 300 acres of scrubland near Del Rey Oaks 
and Seaside as part of an ongoing cleanup of unexploded ordnance on the 
former base firing ranges. Using fire to clear the brush makes it easier 
and safer for workers.

The plan calls for separately torching two areas, of 164 and 131 acres, 
when optimum weather conditions ensure safe dispersal of the smoke. A 
final go-ahead on the burn plan is expected by Nov. 15 from Army and 
federal and state environmental officials.



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For the entire article, see
http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_7360404?nclick_check=1

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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