[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE, PRESERVATION: Navy proposes to skin Moffett Field's (CA) Hangar One

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Navy to leave Hangar One's steel skeleton standing

By Jason Green
Bay Area News Group/San Jose Mercury News
July 30, 2008

The group working to save Hangar One at Moffett Field saw half of its 
wish fulfilled Wednesday when the Navy announced plans to remove the 
structure's toxic panels and leave its steel framework in place.

The announcement comes more than two years after the Navy said 
demolition is the most cost-effective way to rid the site of PCBs, 
asbestos and other toxins. Because of public outcry, the Navy agreed to 
re-examine that decision. Members of the Save Hangar One Committee were 
mixed in their reaction to Wednesday's long-awaited announcement.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10050523

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Fax: 650/961-8918
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