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

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy continues to push forward with plans to remove Hangar One's toxic 
siding

By Diana Samuels
Palo Alto Daily News (CA)
June 12, 2009

If all goes according to the Navy's plan, Hangar One's transition to a 
skeletal frame will begin around next February and be finished by 
February 2012.

At a Restoration Advisory Board meeting Thursday night that focused on 
the fate of the historic Moffett Field hangar and its toxic paneling, 
Navy Base Closure Manager John Hill reiterated the reasons his agency is 
pushing forward to remove the panels quickly, despite a lack of public 
support.

"The Navy is not enthusiastic about proceeding forward without community 
support on all sides," Hill said.

But the agency hopes to use time-sensitive federal funds that will 
expire and needs to handle the hangar's toxins before moving on to other 
contaminated areas of the base.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12576214?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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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