[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Umatilla Chemical Depot Land Reuse Authority

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Depot reuse group quantifies its options
Panel looks ahead to when chemical incineration ends

By SAMANTHA BATES
The East Oregonian
November 14, 2009


What's the most likely, feasible development for the Umatilla Chemical 
Weapons Depot grounds after closure in 2011? 

According to an exercise completed by the depot Land Reuse Authority, 
the top five most likely candidates are:

*energy development;

*telecommunications business;

*transportation or distribution center;

*attracting government funding;

*and environmental restoration.

During the last two reuse authority meetings, LRA members ranked what 
they wanted on the depot grounds, what they thought could be 
successfully implemented and the factors that would contribute to making 
those things happen.


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For the entire article, see
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=100199

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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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