[CPEO-MEF] Fwd: SFAAP to care taker status

[CPEO <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Does anyone know what is happening at Sunflower? The DOD's annual  
report to Congress confirms that there is no future cleanup money in  
the pipeline?

Lenny

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> From: "UTOSI" <UTOSI-Hdqrs@kc.rr.com>
> Date: March 10, 2011 9:30:16 AM PST
> To: Recipient list suppressed:;
> Subject: SFAAP to care taker status
>
> During the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant (SFAAP) Restoration  
> Advisory Board (RAB) meeting of 3/9/11 we were told the  
> environmental clean up of the closed & polluted SFAAP was being  
> stopped due to lack of Army money, and SFAAP would be put in Care  
> Taker Status.
>
> We were told this was caused by the fact the Army would not supply  
> any more money for the environmental clean up of SFAAP.
>
> We were told this would happen as soon as the small amount of Army  
> funds the contractor has on hand runs out.
>
> Thus Johnson County and De Soto could or will have a closed and  
> polluted 3 by 6 square mile area setting in their back yard for years?
>
> What will happen to the status of the De Soto water plant, well  
> field, grass fire protection and the continued pollution?
>
> It appears this problem is caused by the fact the good old U. S. of  
> A. is broke.
>
> Jim Oyler, RAB member

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