[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, FORMER SITES: Jamestown (NY) Small Arms Range

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State To Inspect Former National Guard Firing Range


By Sharon Turano
Jamestown Post-Journal (NY)
April 19, 2011

FREWSBURG - A former National Guard rifle range off of Route 62 will  
be inspected this summer for potential hazards.

The National Guard Bureau reports the range is one of 23 former New  
York Army National Guard training sites in the state that will be  
inspected for potential hazards due to once being a rifle range.

Eric Durr, director of public affairs for the state Division of  
Military and Naval Affairs, said such inspections occur throughout  
the world in order to make sure there has been nothing left at the  
site to cause concern. For instance, he said, there could be old  
bullets. Making sure the site has been properly taken care of is the  
military's way of being "a responsible neighbor," he said, adding the  
Department of Defense Military Munitions Response Program inspection  
mandates the inspections to address "human health, safety and  
environmental concerns" at former non-operational defense sites  
including more than 400 of them in 48 states and two territories  
formerly used by the National Guard.

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For the entire article, se
http://post-journal.com/page/content.detail/id/583075/State-To- 
Inspect-Former-National-Guard-Firing-Range.html?nav=5057

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Lenny Siegel
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