[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, TRIBES: Umatillas question Hanford (WA) land transfer

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Umatillas question Hanford land transfer for economic development


Annette Cary
Tri-City Herald (WA)
July 6, 2011

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation should get  
the right of first refusal if Hanford lands are deemed to no longer  
be needed, according to the tribes.

Tribal officials outlined their concerns in a letter to the  
Department of Energy in response to the Tri-City Development  
Council's request in late May that DOE transfer 1,341 acres of  
Hanford land next to Richland city limits for economic development.

TRIDEC, joined by the city of Richland, the Port of Benton and Benton  
County, wants the land to attract businesses to offset future Hanford  
staff reductions.

While most land at Hanford is planned to be used for conservation and  
preservation, the acreage requested by TRIDEC is identified for  
future industrial use under the Hanford Comprehensive Land Use Plan  
environmental study.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/06/1734321/umatillas-question- 
hanford-land.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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