[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Alameda Point (CA) land exchange

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State panel OKs Alameda Point redevelopment deal

By Peter Hegarty
Bay Area News Group
October 22, 2012

ALAMEDA -- The California State Lands Commission has approved a land  
exchange with the city that Alameda officials are hailing as a  
"milestone" in the redevelopment of the former U.S. Navy base since  
it will pave the way for creating a public trust for property along  
the waterfront.

Along with placing tidelands and wetlands into the trust -- a first  
step toward opening up the shoreline for paths and open space -- the  
agreement turns over interior land at the former base to the city, a  
key step for redeveloping the site now known as Alameda Point.

The commission's approval on Friday follows California lawmakers  
enacting legislation in 2000 that authorized the exchange.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21831578/state-panel-oks- 
alameda-point-redevelopment-deal

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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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