[CPEO-MEF] PRESERVATION, REUSE: "Federal government announces plan to seek bids for Hangar One restoration, " Moffett Field (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Federal government announces plan to seek bids for Hangar One restoration

 

By Jason Green 

Palo Alto Daily News/San Jose Mercury News (CA)

March 2, 2013

 

The federal government announced Friday it will seek private bids for the restoration and reuse of Moffett Field's Hangar One, giving fans of the Depression-era structure a reason to cheer.

 

The U.S. General Services Administration said in a "notice of intent" that it will issue a request for proposals this spring on behalf of the hangar's custodian, NASA Ames Research Center.

 

"The proposed lease provides an opportunity for the private sector to collaborate with the Government to rehabilitate a structure whose rich history and distinctive architecture have made it an icon to the entire Silicon Valley region and to make better use of a government-owned asset," the notice says.

 

Lenny Siegel, a member of the Save Hangar One Committee, was guardedly optimistic about the federal government's plans.

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For the entire article, see

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_22701394/federal-government-announces-plan-seek-bids-hangar-one

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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

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