Posts Tagged ‘base redevelopment/environmental cleanup’

The New Orleans Federal Alliance and the Algiers Development District are considering forming a “joint development committee” to govern the Federal City project, the redevelopment of the former Naval Support Activity New Orleans. The two organizations had been trying to reach a compromise since October over who will oversee the conversion of the support activity into a mixed-use development anchored by the Marine Corps Support Facility …

With the Federal City project — the redevelopment of the former Naval Support Activity New Orleans — as a backdrop, the Treasury Department announced Thursday the selection of 70 organizations nationwide to receive $3.6 billion under a federal tax credit program designed to spur growth in low-income and distressed communities. The Treasury Department used the Federal City project to announce the New Markets Tax Credit awards to highlight the 155-acre development’s reliance on the federal program …

Facing a budget crunch of its own, Des Moines County was forced to turn down the Army Reserve’s offer of the Middletown, Iowa, center it is closing as a result of BRAC 2005. The county sheriff’s office was hoping to use the building as a regional training location, but the Board of Supervisors decided the county could not pay for its operation and maintenance …

Environmental insurance purchased by the commonwealth of Puerto Rico will protect the redevelopment of about 1,000 acres at the former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads slated to become an ecotourism resort. The policy provides comprehensive coverage to the site’s LRA, including remediation costs for unknown and new pollution conditions, bodily injury, property damage and legal defense costs …

At a hearing Wednesday of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Candice Miller wondered whether the Department of Homeland Security had missed an opportunity to acquire property at some of the installations closed during the last round of BRAC. To avoid that outcome in the future, Miller asked Janet Napolitano, secretary of homeland security, to keep that option in mind if DOD conducts BRAC rounds in 2013 and 2015 …

OEA would assist communities affected by the loss of weapons manufacturing jobs as well as those preparing to accommodate an influx of troops returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, under the fiscal 2013 budget request DOD released Monday. The request includes $12.0 million to support reductions in force structure and weapons procurement throughout the nation, funding needed so that OEA can help affected communities coordinate a local, state and federal response …

Local officials are viewing the announcement that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will include $28 million in the state’s fiscal 2013 budget to invest at the former Fort McPherson as the perfect impetus to accelerate the site’s redevelopment. “No one sees the state as the savior for this, but it can provide the bait to bring in people and business …

A state lawmaker from Carmel, Calif., introduced legislation Wednesday extending the sunset date of the Fort Ord Reuse Authority from 2014 to 2024. The authority is the best mechanism to complete Fort Ord’s conversion to civilian use, an effort that covers cleanup, preservation of natural habitat and redevelopment …

The Army Corps of Engineers is addressing soil contamination at more than a dozen sites at the former Fort Monroe, reports the Daily Press. The installation’s cleanup is estimated to cost between $60 million and $70 million. Contaminants include metals, mercury, petroleum and other chemicals …

The reuse plan for the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington is one step closer to gaining approval from the city council after the property’s LRA endorsed the plan last month. Redevelopment likely can’t begin for several years, as the Army is not expected to convey the site for at least 15 months …