property disposal

Massive Cleanup Effort at Former California Air Base Nears Completion 0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup
- November 7, 2018
The federal government recently signed a record of decision for 528 acres at the former McClellan AFB near Sacramento, Calif., marking one of the last major milestones in the installation’s cleanup 17 years after it was shuttered. The Air Force transferred the property five years ago under an early transfer with privatized cleanup, mean the
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Reuse News: Maryland County Sells Ft. Ritchie for $6M; Former McClellan AFB Honored by EPA for Restoration Effort 0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup
- September 25, 2018
Washington County has agreed to sell the remaining 528 acres at the former Fort Ritchie in central Maryland to South Korean investment group Issac Holdings for $6 million. The county gave JG Business Link International, the master developer it hired two years ago, the site’s other 63 acres last year to jump start development. JGBLI,
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Senate Panel Asks DOD about Plans for Dealing with Excess Properties 0
- Congress/DoD, Defense Real Estate, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- July 6, 2018
With long-standing questions remaining about the condition of the Pentagon’s vast real estate portfolio and whether it has adequate resources to sustain it going forward, the Senate Armed Services Committee directs the department to provide a report on various aspects of its installation management activities, including how it targets maintenance funds to the highest -priority
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Government Overhaul Proposal Would ‘Rationalize’ Federal Property Management 0
- Defense Real Estate
- June 25, 2018
A wide-ranging White House plan to reorganize the federal government released last week largely leaves the Pentagon untouched, but it includes several recommendations to shrink the federal real property footprint. The plan improves incentives for agencies to divest of unneeded assets, establishes a new budgetary mechanism for capital projects and outlines better leasing practices, reports
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Additional Authority Needed for DOD To Transfer Excess Property, Industry Group Says 0
- Congress/DoD, Defense Real Estate
- April 12, 2018
With the prospect of a new BRAC round seemingly off the table for the time being, Congress should offer the Pentagon some authority to divest unneeded property, according to a commentary in Defense One by two officials from Business Executives for National Security. A relaxing of restrictions on the DOD’s ability to transfer real estate
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Ft. Monmouth LRA on Track to Meet Reuse Goals 0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup
- March 20, 2018
Since the Army shuttered Fort Monmouth in 2011, the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has made significant progress finding new uses for nearly 1,200 acres close to New Jersey’s Atlantic coast. To date, almost two-thirds of the property is sold, under contract or in negotiations, according to the LRA. The authority has sold 13 properties for
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