Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup

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The upcoming 2005 round of military base closings has stimulated interest among potentially affected communities in how the bases to be selected for closure might be economically redeveloped to replace lost jobs. Environmental contamination can present a challenge to economic redevelopment if funding or technological constraints would limit the cleanup of the land to a degree that would be safe for its intended use. Most of the lands on bases closed under the previous four rounds have been cleaned up for their intended reuse, and have been transferred for redevelopment. However, some bases have yet to be cleaned up to … continued below

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Bearden, David M. April 11, 2005.

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The upcoming 2005 round of military base closings has stimulated interest among
potentially affected communities in how the bases to be selected for closure might be
economically redeveloped to replace lost jobs. Environmental contamination can
present a challenge to economic redevelopment if funding or technological constraints
would limit the cleanup of the land to a degree that would be safe for its intended use. Most
of the lands on bases closed under the previous four rounds have been cleaned up for
their intended reuse, and have been transferred for redevelopment. However, some
bases have yet to be cleaned up to an extent that would be adequate for the planned land
use, presenting an obstacle to replacing lost jobs. Bases closed under the 2005 round
could face similar delays in redevelopment, if a community’s preferred land use would
necessitate a costly and time-consuming degree of cleanup. This report will be updated
as events warrant.

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Bearden, David M. Military Base Closures: Role and Costs of Environmental Cleanup, report, April 11, 2005; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7235/: accessed February 10, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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