2007 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 16 Mar 2007 17:48:09 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: [CPEO-IRF] Ravenna Arsental (OH) public comment sought
 
Public helps arsenal cleanup

By BILL RODGERS
Warren Tribune Chronicle (OH)
March 12, 2007


RAVENNA — As excavators equipped with blast shields shred the remaining abandoned buildings at the historic Ravenna arsenal, the Army and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are seeking public comment on plans to clean up some equally-historic piles of junk.

The Army will host an open house and public information meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Newton Falls Community Center Auditorium, 52 E. Quarry St., to discuss possible cleanup plans for debris at the Erie Burning Grounds and Open Demolition Area No. 2 at the Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant. The public has until April 5 to comment on these plans and a proposal for cleaning debris at the Central Burn Pits, the OEPA reported.

Irv Venger, facility manager at the arsenal, said that the Open Demolition Area was used to detonate old munitions, the Central Burn Pits were a dump for construction materials, while the Erie Burning Grounds was used by the arsenal to dispose of its waste bonfire-style.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=15651

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 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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