Officials discuss Belvoir parkway site

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   Officials discuss parkway site cleanup, construction

	

	By Julia LeDoux

	Belvoir Eagle (VA)

	June 2, 2005

	

	Virginia Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday said they

	would consider awarding a contract that would allow construction to

	begin on a two-mile stretch of the Fairfax County Parkway on

	approximately 170 acres owned by the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir before

	the EPA has approved the environmental remediation performed by the Army

	at the site.

	

	That word came following a June 1 meeting on the issue in the

	Springfield offices of Elaine McConnell, Springfield District

	Supervisor, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Mount Vernon District

	Supervisor Gerry Hyland and Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman also

	attended. Various Army, County and Fort Belvoir stakeholders also attended.

	

	"My intent here is to show the extent of work the Army has performed to

	date in preparing the parcel so construction can begin," said Col. T.W.

	Williams, Fort Belvoir commander. "There�s been a lot of work done. We

	hope that by sharing that with you, it will help [construction] get started."

	

	...

	

	For the entire article, see

	http://www.belvoireagle.com/archives/2005/JUN/2JUN/officials.shtml

	

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	Officials discuss parkway site cleanup, construction By Julia LeDoux Belvoir Eagle (VA) June 2, 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday said they would consider awarding a contract that would allow construction to begin on a two-mile stretch of the Fairfax County Parkway on approximately 170 acres owned by the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir before the EPA has approved the environmental remediation performed by the Army at the site. That word came following a June 1 meeting on the issue in the Springfield offices of Elaine McConnell, Springfield District Supervisor, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland and Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman also attended. Various Army, County and Fort Belvoir stakeholders also attended. "My intent here is to show the extent of work the Army has performed to date in preparing the parcel so construction can begin," said Col. T.W. Williams, Fort Belvoir commander. "There�s been a lot of work done. We hope that by sharing that with you, it will help [construction] get started." ... For the entire article, see http://www.belvoireagle.com/archives/2005/JUN/2JUN/officials.shtml dickboyd@aol.com