[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35184-35185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16521]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Availability of Fort Devens Military Reservation
AGENCY: Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, in accordance with the Base
Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994,
announces that the property listed below, at the North and Main Posts
of the Fort Devens Military Reservation, located on Massachusetts State
Route 2, 35 miles northwest of Boston, has been determined surplus.
While most of this property is scheduled to be vacated by March 31,
1996, some of the property may not become available until later. This
is the opportunity for state and local governments, representatives of
the homeless, and other interested parties to 0submit their notices of
interest to the Massachusetts Government Land Bank, which is the
redevelopment authority for the North and Main Posts of Fort Devens.
DATES: Proposals for using the surplus property should be submitted as
soon as possible to the Massachusetts Government Land Bank at the
address listed below. Please contact the Massachusetts Government Land
Bank for the submission deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. Hogan, Executive Director, Massachusetts Government Land
Bank, 1 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, telephone 617-727-
8257, fax 617-727-8741.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Massachusetts Government Land Bank and
the towns of Ayer, Harvard and Shirley have approved a Reuse Plan and
Bylaws that will govern the civilian redevelopment of the surplus
property listed below.
A summary of the property is as follows:
1545 family housing facilities
9 temporary lodging facilities
40 operation and training facilities
10 maintenance facilities
37 storage facilities
4 medical facilities
7 administrative facilities
43 housing and community facilities
28 utilities and ground improvements
Recreational land, which includes tennis courts, an indoor pool,
softball fields, helipads, and playgrounds
The above are buildings of permanent construction. Also available
are 351 temporary buildings with 1,538,128 square feet. Most of these
buildings were constructed during the World War II era.
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Total: Approximately 2990 acres of land, and approximately
5,461,182 square feet of building space.
The Department of Interior (Fish and Wildlife Service), Department
of Labor (Job Corps), and Department of Justice (Bureau of Prisons)
have expressed an interest in using portions of Fort Devens, and such
use has been approved.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-16521 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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