Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for the Available Surplus Camp Evans Facility, Fort Monmouth, Located at Wall, New Jersey

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for the Available Surplus

Camp Evans Facility, Fort Monmouth, Located at Wall, New Jersey

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides information regarding the LRA that has

been established to plan the reuse of the Camp Evans Facility, Fort

Monmouth, located on Marconi and Monmouth Roads in Wall Township, New

Jersey, as set forth in the new procedures under the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph Verruni, Town Administrator--Wall Township, ATTN: MPCA, 2700

Allaire Road, Wall, New Jersey 07719-1168, phone: (908) 449-8444, ext.

216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993 the Camp Evans area of Fort

Monmouth, Wall Township, New Jersey was designated for closure pursuant

to Title II Section 204 of Public Law 100-526, Defense Base Closure and

Realignment Act, supplemented by paragraph 7 of section 2905(b) of the

1990 Base Closure Act, 10 U.S.C. 2687, as amended by subsection (a) of

the Base Closure and Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance

Act of 1994, Public Law 103-421.

1. Election to proceed under procedures established by Public Law

102-421. The Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless

Assistance Act of 1994 Public Law 103-421, subsection (e)(1)(b) of the

1994 Act gives a redevelopment authority at base closure sites the

option of employing new procedures with regard to the manner in which

the redevelopment plan for Camp Evans is formulated and how requests

are made for future use of the property by homeless assistance

providers and non-federal public agencies.

2. Redevelopment authority.

a. The Redevelopment Authority for Camp Evans for purposes of

implementing the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Act of 1990 as amended is the Marconi Park Complex Advisory Committee

(MPCAC) which was appointed by the Township Committee of Wall Township,

New Jersey. The Township Committee is the governing body of Wall

Township. The Marconi Park Complex Advisory Committee conducted one

public meeting to receive comments from individuals and organizations

interested in the reuse of the base.

b. The MPCAC is assisted by a full time Township Administrator, Mr.

Joseph L. Verruni. Comments for proposals regarding the development of

the site for consideration by the MPCAC as the Local Redevelopment

Authority should be addressed to Mr. Verruni, Township Administrator,

ATTN: MPCA, 2700 Allaire Road, Wall, New Jersey 07719-1168.

3. Take notice. Pursuant to the Base Closure and Community

Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, the Marconi Park

Complex Advisory Committee (LRA) of Wall Township extends until June

30, 1995 the period in which State and local governments,

representatives of the homeless and other interested parties located in

the communities in the vicinity of the Camp Evans may submit notices of

interest to the MPCAC in all or part of the property and/or buildings

located at Camp Evens.

4. Surplus property description. The Camp Evans site consists of

215 acres of land of which 91 acres more or less are improved with

buildings utilized for communications and electronics research and

development facilities and storage. The site includes a two story

administrative building, two single family detached residences, radio

and signal towers, Quonset buildings, ``H'' type storage building used

for research facilities and numerous pre-1945 frame structures utilized

for storage for electronics equipment and other materials and

maintenance facilities. The site includes three buildings which are

eligible for the National Register of Historic sites.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 95-13197 Filed 5-30-95; 8:45 am]

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