Early in the development process, there is potential for construction of new buildings and infrastructure as part of redevelopment in the western portion of the site. A redevelopment entity is created with authority to negotiate, monitor, plan, and finance the redevelopment. If the site is annexed, the redevelopment entity could be an urban renewal authority. Infrastructure brought to the site during cleanup may be financed jointly by DOE and the Redevelopment Authority so it can be useful for redevelopment. Cleanup results in a very reuseable site, i.e., unneeded underground utilities and tanks are removed.
Community aggressively pursues site cleanup and preparation to facilitate commercial reuse.
This option is likely to result in the highest financial costs to neighboring communities between now and 2010. New infrastructure may be constructed in areas for new development. Cleanup results in a commercially useable site. Partnerships between the entity, DOE and surrounding jurisdictions are developed. Approach requires pro-active steps by the local communities to establish and fund a new or existing redevelopment entity.