INGLESIDE (Corpus Christi Caller) – The Port of Corpus Christi will assume control of Naval Station Ingleside in April 2010 instead of September.
Officials say that the ability to begin redevelopment plans sooner is worth the $4 million it could cost to maintain and secure the base five months earlier than originally planned. The early overtake will also allow the port to keep the fire department, which services the City of Ingleside, running.
The port has hired the Texas A&M University System to plan and implement the redevelopment of the base’s 1,000-plus acres, as well as the 433 neighboring port-owned acres.
The Navy has not yet decided how to dispose of 155 surplus acres known as the Electromagnetic Roll Facility.
The Navy will shut down the base in April but remain on it until September.
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