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Board urges Navy to reinstate Hunters Point Restoration Advisory Board; narrowly adopts amended resolution
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to urge the U.S. Navy to reinstate the Hunters Point Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board, adopting an amended resolution after debate over whether to broaden membership and alternatives to the RAB.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to urge the U.S. Navy to reinstate the Hunters Point Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), adopting an amended resolution that asks the Navy either to bring back the RAB or provide other forums to engage the wider community. The board approved the amended resolution in a roll-call vote, 9 to 2.
The resolution, introduced by Supervisor Avalos, responds to community concern after the Navy notified members earlier this year that it intended to dissolve the RAB. Avalos said the shipyard remains “a site of much contamination” and that “some of that is radioactive,” adding that the RAB had been a public forum where neighbors could review cleanup work and make recommendations to the Navy.
Supporters said the Navy’s decision to dissolve the RAB cut off a formal channel for…
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