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Officials outline next steps for former UMTRA ‘‘Ultra’’ site as DOE transfer nears
Summary
City and county presenters said tailings have been removed and urged focused planning ahead of a likely Department of Energy transfer, asking a small working group to deliver a prioritized infrastructure wish list to DOE by June 1 while noting deed‑restriction and liability unknowns.
City and county officials on April 17 gave an update on the long‑running effort to plan a future use for the former UMTRA/‘‘Ultra’’ tailings site, saying site cleanup has progressed but that transferable infrastructure and deed restrictions from the Department of Energy remain unresolved.
Saxon, a member of the site‑futures committee, said the site’s tailings are “gone now” and described the committee’s decade‑long public planning process that produced community visions in 2013, 2018 and 2023. Saxon said the committee must produce a list by June 1 of infrastructure items it would like to have transferred with the property so the county and city can guide…
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