REUSE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS

Questions? Comments?

Contact the Newport Chemical Depot Reuse Authority at:

259 Vine Street
Clinton, IN  47842
765-832-3870 (phone)
765-832-3871 (fax)

or send us an email at:

comments@necdra.com

PROJECT WORK PLAN

The following work plan identifies the three major planning phases and associated tasks to conduct and complete the Newport Chemical Depot Reuse Master Plan and Implementation Strategy. A detailed Project Schedule, which highlights key time periods for conducting specific tasks and illustrates relationships among tasks and phases of the study, is available at the bottom of the Schedule page.

PHASE A: PROJECT SCOPE REFINEMENT AND MANAGEMENT 

Task 1: Review / Refinement of Scope of Services and Schedule

Task 2: Project Team / Client Update Meetings

Task 3: Final Contract Terms and Conditions

PHASE B: INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

Task 1: Community Involvement and Public Participation

Sub-Task A: Stakeholder Interviews

Sub-Task B: Focus Group Meetings

Sub-Task C: General Public Meetings

Sub-Task D: Teen / Youth Visioning Workshop

Sub-Task E: Website Development and Management

Task 2: Identification of Vermillion County and Regional Social Economic Conditions

Task 3: Identification of NeCD Facilities

Sub-Task A: Digital GIS Base Mapping

Sub-Task B: Off-Base Context and Influences Analysis

Sub-Task C: On-Base Conditions / Land, Buildings, and Facilities

Sub-Task D: On-Base Conditions / Infrastructure Systems

Sub-Task E: On-Base Conditions / Environmental Assessment

Task 4: Market Potential of Land and Facilities

Sub-Task A: Summary of Redevelopment Barriers

Sub-Task B: Economic Development Targeting and Preliminary

Task 5: Homeless Accommodation Considerations

Task 6: Site-Wide Opportunities and Constraints Analysis and Development Suitability Map

PHASE C: CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLANNING

Task 1: Planning and Development Framework Plan Workshop

Task 2: Potential Use Site Requirements / Characteristics Analysis

Task 3: Reuse Plan Alternatives

Task 4: Disposition Strategies / Transfer Mechanisms

Task 5: Alternative Plan Evaluation and Comparison

Task 6: Alternative Plan Review Workshop

Task 7: Preliminary “Preferred” NeCD Reuse Master Plan

Task 8: Final NeCD Reuse Master Plan and Implementation Strategy

Task 9: Potential Future Planning Studies (Optional)

For a complete description of the Project Work Plan and what is involved in each of the tasks outlined above, please view the Project Work Plan document below:

Project Work Plan  (187 kb - PDF)

BASE REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS

The tasks shown above represent the project work plan specific to the redevelopment planning effort at the Newport Chemical Depot. For information regarding military base closure and base redevelopment planning in general, please review the following document, Base Redevelopment Planning for BRAC Sites, which presents an excellent overview of the base redevelopment planning process. This document was prepared by the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment. More information about the BRAC planning process is also available from their website.

Base Redevelopment Planning for BRAC Sites  (1.07 mb - PDF)