Letters from Kathleen Kopitzke and Deborah Miller to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission regarding Battle Creek Air National Guard. Both people argue that the Battle Creek base should remain open.

The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disaster relief provisions in other relevant legislation.

Base Summary Sheet - W. K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard Station Michigan

Base Visit Trip Report - Detroit Arsenal, MI. Discusses current mission, SECDEF recommendations and justifications, key issues identified, and installation and community concerns.

Base Visit Trip Report - W.E. Kellogg Air Guard Station - July 28 and 29, 2005

Memorandum of Meeting - 8/10/05 - Mtg with Detroit Arsenal Community Representatives

A bioreactor landfill cell with 1.2-acre footprint was constructed, filled, operated, and monitored at Northern Oaks Recycling and Disposal Facility (NORDF) at Harrison, MI. With a filled volume of 74,239 cubic yards, the cell contained approximately 35,317 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) and 20,777 tons of cover soil. It was laid on the slope of an existing cell but separated by a geosynthetic membrane liner. After the cell reached a design height of 60 feet, it was covered with a geosynthetic membrane cap. A three-dimensional monitoring system to collect data at 48 different locations was designed and installed during the construction phase of the bioreactor cell. Each location had a cluster of monitoring devices consisting of a probe to monitor moisture and temperature, a leachate collection basin, and a gas sampling port. An increase in moisture content of the MSW in the bioreactor cell was achieved by pumping leachate collected on-site from various other cells, as well as recirculation of leachate from the bioreactor landfill cell itself. Three types of leachate injection systems were evaluated in this bioreactor cell for their efficacy to distribute pumped leachate uniformly: a leachate injection pipe buried in a 6-ft wide horizontal stone mound, …

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Community Correspondence - Collection of 90 postcards in regards to the 110th Fighter Wing and Battle Creak, Michigan

237 Postcards signed by concerned citizens reagrding the removal of W.K. Kellogg AGS from the Base Closure List

Community Correspondence - Postcards and letter from Concerned Citizens Regarding the Battle Creek the 110th Flying Wing

Community Correspondence - 421 Postscards from Citizens in support of the 110th Flying Wing at Battle Creek

Community Correspondence - Petition to Keep the 110th Fighter Wing at Battle Creek Michigan operational

Evaluation of the Air Force's Determination of the Military value of the W.K. kellog air Guard Station and the Potential Cost Savings Generated by Its Closing

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 08/10/2005 to Chairman Principi from James Hettinger, CEO of BCU, Inc. requesting that they 110th Fighter Wing at the Battle Creek Air national Guard Base at W.K. Kellogg Airport, be removed from the 2005 BRAC list.

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Mary Pat Flynn, Chairman of the Cape Cod Economic Development Council to the BRAC Commissioners regarding Otis Air National Guard Station.