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Alameda Naval Air Station Transformation Moves Forward

East Bay Regional Parks plans to create a nature preserve and public space, while a VA hospital and national cemetery are in the works.

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A look at what the future is expected to hold at the former Alameda Naval Air Station.
A look at what the future is expected to hold at the former Alameda Naval Air Station. (CBS-SF)

ALAMEDA (KPIX 5) — This week, the Alameda City Council voted to take a key step in creating a brand new shoreline park that also will include a final resting place for veterans that will be a lot closer to home.

The Council agreed Tuesday to grant a 66-year lease to East Bay Regional Parks to convert the old Alameda Naval Air Station runways into a nature preserve and public space that has views that you can’t buy anywhere.

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