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Florida Homes Built Atop WWII Bombing Range

Posted: September 18th, 2008, 10:18 am
by Rocketfan
They recently learned their 8-year-old developments were built on a World War II bombing range that wasn't thoroughly cleared. Now they're scared for their lives and investments and angry with developers and local government officials who residents claim shouldn't have allowed the homes in the first place.

There are hundreds of former bombing and artillery training ranges across the U.S., but few have 2,000 homes sitting on top of them.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424243,00.html

Posted: September 18th, 2008, 11:33 am
by ATrain
They put a middle school jumping pit over a bomb? Someone somewhere seriously screwed up.

Posted: September 19th, 2008, 9:10 am
by dcbailey
Is it true the real estate market in that area is booming?

Posted: September 19th, 2008, 9:33 am
by PAmedic
dcbailey wrote:Is it true the real estate market in that area is booming?
groans