Business View Magazine | February 2019

300 contains numerous structures, including the origi- nal aluminum smelting plant and military instal- lation, as well as several structures that have been added since the early 1950s. Large portions of the Main Site remain undeveloped.Another parcel of about 27 acres is located just north of the city lim- its, along the Stanislaus River. It was formerly used as an evaporation and percolation pond for the treatment of industrial wastewater. “About eight to ten years ago, the Citymade a deci- sion to become the steward of the property, both in regard to the environmental cleanup and also taking this former base and retrofitting it into an industrial/business park with small- and medium- size businesses within what used to be the ammo depot,”Scully explains.“So, the City started out helping to coordinate the environmental cleanup and, a couple of years ago, the City Council decided on a specific plan for that ammo depot with the idea that this would be our major industrial loca- tion in the community for years to come.” The RiverbankArmyAmmunition Plant Base Reuse Plan,which was submitted to the Department of Defense in 2009, provides a clear vision and a road- map for the future redevelopment of the facility, including the retention of current business ten- ants and aggressive recruitment of new business tenants to both the developed and undeveloped portions of the site.At buildout, a diverse mix of tra- ditional manufacturing and new,“green”businesses are expected to share the site along with an offer- ing of small office suites and limited convenience retail. “Half of the property was deeded over to the City in