Assignment: Write a press release for Open House

Alameda Point - October 28, 1998 - A year-and-a-half after the formal closure of Alameda Naval Air Station, the Base Reuse Advisory Group is hosting the first annual Open House at Alameda Point. On November 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the community is invited to come and see the progress that has been made in converting the former base, view plans for future development, and meet the growing community of new tenants.

The lobby of Building One will be the site of Alameda's Recycled Art Invitational Show '98 and a free artists' reception. Displays in Building One include plans for the Alameda Naval Air and Western Aerospace Museum, the links-style golf course, and the sports complex. Catellus will display designs for the exciting new business park and housing development projects. The Homeless Collaborative will be available to answer questions and clear up misconceptions on the 250 housing units that will phase in by July 2000. The Navy environmental team will also provide information about ongoing cleanup efforts at the former base.

Citizens are invited to discover more about the planned Alameda National Wildlife Refuge from the Fish and Wildlife Service and Friends of the Refuge with a display, photographs, information, and hands-on activities. Forty Plus, Antiques By The Bay, and the Emergency Services Network of Alameda County will also be on-hand in Building One to pass out information and answer questions on their services.

Other buildings that will be open for inspection and various activities are NB Industries (Bldg. 24), Simmba Systems (Bldg. 9), Manex Entertainment (Bldg. 62), Home Auto Repair (Bldg. 459), Marine Sanitation (Bldg. 611), Navigator Systems (Bldg. 14), Trident 3M Services and Foss Environmental & Infrastructure (Bldg. 15), Nelson's Marine (Bldg. 167), and the ex-USS Hornet (pierside). Maps will be handed out to all visitors as they enter Alameda Point.

Simmba Systems will open Building 9 and conduct tours by overhead crane or ground vehicle of the largest and most advanced state-of-the-art document storage and file management system in California. Manex Entertainment (Building 62) invites the public to learn more about the process of creating special effects and hear about Manex Entertainment's future plans at Alameda Point.

Visitors to Home Auto Repair, the new tenants of Building 459, will be able to enter a drawing for a complete tuneup while they see the superior quality of work and focus on customer satisfaction that Home Auto Repair provides.

NB Industries invites the public to inspect Bldg. 24, where they operate one of the largest, most modern and environmentally advanced aircraft maintenance and painting facilities in the world.

Visitors will be able to tour the unique Boat House (Bldg. 15), the present home of Trident 3M Services and Foss Environmental & Infrastructure. Trident 3M, a company formed of displaced base workers, provides environmental and security services and maintains utility systems for ships berthed at the port. Foss Environmental & Infrastructure will use its handy location on the Seaplane Lagoon to demonstrate an oil spill cleanup with the Marco Skimmer.

Navigator Systems' will have a display that traces the history of Building 14, refreshments, and conduct tours of their design-dedicated production facilities for desking systems. Nelson's Marine will open their premises—the largest indoor working boatyard in Northern California—for inspection.

The historic Aircraft Carrier Hornet will have dockside display and offer a reduced admission for those wishing to tour the ship.