Rendell Asks Navy to Turn Over Willow Grove

Gov. Ed Rendell, in a request to be unveiled today, wants the Navy to turn over the entire Willow Grove Naval Air Station to the state.

The governor ‘‘will ask for the entirety,’‘ Rendell spokesman Chuck Ardo said Thursday. ‘‘But how we use it and how its use affects the community is part of what we’re willing to discuss.’‘

Rendell supports building a state-run homeland security hub at the Willow Grove base, which the Navy is leaving in 2011 as part of federal efforts to consolidate military installations.


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