The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is beginning a preliminary investigation into the Kingsley Firing Range Annex on Old Fort Road just outside of Klamath Falls.
There is a possibility of live military munitions buried on the site, including ammunition, rockets and bombs, posing possible contamination and explosive hazards.
kAmt77@CED E@ 4=62? FA E96 2C62 92G6 366? @?8@:?8 D:?46 a__b] %96 r@CAD[ E96 t?G:C@?>6?E2= !C@E64E:@? p86?4J 2?5 E96 ~C68@? s6A2CE>6?E @7 t?G:C@?>6?E2= "F2=:EJ 92G6 2== 366? :?G@=G65 :? E96 677@CE]k^Am
kAm%96 t!p 564=2C65 E96 2C62 2 $FA6C7F?5 D:E6 :? a_``[ 8:G:?8 E96 286?4J >@C6 4@?EC@= 2?5 >@C6 7F?5D @G6C E96 2C62]k^Am
kAm%9:D 42>6 27E6C a__b :?G6DE:82E:@?D 7@F?5 2D36DE@D :? E96 }@CE9 #:586 tDE2E6D 2C62 7C@> :>AC@A6C 56>@=:E:@? @7 2? @=5 (@C=5 (2C xx |2C:?6 32CC24<D]k^Am
kAmq6EH66? a_`e 2?5 a_`g[ E96 t!p C6>@G65 be_[___ 4F3:4 J2C5D @7 2D36DE@D\ 4@?E2>:?2E65 >2E6C:2=D]k^Am
kAm}@H[ E96 r@CAD :D 368:??:?8 E96 :?:E:2= :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ 2? 25;246?E D:E6[ E96 z:?8D=6J u:C:?8 #2?86 p??6I]k^Am
kAm~77:4:2=D H2C? E92E E96C6 4@F=5 36 =:G6 6IA=@D:G6D 2?5 4@?E2>:?2?ED 2E E96 D:E6] ~77:4:2=D 92G6 <?@H? @7 E96 C:D< @7 6IA=@D:G6D 2E E96 D:E6 D:?46 2E =62DE `hhd[ H96? E96 r@CAD DFCG6J65 E96 D:E6]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2? wU2>Aj} C6A@CE[ E96 st" 96=5 2 >66E:?8 :? z=2>2E9 u2==D E@ :?7@C> E96 AF3=:4 23@FE E96 52?86CD @7 2D36DE@D 2?5 A@DD:3=6 6IA=@D:G6D @? E96 D:E6 :? a__b]k^Am
kAm%96 r@CAD H:== 36 :?G6DE:82E:?8 E96 D:E6 7@C 92K2C5D 368:??:?8 =2E6 E9:D >@?E9[ 2?5 :D 6IA64E65 E@ 36 @? E96 D:E6 7@C 23@FE D:I H66<D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m#6A@CE ?@E 5F6 E:== a_aak^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm|2C< |24x?EJC6[ #68:@? `_ >65:2 =:2:D@? 7@C E96 t!p[ 6IA=2:?65 E92E E96 r@CAD :D 4@?5F4E:?8 E96 :?:E:2= :?G6DE:82E:@? E@ 56E6C>:?6 E96 A@E6?E:2= 52?86C 2E E96 D:E6] p7E6C E96 :?:E:2= :?G6DE:82E:@? :D 4@>A=6E65[ 2 C6A@CE H:== 36 >256[ H9:49 |24x?EJC6 6DE:>2E65 H@F=5 =:<6=J 36 4@>A=6E65 2C@F?5 a_aa]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ |24x?EJC6[ E96C6 :D DE:== 2 H2JD E@ 8@ 7@C E96 AC@;64E]k^Am
kAm“%92E’D D@CE @7 E96 6?5 @7 E96 368:??:?8 ?@E E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 6?5[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm|24x?EJC6 D2:5 E96 t!p 2?5 r@CAD H:== E96? H@C< E@86E96C @? 255:E:@?2= E6DE:?8[ 2?5 2 A=2? H:== 36 7:?2=:K65 7@C E96 4=62?FA 677@CE] %96 t!p H:== =:<6=J E2<6 @G6C 7@C E96 4=62?FA]k^Am
kAm“xE’== AC@323=J 36 FD 2?5 @FC 4@?EC24E@CD[ H9@ 2C6 24EF2==J 5@:?8 2?J <:?5 @7 C6>@G2= E92E ?665D E@ 36 5@?6 27E6C H6 5@ E96 D2>A=:?8 2?5 D66 H92E E9@D6 D2>A=6D E6== FD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ C64@C5D 7C@> E96 t!p 2?5 r@CAD[ E96 2C62 92D 2 4@>A=:42E65 9:DE@CJ]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%96 32CC24<D 9:DE@CJk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmp fbc\24C6 A:646 @7 =2?5 @? ~=5 u@CE #@25[ 7@FC >:=6D 7C@> 5@H?E@H? z=2>2E9 u2==D[ H2D FD65 2D 2 &]$] |2C:?6 r@CAD q2CC24<D 7@C EH@ J62CD[ 7C@> `hcc E@ `hce]k^Am
kAm%96 32D6 H2D FD65 E@ EC62E |2C:?6D 2?5 }2GJ A6CD@??6= DF776C:?8 7C@> EC@A:42= 5:D62D6D DAC625 3J >@DBF:E@6D 5FC:?8 ((xx[ DF49 2D >2=2C:2[ 7:=2C:2D:D 2?5 6=6A92?E:2D:D]k^Am
kAm%96 D:E6 H2D 2 C6;FG6?2E:@? 42>A >@C6 E92? 2 9@DA:E2=] !2E:6?ED 2E6 =2C86 >62=D 2?5 6I6C4:D65] xE H2D >2:?=J E@ EC62E ADJ49@=@8:42= 762CD 2DD@4:2E65 H:E9 7:=2C:2D:D[ H9:49 H2D 762C65 E@ 42FD6 DE6C:=:EJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 a_`b wU2>Aj} C6A@CE 3J {66 yF:==6C2E]k^Am
kAm%96 AC@8C2> H2D 5:D4@?E:?F65 H96? E96 H2C 6?565 :? `hce]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ t!p C64@C5D[ E96 32CC24<D 4@?D:DE65 @7 ga 3F:=5:?8D 2?5 b_ 32CC24<D]k^Am
kAmp J62C 27E6C E96 H2C 6?565 2?5 E96 D:E6 H2D 232?5@?65[ ~C68@? '@42E:@?2= $49@@= H2D 6DE23=:D965 2?5 FD65 E96 D:E6] ~?6 J62C 27E6C E92E E96 D49@@= H2D C6?2>65 ~C68@? %649?:42= x?DE:EFE6]k^Am
kAm~C68@? %649 >@G65 E@ :ED 4FCC6?E =@42E:@? :? z=2>2E9 u2==D :? `hec[ 232?5@?:?8 E96 32CC24<D D:E6]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m%96 7:C:?8 C2?86k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 z:?8D=6J u:C:?8 #2?86 p??6I H2D 4C62E65 :? `hcc[ 2?5 H2D 2 ce]bc\24C6 A@CE:@? @7 E96 |2C:?6 32CC24<D D:E6] xE H2D 4@?EC@==65 3J E96 |2C:?6D 2?5 E96 ~C68@? p:C }2E:@?2= vF2C5]k^Am
kAm%96 &]$] p:C u@C46 C6BF6DE65 E@ FD6 E96 2??6I 27E6C ~C68@? %649 G242E65 E96 2C62 :? `hed] %96 p:C u@C46 AFC492D65 2? 255:E:@?2= `e_ 24C6D[ 3C:?8:?8 E96 D:E6 FA E@ a_e]bc 24C6D] xE H2D FD65 3J E96 p:C u@C46 7@C `_ J62CD 367@C6 :E H2D EFC?65 @G6C E@ E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 x?E6C:@C :? `hfd]k^Am
kAmx?E6C:@C D@=5 E96 =2?5 E@ AC:G2E6 :?5:G:5F2=D :? `hfe] !@CE:@?D @7 E96 7:C:?8 C2?86 2C6 DE:== @H?65 3J AC:G2E6 :?5:G:5F2=D E@52J]k^Am
kAm%96 #2?86 4@?D:DED @7 E9C66 DF3\C2?86D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m#:7=6 #2?86k^DEC@?8m — E96 |2C:?6D FD65 E9:D 2C62 7C@> `hcc E@ `hcf] %96 p:C u@C46 6IA2?565 E9:D C2?86 2?5 FD65 :E 36EH66? `hed 2?5 `hfd 7@C D>2== 2C>D AC24E:46] %96 2C49:G6D D62C49 C6A@CE E62> :? E96 r@CAD 2DDF>6D E92E DE2?52C5 H62A@?D @7 E96 E:>6 A6C:@5 H6C6 FD65 E96C6] %92E :?4=F56D ]b_\42=:36C 2?5 ]cd\42=:36C H62A@?D]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m#@4<6E #2?86k^DEC@?8m — %96 pC>J }2E:@?2= vF2C5 FD65 E9:D 2C62 7C@> `hed E@ `hfd 7@C C@4<6E AC24E:46] r@CAD C64@C5D :?5:42E6 E92E AC24E:46 C@4<6ED H6C6 FD65 2E E96 D:E6[ 2?5 :?6CE H2C9625 EJA6 C@4<6ED H6C6 7:C65 2E 2? @=5 G69:4=6]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8ms:DA@D2= #2?86k^DEC@?8m — %9:D 2C62 H2D FD65 36EH66? E96 J62CD @7 `hed 2?5 `hfd] %96 r@CAD C6A@CE 7C@> a__g :?5:42E6D E92E E96C6 :D ?@ C64@C5 @7 H92E H2D 5:DA@D65 2E E96 C2?86] %96C6 2C6 EH@ @A6? 3FC?^@A6? 56E@?2E:@? A:ED @? :? E96 C2?86]k^Am
kAm%96 C6A@CE DE2E6D E92E E96C6 2C6 D@>6 C6A@CED E92E E96 A:ED 4@F=5 92G6 366? FD65 E@ 5:DA@D6 @7 6IA=@D:G6D]k^Am
kAmp=D@[ 5@4F>6?ED 7C@> `hhd C6A@CE65 7:?5:?8 3FC?65 D>2== 2C> 42D:?8D[ 6;64E:@? 42CEC:586D 7@C 2:C4C27E AJ=@?D[ 2>>F?:E:@? 4=:AD[ 2?5 E96 6>AEJ C62C 42D:?8 @7 2 AC24E:46 3@>3] %96 6>AEJ 32D6 7C@> 2? “@=5\DEJ=6” 3@>3 H2D 2=D@ 7@F?5 :? @?6 @7 E96 A:ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 C6A@CE]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 r@CAD[ E96 D:E6 92D A@E6?E:2= 6IA=@D:G6 92K2C5]k^Am
kAm“w:DE@C:42= C6D62C49 2?5 D:E6 :?DA64E:@?D :?5:42E6 E92E >:=:E2CJ >F?:E:@?D H6C6 A@E6?E:2==J FD65 2E E9:D C2?86[ 2?5 D@>6 >F?:E:@?D >2J C6>2:? @? E96 AC@A6CEJ[” D2:5 2? :?7@C>2E:@?2= A2>A9=6E]k^Am
kAm%96 r@CAD 25G:D6D 6I6C4:D:?8 42FE:@? :? E96 2C62] %96 :?7@C>2E:@?2= A2>A9=6E E6==D 2?J@?6 H9@ E9:?<D E96J 92G6 4@>6 24C@DD 2 >:=:E2CJ >F?:E:@? E@ C6EC62E :>>65:2E6=J 2?5 42== h``]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ r@CAD AF3=:4 C6=2E:@?D =:2:D@? s2G:5 z@=6C:<[ E96C6 2C6 ?@ C6D:56?46D @? E96 24EF2= D:E6 @7 E96 7:C:?8 C2?86] %96 2C62 36:?8 :?G6DE:82E65 6IE6?5D >F49 72CE96C E92? E96 @C:8:?2= =@42E:@? @7 E96 7:C:?8 C2?86[ 9@H6G6C]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 2C6 2 76H C6D:56?46D =@42E65 25;246?E E@ H96C6 >F?:E:@?D C6DA@?D6 :?G6DE:82E:@? H@C< H:== 36 4@?5F4E65] pE E9:D E:>6[ ?@ :>A24E :D 6IA64E65 E@ E96:C :>>65:2E6 =:G:?8 2C62[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmz@=6C:< D2:5 E96 @H?6CD @7 AC@A6CE:6D :? E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? D:E6 92G6 366? :?7@C>65 23@FE E96 :?G6DE:82E:@?]k^Am