SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is holding a public meeting to discuss upcoming Remedial Action work at the Spencer Artillery Range Formerly Used Defense Sites property, Project 01.
The meeting takes place Feb. 13, 2025, from 6-8 p.m., at Van Buren Agriculture Learning Center, 288 Spring Street, Spencer, Tennessee. The meeting will open with a brief presentation regarding planned land use controls at the Spencer Artillery Range FUDS property, Project 01, followed by an open house forum to allow for the exchange of information between Savannah District representatives and community members.
Land use controls at Project 01 will consist of educational awareness and warning signs to inform land users of potential explosive hazards and safety precautions to take to avoid contact with munitions. Some project documents are available on the project webpage at Spencer FUDS or by scanning the QR code below. After the meeting, copies of the meeting documents, including a fact sheet, a slide deck, and poster boards will be posted to the project webpage.
The Spencer Artillery Range FUDS property encompasses 30,618 acres in Van Buren, Warren, Sequatchie, and Bledsoe counties, approximately 10 miles southeast of McMinnville and 12 miles south of Spencer, Tennessee. It served as the main artillery range for Camp Forrest in Tullahoma, Tennessee, from 1941 to 1944. Training at the range included the use of anti-aircraft guns, mortars, anti-tank rockets, target rockets, and artillery projectiles ranging in size from 20 to 155 millimeters. Most training activities ceased by September 1944. By August 1946, the U.S. Army returned the land to its original owners. Today, all land within the Spencer Artillery Range FUDS property is privately owned, except for portions of the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and public rights of way.
Inquiries or questions regarding the public meeting or the Spencer Artillery Range FUDS property should be submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 100 W. Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, GA 31401, or cesas-FUDS@usace.army.mil.
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