Tag: Naval Information Operations Center

Online Bidding Opens for Former Navy Base in West Virignia

Online bidding has started for a former Navy base in West Virginia.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the online auction for the former Naval Information Operations Center support base started Feb. 9.

Susan B. Webb, project manager for the General Services Administration’s Real Property Utilization and Disposal division, says although no open house dates have been set yet, she expects the first one will be in the next few weeks.

The now-vacant property was decommissioned on Sept. 30, ending a 60-year Navy presence in Pendleton County and shuttering the state’s sole active-duty military installation.

The 122.85-acre base supported up to 450 Navy personnel and their dependents, who lived in a self-contained community.

As of Tuesday, the high bid listed on the GSA website for the property was $1 million.

Governor Tomblin Nixes Possible Transfer of Female Inmates

 Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has turned down the federal government’s offer to transfer ownership of a Pendleton County Navy base to the state.

Tomblin had until Friday to decide whether to accept the offer to take control of the Naval Information Operations Center in Sugar Grove.

State corrections officials had suggested that female inmates be transferred from the Lakin Correctional Center in Mason County to the Navy base, which is closing at the end of this month.

Instead, Tomblin says the state will look for additional space for female inmates in Mason County. The West Virginia National Guard facility in Point Pleasant has been identified as a potential site.

Tomblin’s office says proposed upgrades and operating costs in Sugar Grove would cost far more than that in Point Pleasant.

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