Associated Press - November 14, 2009 3:55 PM ET

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A top five list has been drawn up for ways to redevelop the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot near Hermiston after its scheduled closure in 2011.

According to a recent exercise completed by the depot Land Reuse Authority, the top five most likely uses are: energy development; telecommunications business; transportation or distribution center; attracting government funding; and environmental restoration.

During their last two meetings, authority members ranked ideas for redeveloping the depot grounds along with what they thought could be successful.

Some items that ranked low on the list were value-added forest products, such as lumber or paper mills, and attracting retirees.

Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.info

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