Politics & Government
Contract for Moon Military Commissary Set to be Awarded
Construction on the project could begin as early as this summer.
A site preparation contract for a long-planned Moon Township military commissary could be awarded in the coming days, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The newspaper quotes Dennis Davin, director of Allegheny County's Economic Development, as saying that the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency could award a contract for the project as early as next week.
Davin could not be reached for comment.
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Construction on the 43,000-square foot building is slated to begin this year. The commissary, which will serve as a grocery store and trading post for the area's military personnel, will be located on county-owned land at the corner of Interstate 376 and University Boulevard.
The facility will replace the existing commissary in Oakdale.
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The to bring the new commissary to Western Pennsylvania has been more than seven years in the making: In 2005, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission targeted the Oakdale commissary for closure.
When completed the commissary will serve more than 160,000 military personnel in the tri-state region.
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