{"id":8029,"date":"2018-12-13T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savebay.org\/?p=8029"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:08:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T21:08:50","slug":"quonset-megaport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savebay.org\/quonset-megaport\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting a Stop to that Big Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Chris Cassaday, communications intern<\/em><\/p>\n Save The Bay\u2019s mission is to protect and improve Narragansett Bay. When new industrial developments surface that may upset the delicate balance of the Bay, we take swift action to prevent potential disasters. After the Quonset Air Naval Station closed in 1974, Rhode Island established the R.I. Port Authority and Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) to lead economic redevelopment of the old naval base. RIEDC\u2019s plan initially envisioned Quonset Point as a global “load-center”containerport that would accommodate the largest of ocean-going vessels. The Draft Master Plan began to circulate in 1997, and Save The Bay caught wind of the impending disaster that could unfold if Quonset\u2019s \u201cmegaport\u201d became a reality.<\/p>\n