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Done by the Marconi Wireless telegraphy Co. of America, they selected a beautiful location overlooking the Shark River.  No funds need to be expended to purchase any real estate.  The 18 acres property of Area C will be transferred to Wall Township by the Federal Government through the Department of the Army as Historic Surplus Property by the National Park Service. 

Done by the Marconi Company, RCA and the U.S. Army Signal Corps.  The buildings built by Marconi are all well built fireproof masonry structures.  The two stories Marconi Hotel has 45 rooms, plus a dinning room, attic and basement.  The Army later added a number of structures the center can use. Most are single story fireproof masonry.  Two buildings are wooden structures.  All, but one building, need no structural improvements for learning center use.  Two will be occupied shortly after Evans is made available.  For exhibition display area the ‘H’ buildings interiors will be easy to modify in a low cost manner to meet the learning center mission.  No funds need to be expended to build buildings to start the center.  Most buildings can be used with cosmetic improvements. Interior renovation is the only requirement for exhibition space.

Done by the U.S. Army Signal Corps to protect it’s top secret radio / radar research laboratories located at Camp Evans.  A twelve-foot, barbed wire fence surrounds the buildings.  This fence can be modified to meet the learning center mission.  It is more than needed, but it is there and is part of the character of the base.  No funds need be expended to buy fence materials other than repairs and rework.

Done by the U.S. Army Signal Corps for the thousands of Scientists, contractors and support personnel who worked at Evans in the 1940s to the 1970s.  Two large parking lots are existent.  If both lots are made available, No funds need be expended to create parking; repair will be needed after the Army completes remediation work.

Done by the State of New Jersey.  In the 1970s route 18 was built on the west side of Camp Evans and an exit was built specifically for the thousands of Army personnel who worked at the base on a daily basis.  No funds need to be expended to create highway access to the Information Age Learning Center.

Are there any costly issues beyond normal renovation costs? 

During the environmental remediation and testing of Camp Evans facilities traces of mercury was found in sanitary sewer lines.  The Army removed the sewer lines to eliminate the possibility of any remaining mercury reaching the Shark River ecosystem.  Unexpectedly, the Army has not replaced the sewer system.  The issues of sewer replacement is still is being protested at the congressional level by the Wall Township Committee.