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GENERAL PROJECT OVERVIEW <br /> To add text outside of the gray fields or click the statutory reference link, de-select the "Protect Form' <br /> (lock) button on the Forms toolbar. <br /> Piper Aircraft offers engineering , manufacturing and production employment, <br /> with opportunities to enhance skills and advance in one's career. The relocation <br /> of this Company from Vero Beach would pose a significant, negative , long-term <br /> impact to the local economy . <br /> B . Provide a summary of past activities in Florida and in other states particularly <br /> as they relate to environmental or growth management impacts . For example , <br /> what kind of corporate citizen has the applicant been? Also list awards or commendations. <br /> Environmental Impacts <br /> Piper Aircraft, Inc. has been performing groundwater remediation under a 1997 <br /> Consent Decree with the U . S . Department of Justice and the EPA to reduce the <br /> concentration of Trichloroethylene (TCE ) on Piper' s property in Vero Beach . <br /> Two , circulation cell technology, vacuum-vaporized wells ( UVB pump and treat <br /> units ) installed during 1998 continue to operate on the site . These UVB pump <br /> and treat wells , along with natural attenuation , continue to reduce solvent <br /> concentrations and have also been effective in maintaining hydraulic control of <br /> the solvent plume . In an effort to accelerate remediation efforts , Piper has <br /> proposed a phased approach of injection of bioremediation product developed <br /> by Regenisis Inc. , Plano, Texas . On April 17 , 2007 EPA and FDEP completed a <br /> review of the NPL Site Bioremediation Pilot Study Proposal and concurred with <br /> the proposed project. Phase 1 of this pilot study was completed in July 2007 <br /> and tested bore water/soil samples for preliminary evaluation of the vertical <br /> contamination of chlorinated solvents . Phase 2 of this pilot study will allow for <br /> accelerated bioremediation utilizing the Regenisis product. It is anticipated that <br /> the injection phase of this project will commence late 2007 or early 2008 . <br /> Corporate Citizenship <br /> Piper is a strong corporate citizen , active in a number of areas , including the <br /> United Way, which presented the Company a Torchbearer Award in 2006 . The <br /> Company is a major participant in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life . <br /> Piper sponsors four scholarships for local high school students at $ 1 ,000 per <br /> year, renewable up to 4 years and participates with the local school district to <br /> provide space , mentors and work assignments for about 35 "at risk" students . <br /> Their classroom space is at Piper, where the students have employee mentors <br /> and learn work skills while working part-time . Also in support of education , <br /> Piper underwrites the Regional Science Fair. <br /> Piper provides over 6 , 000 s .f. of office space and utilities on the Piper campus <br /> free of charge to the Education Foundation of Indian River County and the <br /> Indian River County Boys & Girls Club. <br /> The Company is also actively involved in numerous sponsorship programs <br /> (DARE , placing newspapers in classrooms , local little league teams , Project <br /> Graduation , etc . ) <br /> Piper also participates in the local Chamber of Commerce and Workforce <br /> Development activities . <br /> Page 8 of 15 <br />