# BoricuaReceipts Roosevelt Roads / Ceiba Source-Lock Prep

Created: 2026-07-07
Status: source-lock and script-direction prep only. Not approved for video production, audio generation, public posting, scheduling, ads, boosts, or outbound promotion.

## Working Title

Roosevelt Roads no era solo una base.

## Core Angle

Roosevelt Roads is a land-control and redevelopment receipt. The post should move away from generic "abandoned base" nostalgia and focus on what the official records reveal: when a military base closes, the land, infrastructure, cleanup, and local-control questions remain.

## Safe Hook

```text
Roosevelt Roads no era solo una base militar.
Era una ciudad construida sobre tierra puertorriquena.
Y cuando cerro, la pregunta no fue solo que se fue.
Fue quien decide que pasa con esa tierra.
```

## Source Stack

### EPA archived notice PDF

File:
`assets/roosevelt-roads/source-docs/epa-roosevelt-roads-noi-prr040086-2017.pdf`

Extracted local text:
`assets/roosevelt-roads/source-docs/epa-roosevelt-roads-noi-prr040086-2017.txt`

Source URL:
`https://19january2021snapshot.epa.gov/sites/static/files/2018-03/documents/local_redevelopment_roosevelt_road_-_noi_prr040086.pdf`

What it supports:

- The document was submitted by the Local Redevelopment Authority for Roosevelt Roads to EPA Region 2 / Caribbean Environmental Protection Division in February 2017.
- Naval Station Roosevelt Roads was first commissioned as a U.S. Naval Operations Base in 1943 and redesignated as a Naval Station in 1957.
- In March 2004, the U.S. Department of the Navy formally ceased military operations and closed the former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads.
- The document describes an 8,650-acre former Naval Station on Puerto Rico's east coast.
- The property is mostly in Ceiba, with the southwestern part in Naguabo.
- The stormwater system conveys runoff to water bodies around the former base, including creeks, mangroves, and the ocean.
- The MS4 includes approximately 48 miles of concrete/corrugated metal piping, culverts, ditches, and channels.
- The original stormwater collection system was constructed in the 1940s.
- The LRA obtained title to 3,400 acres for redevelopment from the U.S. Navy in 2013.

Key extracted lines:

```text
Naval Station Roosevelt Roads was first commissioned as a U.S. Naval Operations Base in 1943 and in 1957 it was re-designated as a Naval Station.

In March 2004, The U.S. Department of the Navy formally ceased military operations and closed the now former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads...

The Roosevelt Roads property is located in the east coast of Puerto Rico. The main entrance and most of the property is located in the Municipality of Ceiba and the southwestern part of the property is located in the Municipality of Naguabo.

The MS4 consists of approximately 48 miles of concrete and corrugated metal piping ... culverts and earthen ditches and channels throughout the property. The original stormwater collection system was constructed in the 1940's.
```

### Roosevelt Roads LRA site

Source URL:
`https://www.rooseveltroads.pr.gov/`

What it supports:

- LRA is the Commonwealth instrumentality responsible for implementing the reuse plan for the former military base.
- LRA is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Defense through OLDCC for redevelopment of the former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads.
- The former station is located in Ceiba and Naguabo.
- The site describes Roosevelt Roads as 8,720 acres of high economic, ecological, historical, and cultural value land.
- It says 3,400 acres correspond to land LRA is responsible to develop and operate.
- It says portions were transferred to PR Ports Authority, DNER, federal agencies, U.S. Army, CBP, and National Guard.
- It says about 800 acres within the LRA's 3,400 acres are under environmental remediation by the United States before transfer.

## Guardrails

Use:

- `former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads`
- `located in Ceiba and Naguabo`
- `land, infrastructure, cleanup, and redevelopment question`
- `48 miles of stormwater infrastructure` based on EPA/LRA notice
- `constructed in the 1940s` for stormwater system, not all infrastructure

Avoid:

- Saying the whole base has been returned to the people.
- Saying the land is fully cleaned or fully available.
- Saying redevelopment failed or succeeded as a broad claim without current-source support.
- Saying all 8,650/8,720 acres are under one authority; source numbers differ by context.
- Overclaiming environmental harm beyond what the source stack supports.

## Draft Script Direction

```text
Roosevelt Roads no era solo una base militar.
Era una ciudad construida sobre tierra puertorriquena.

El recibo de EPA dice que la antigua estacion naval estaba en la costa este,
principalmente en Ceiba, con parte en Naguabo.

Tambien dice que su sistema de aguas pluviales tenia aproximadamente 48 millas
de tuberias, alcantarillas, zanjas y canales.
Y que el sistema original fue construido en los 1940s.

Cuando la Marina cerro operaciones en 2004,
la pregunta no fue solo que se fue.
Fue que pasa con la tierra, la infraestructura, la limpieza,
y quien decide el proximo uso.

Eso tambien es colonialismo:
no solo la bandera sobre el mapa,
sino el mapa convertido en infraestructura.

Sigue BoricuaReceipts para mas historia de Puerto Rico con recibos.
```

## Caption Direction

```text
Roosevelt Roads no era solo una base militar.

El recibo de EPA describe una propiedad enorme en la costa este de Puerto Rico, principalmente en Ceiba y parte en Naguabo. Tambien describe un sistema de aguas pluviales de aproximadamente 48 millas, con infraestructura original construida en los 1940s.

Cuando una base militar cierra, la historia no termina. La pregunta cambia: quien decide que pasa con la tierra?

Fuentes: EPA archived Roosevelt Roads NOI NPDES MS4 GP-2016; Roosevelt Roads LRA.
```

## Recommendation

Approve this as the next production direction if we want a quieter but strong land-control receipt after Utuado/Jayuya.