If you or a loved one has had surgery recently, the surgical incision site is likely the cause of much worry. While it is important to pay attention to the wound and to properly care for it, the sight of drainage can be anxiety inducing, often needlessly.
Fort McClellan today. Fort McClellan closed in 1999 as part of the Army Base Closure and Realignment Committee (BRAC) program. The BRAC legislation required the environmental cleanup of Fort McClellan prior to its transfer to the public domain.
As you noted, the area was fenced off for a long time, and then it was reopened for a very short time in late 2015. It is closed again for this restoration project, as are the entire bluff, dunes, and lakefront. Fort Sheridan bluff collapse, June 2014.