The American soldiers of Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne in South Darmstadt celebrated their farewell from the city with a summer festival.  Army spokesperson Teri Viedt said that the army will vacate the station by autumn and withdraw all the soldiers from Darmstadt.  There are now about 500 soldiers belonging to the military news service stationed in the Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne.  Their unit will be relocated to Wiesbaden in the coming weeks.  With the soldiers’ families and civilian suppliers about 1000 people connected with the Army live in the Kaserne and the surrounding settlements.  On July 3^rd, in Darmstadt the flag will be reeled in.  By the end of September, the Kaserne and the Housing Areas of the group must be vacated.  Since 1954, every year, the city, together with the American army has celebrated a summer festival.  At the Barbecue, Mayor Walter Hoffmann (SPD) reminisced about the close contact that in past years had developed between the Americans and the citizens of Darmstadt.  The soldiers came as liberators and are going now as friends that people will miss.  Their warmth and openness will not be forgotten.  The American station commander, David Astin said, the soldiers had always felt warmly welcomed in Darmstadt.  During the 2006 World Cup Austin reported how he felt how strong the friendship had become through of like-minded jubilation with German friends and how strongly he found Darmstadt to be a second home.  The Cambrai-Fritsch Kaserne encompasses 25 hectares.  Together with the settlements and a depot in autumn, an expanse of 120 hectares will be freed up.  At the present time, the city is discussing what should be built on this property.  As of yet, there are no concrete plans.  After initial considerations, in the area of the Kaserne, that stands from the year 1938, Single family and multi-unit housing could be built and also in the south-lying Jefferson settlement.  In the Kaserne area there is space for about 240 houses, in the settlement for 280 houses.  The land value there is worth up to 470 Euro per square meter.   As the population of Darmstadt continues to grow, about 600 new dwellings will be needed yearly.