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Council subcommittee backs lease to return Davis Aerospace Academy to Coleman Young Airport
Summary
The subcommittee approved sending a 30-year lease to full council that would locate Davis Aerospace Technical High School in the Coleman A. Young International Airport terminal, with Detroit Public Schools Community District covering renovation costs and a first-year rent set at an appraised fair market rate.
A Detroit City Council public health and safety subcommittee on Monday voted to forward a proposed 30-year lease returning Davis Aerospace Technical High School to space in the Coleman A. Young International Airport terminal, with the city recommending approval to the full council.
The lease would place Davis Aerospace in the airport’s main terminal under an agreement with Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). "This contract is a, essentially, it's a 30 year lease for the main terminal facility at the airport to, relocate, Davis Aerospace Technical High School back to the grounds of the airport," Jason Watt, airport director, told the committee.
The subcommittee’s action sends the contract to the council’s new-business calendar with a recommendation to approve, after committee members and district officials described the project’s timeline, oversight and expected benefits. The…
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