Winnsboro airport board discusses potential airpark, land swap with nearby church; no formal approvals

The Winnsboro Airport Board discussed steps to pursue an airpark (a flying community combining residential and commercial aviation uses) near Winnsboro Regional Airport and options for resolving a property conflict with an adjacent church, but took no formal development actions.

Board members spent most of the meeting reviewing preliminary outreach and research on potential developers and neighboring airports. Mary, a board member, reported she had met with Steven Murley, the current owner of a hangar that neighbors church property, and said, “Steven is very interested in what we're doing here. He grew up here and has fond memories and would really like to come back.” She told the board Murley indicated it could be about a year before he is ready to move because of items stored in the hangar related to his late father’s estate.

The board reviewed contacts at nearby airports and developers who have built residential and commercial airparks in East and Central Texas. Carl, a board member who researched other airports, said Wills Point and Wood County airports were “wide…