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Board approves sale of 72 acres near Blackstone Army Airfield for aviation industrial development
Summary
Nottoway supervisors voted unanimously to sell about 72 acres adjacent to the Blackstone Army Airfield to the Town of Blackstone for aviation-industrial development at $9,000 per acre, positioning the town and county to pursue state aviation grants tied to town ownership.
The Nottoway County Board of Supervisors voted to sell approximately 72 acres adjacent to the Blackstone Army Airfield to the Town of Blackstone for development restricted to manned or unmanned aviation industrial uses.
Philip Van Norbeck, Blackstone town manager, told the board the town is pursuing aviation-industry growth around the Blackstone Army Airfield, which the state and Federal Aviation Administration have designated for advanced aviation operations; the town has also been identified by Virginia Tech in…
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