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Commission directs staff to draft hangar lease terms for EAA, asks nonprofit to document community value
Summary
After the county informed a longtime Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter that its older hangar could not be renewed, the board directed staff to draft a lease for a future T-hangar and to require objective reporting of community benefits before a rent discount is approved.
The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners heard from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter on Sept. 23 after the chapter's longtime hangar became non-renewable because of planned airport expansion.
EAA representatives asked for a 50% discount on rent for a replacement hangar. County staff and commissioners said federal Federal Aviation Administration rules generally disfavor below-market discounts at federally assisted airports and cautioned against a…
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