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Lock Haven residents press council over airport fees, fence and access after multi-year dispute
Summary
Residents and hangar owners urged the Lock Haven City Council to resolve a multi-year dispute over tie‑down fees, temporary fencing and access to the municipal airport; council members said an agreement was offered and that federal and state aviation agencies directed installation of a city‑owned fence.
Residents and hangar owners pressed the Lock Haven City Council on longstanding disagreements over airport tie‑down fees, temporary fencing and access during public comment at the council's September meeting.
The dispute centers on a set of fence and access rules the council says were required by the Federal Aviation Administration and the state Bureau of Aviation. “It's been 2 years, almost 2 years, maybe a little over 2 years, since we started the process on the [events],” Resident Niles said, calling the situation “costly for the city” and saying hangar owners had lost goodwill and previously provided unpaid maintenance at the field.
The council said it has offered a written agreement and that the city and county are near forming a joint authority to operate the airport. Mayor Long said council has “gone to the county. We have got an agreement with the county that we are trying to…
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