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Midland leaders push airport master plans and study buying FAA‑held land for development
Summary
City staff and council discussed launching master plans for land owned by the Midland airport (Air and Space Port and north holdings), exploring phased purchase proposals and using on‑call planning contracts to speed work; FAA approval and appraisals were cited as next steps.
City staff told the council that a top FY26 priority is master planning two large tracts of airport land to unlock development opportunities and future taxable value.
Presenters said the airport has about 2,600 acres northeast and another roughly 2,500 acres north of the airport that could be developed for residential and commercial uses. Staff said those areas offer scarce development land and that a coordinated master‑planning effort is needed to preserve contiguous, strategic development rather than piecemeal projects.
Appraisals and FAA…
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