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Leesburg commission hears project and operations updates; agrees to support nearby data center application
Summary
Staff updated commissioners on grants, runway-rehab planning and control tower procurement, reported safety and noise incidents and arrival of Beta Technologies electric airplane; commissioners agreed to draft a letter in support of a nearby JK Land Holdings data center proposal and to provide a speaker at the April 15 hearing.
Airport staff briefed the Airport Commission on April 9 about pending grants, runway rehabilitation planning, control tower procurement and recent operational incidents, and commissioners agreed to sign and possibly speak to a letter supporting a nearby data center application.
Staff reported two FAA grants remain pending and said those awards are a key trigger for moving other projects forward; the airport plans to bid runway rehabilitation and to apply for related federal funding before the end of the federal fiscal year. Staff also said a proposal for a control tower remains in procurement stages: a…
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