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Airport tenants and council clash over hangar rent increases and a private reimbursement request
Summary
A tenant who funded a relocated hangar asked the council to repay about $440,632 in invoices; airport advisory board recommended percentage‑based rate increases, but council implemented a flat increase that some tenants say disproportionately affects older, low‑rent hangars.
A Kingwood resident told the Cleveland City Council he financed relocation of a hangar at the Cleveland Airport and asked the city to reimburse him for costs the prior city manager had discussed covering but never submitted to council.
"I respectfully ask that you consider the benefit of having this hangar relocated to your airport at no financial risk to the city and that you would fulfill the financial obligation of repaying me for the cost that I incurred in moving and relocating the hangar to your airport," Jack Stevens said during public comment. Stevens said his invoices summed to about $440,632…
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