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DeLand approves leases with Cloud Dancer Aviation after tenant objections over ramp access and lease type
Summary
The DeLand City Commission approved a ground lease and a 10‑year ramp‑space lease with Cloud Dancer Aviation Inc. after public comment from a long‑standing tenant who warned the ramp term could limit other users and possibly conflict with FAA grant assurances; staff defended the leases as consistent with past practice and FAA rules.
The DeLand City Commission on Nov. 3 approved two agreements with Cloud Dancer Aviation Inc. — a ground lease for a hangar and a 10‑year ramp‑space lease — after members of the public raised concerns about transparency and the potential effect on other airport tenants.
Gus Sprang, who identified himself as a 27‑year tenant and hangar operator at the airport, told commissioners the ramp lease ‘‘is, in my humble opinion, in violation of FAA grant assurances’’ and argued the document should be classified and priced as a building lease rather than a ground lease. ‘‘You're leasing a building for about half of…
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