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Billings council approves $1.5 million purchase of airport‑adjacent land despite appraisal concerns
Summary
Council approved acquisition of roughly 123 acres from Morledge Family LLC for $1,500,000 to protect airspace and enable future aeronautical development; one council member voted no, citing payment above appraised value and asking for legal clarification.
The Billings City Council approved the final acquisition of about 123 acres from the Morledge Family LLC for $1,500,000, a purchase the airport says is needed to protect airspace at the end of the recently extended runway and to preserve future aeronautical development options.
Airport staff explained the negotiated price and the need to secure land at the northern end of Runway 725 to avoid incompatible development. Airport…
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