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Council split on applying for state airport grant for new hangar; vote leaves application unresolved
Summary
Council debated applying for a $750,000 ODOT grant (approx. $1.1M project cost) to build a 6,000‑square‑foot hangar at Middletown Regional Airport. Concerns centered on cost, return on investment and whether the hangar footprint could impede future airport economic development; a roll call produced split votes and the application was left without an affirmative decision.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Council members debated an ordinance to authorize the city manager to apply for an Ohio Airport Improvement Program grant to build a 6,000‑square‑foot hangar at Middletown Regional Airport, with the discussion focused on project cost, expected revenue and the potential effect of the hangar footprint on future airport economic development.
Council member West said he opposed spending nearly $1.1 million on a hangar that would house two jets and worried the half‑acre footprint could "handcuff" future opportunities for advanced aviation manufacturing and air‑mobility projects. "I just don't see the return on investment being that lucrative for us,"…
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