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Committee approves transfer of Hangar A to county, forgives remaining CCIDA bond debt; greenlights IDA marketing contracts
Summary
The Chautauqua County Planning and Economic Development Committee approved transfer of Hangar A at the Jamestown Airport from the CCIDA to the county and forgiveness of the remaining CCIDA bond balance, and authorized 2026 contracts with the county IDA for business development and tourism marketing (including Live CHQ and shovel‑ready site promotion).
The Planning and Economic Development Committee voted Dec. 10 to transfer Hangar A at the Jamestown Airport from the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) to the county and to forgive the remaining bond debt on that hangar.
Mark Geiss, deputy county executive and CEO of the CCIDA, told the committee the hangar was built in 1995–96 with proceeds from a CCIDA bond and that the county has a remaining bond balance on its books of $81,371. "This resolution will officially transfer Hangar A to the county and will forgive the remaining bond debt," Geiss said, while noting the hangar is currently valued "well over $500,000 as it sits today." The committee approved…
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