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Hancock County approves new hangar lease and a one-year federal lease at Stennis International Airport
Summary
The county board approved a five-year hangar lease with NextGen Aviation LLC and authorized a one-year, renewable lease with the U.S. government for office/warehouse space at Ignition Park, with the federal lease priced at $267,168 annually and escalations over option years.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved two lease actions for facilities at Stennis International Airport.
The board approved a new lease with NextGen Aviation LLC for a 3,000-square-foot hangar at Stennis International Airport at $1,875 per month for an initial five-year term; county staff said the hangar facility could house multiple general-aviation tenants over time. The motion passed unanimously.
Separately, the board authorized the board president and chancery clerk to execute a lease with the United States of America for 11,616 square feet of office and warehouse storage space and 50 parking spaces located in Ignition Park at Stennis Airport. The initial contract is $267,168 annually for one year with four one-year options and annual escalations; staff told the board the rental rate will escalate each renewal and could exceed roughly $300,000 by year five. The motion to authorize signature carried 5-0.
No details were provided in the meeting record about which federal agency will occupy the Ignition Park space beyond the transcript's reference to "The United States of America." The leases were entered on the minutes; the record does not show further negotiation details, security arrangements or estimated county revenue beyond the annual rent figure for the federal lease.
Both lease approvals were routine motions on the agenda and passed without amendment or recorded public comment.
