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Livermore council reviews airport land‑use study, moves to pursue hangar feasibility and innovation center workstreams
Summary
City staff presented a 165‑acre inventory and a four‑part strategy for Livermore Airport that prioritizes hangar feasibility, a public‑safety complex, an aviation innovation center and study of advanced air mobility; the council directed staff to continue analyses and public outreach while residents raised PFAS, noise and equity concerns.
City staff presented an airport land‑use and development study to the Livermore City Council on April 14, laying out a four‑part strategy that includes feasibility and fiscal assessments for new hangars, study of a co‑located public‑safety complex, development of an aviation innovation center and exploration of advanced aviation technologies.
"The colored polygons represent 14 undeveloped sites. They occupy a total of about 165 acres," said Andy Ross, the city's principal planner, describing the study’s mapping and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) constraints that limit non‑aeronautical uses unless FAA approval is obtained. Ross emphasized the study is a strategy document, not a development proposal.
Staff told the council the technical analysis grouped sites into three categories — no…
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