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Resident urges officials to remove 23‑acre buffer from airport development plans
Joint meeting of Martin County School Board, Martin County Commission, City of Stewart Commission, Village of Indiantown · February 17, 2026
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Summary
A longtime resident told the joint Martin County meeting that prior noise studies and a past runway extension were flawed and urged officials to take a 23‑acre buffer off the table for airport expansion, asking leaders to protect nearby neighborhoods.
Frank McChrystal spoke during public comment about concerns that airport development plans now put a previously preserved 23‑acre buffer at risk.
"Previous Martin County commissions have stated that those 23 acres of buffer would never be on the table. And now just like that, it's on the table,"…
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