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Debate over airport leases and ‘pilot lodging’ wording prompts county review of Nineline permits
Summary
A long public exchange over lease language and building permits at Morgan County Airport centered on whether Nineline’s leases permit short‑term human lodging (what some called “sleep with your plane”) or only aviation‑related transient use. The commission affirmed several leases and ordered legal and FAA review before further tenant improvements.
John Cannon, representing the Nineline project, told the commission the airport has grown with roughly 150 based aircraft and an FAA‑certified air carrier now operating from Morgan. He said Nineline has invested about $360,000 in planning and infrastructure and is pursuing additional hangars and a proposed “Aeroc Club” that would lower costs for entry‑level aviators.
Cannon said he had submitted shell building permit applications for several new hangars and expected review to proceed. He told the commission staff had previously informed him that building permits were being rejected; staff and county officials disputed that characterization and said administrative review was underway and that shell permits (not tenant improvements) were in process.
The discussion shifted to lease language. Several commissioners and staff pointed to a phrase…
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