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Airport commission recommends land-lease with Capital Flight, sends proposal to planning commission and council
Summary
The Middleton Airport Commission voted to recommend a land-lease agreement allowing Capital Flight to build an aviation-base building east of the terminal and directed city staff to continue negotiating lease details and related documents with the applicant and city attorney.
The Middleton Airport Commission voted to recommend that the planning commission and City Council approve a land-lease agreement with Capital Flight for an aviation-based building on a parcel east of the existing terminal.
City staff and the applicant presented a revised concept plan and draft lease, and the city attorney outlined outstanding items including exclusive rights to two tie-down/parking spots, unobstructed ramp access, signage controls, and how future runway realignment or runway protection zone (RPZ) changes could affect potential building expansion. City attorney counsel summarized lease-rate framing and potential conditions and said a modest change to the proposed $2.14 per square-foot rate could be appropriate while preserving consistency with existing commercial and aeronautical uses. "I think a fairly low nominal addition to the $2.14 proposed rate is what seems to make sense to me," the city attorney said.
Commissioners pressed for clarity on ramp flow and RPZ impacts, signage authority under the city's sign code, event use of the proposed building, and how the city's federal grant-assurance obligations affect lease terms. Commissioner David noted the design team (Mead & Hunt) had reviewed the plan and raised no operational objections for the current runway configuration; staff emphasized that any final construction plans would return to the airport commission and planning commission for site review and to ensure compliance. Matt Fleming, representing the applicant, said the building is designed as a hybrid aeronautical facility with community-event capacity and that signage and exact placement would conform to city rules.
The motion approved directed city staff to continue working with the applicant and recommended approval by the planning commission and City Council, subject to city-attorney approval of final lease documents and related agreements. The commission moved the proposal forward by voice vote.
