From The Democrat in Senatobia, Miss., Melissa Turner reports:
“After an hour-long and emotional public hearing, the Tate County Board of Supervisors upheld a Planning Commission decision allowing a private airpark in eastern Tate County.”
Darrell Riddell wants to build a home for himself and six more on his 79-acre parcel. He also wants to include a 4,000 foot long turf runway. To better understand some of the opposition Mr. Riddell faces:
Eagle’s Nest Airport is located in the southern part of Ocean County in Eagleswood Township, New Jersey. The airport, one of just 45 in the state, is under contract to purchase by Peter Weidhor.
“The dream is an air park,” he said, pointing to where he plans to build hangars, a taxiway, a repair shop and possibly a few homes for pilots.”
Read the complete story from the Press of Atlantic City.
While the story is undated, the Homes Go Fast website is reporting two airpark development projects in Thailand.
Scheduled for completion in 2013 and developed by Best Ocean Golf, the Bt10 billion project also includes a luxury hotel and a 54-hole golf course with clubhouse, all on a 2,800 rai plot on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district.
The story also notes that airpark living “could well be the next trend in modern luxury living, property developers that build spaces for private aircraft parking seem to be on the increase in Thailand.”
If anyone has any confirmation of development, please post your comments below.
The (Australia) Northern Star writes in a January 5 story the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome has interest from both airpark and nursing home developers. The aerodrome is located in New South Wales North Coast. Click here for the complete story.
We received the following from Ron Lock:
I am building an airpark in Mississippi, about 12 miles N/W on McComb (KMCB) in Auburn MS. It is 3,000 ft and includes a 300 ft. overrun (grass). Runway 6/24 will be called Lockhaven Airpark LLC. This is the runway area, and there is a 3 1/2 acre section for hangers that will be called Lockhaven Properties LLC. For future development I am putting in a 10-acre lake and will still have about 40 acres for future home sites.
Citing the global economic crisis a housing development in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, is being delayed from a lack of interest. Interestingly, the Town Council has elected to continue development of a proposed airpark adjacent to the Lacombe airport.
While only 12 applicants were interested in the original 41 residential lots (at below market prices), 18 individuals are interested in the airpark component of the project.
Click here to read the complete story from the Lacombe Globe.
Deborah Buckhalter writes in the Jackson County Floridian of plans to expand development of Chipola Airpark (subscription required for full access).
Chipola Airpark subdivision plan expands
Published: October 15, 2008
Plans have been expanded for a proposed subdivision which will have a grass runway for the property owners to use.
The Chipola Airpark subdivision will lie partially in Greenwood and partially on the outskirts in unincorporated Jackson County.
On Tuesday, developers were granted preliminary plat modification that expands the original plan on the county side. They will be allowed to build 17 instead of the originally approved six lots on that portion. Each will measure approximately three quarters of a acre.
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