News Herald Runs 3-Part Series on Airport Relocation
I was "featured" in Part 2 today, pictured as an "opponent" as usual, although I prefer "critic". My differences with the Airport Board run more to schedules and proper justification, not no-growth opposition. The Board has received $20 Million in Florida DOT grants, based in part on the claim that building a new airport costs $111 Million less than improving the present airport. This is based on the false premise that the public would allow a destructive $350 Million expansion at the present site. The real alternatives are spending $250+ Milllion now for a new airport, or using the existing airport until a new one is financially viable. The Board has never seriously looked at realistic improvements, always reaching for a "grand plan" for filling the bay or moving to the pinelands years before the traffic will bear the cost.
Unfortunately, I can't link you to the story because the News Herald site is subscription-only...
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