I read an article in the GA News last night about the Iowa City
airport. Seems the airport struck a deal with Wal-Mart. They sold 22
acres of airport land to Wal-Mart for a Supercenter. The sale
apparently pays off the airport's massive debt and allows airport
revenue to now go towards airport improvements.

Local business owner and member of "Friends of the Iowa City
Airport", Jay Honeck was heavily quoted throughout the article.

Good job Jay! I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart, but they will be a much
better airport neighbor than a housing development (a problem we have
at my airport). The fact that Wal-Mart also has the $$'s to allow the
airport to bail itself out is also handy.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)