In article
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bdl wrote:

My guess was that the FAA nixed it as nobody at the FAA would want the
liability in the small chance something went wrong. It didn't hurt
the FAA any to keep it their own private fiefdom. Other than the
educational/public relations they could have garnered. Oh well.

Finally!
Someone understands that the FAA, not the EAA owns the tower and
determines what can and will be done with the old "Tower".