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On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:37:22 -0400, Orval Fairbairn wrote:

In article ,
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On Saturday, August 9, 2014 5:57:52 AM UTC-6, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 8/08/2014 1:03 AM, Larry Dighera wrote:

FAA Says Hangars No Place For Homebuilders

...much cutting...

Yes and no. Federal funding helps to insulate the airport against
covetous local politicians seeking to placate their developer campaign
contributors' plans to close the airport so they can develop it.

See: Santa Monica for a prime example.

Federal dollars are no protection from development.
See Meigs Field for a prime example.

The problem with Meigs was that they did NOT receive Federal dollars for
improvements.

Santa Monica received the airport from the Federal government under a
clause ensuring that it would remain an airport -- IN PERPETUITY, unless
the Feds released it.

Reid-Hillview, in San Jose, CA was purchased under similar conditions,
with the Feds telling Santa Clara County that they would insist on
repayment of their share of the investment, based on sale price -- not
just their initial cost. This put a damper on the greedy politicians.