"John" wrote

There are laws against coersion I'd have my lawyer suit for enough for you
to take over the airport for payment! ;-)
John
I put developers in the same catagory as doctors (especially FAA!) and
lawyers.

I'm with you, on that. He should be able to get a lawyer to take the case,
for a percentage of the settlement, and still clean up, and get to keep the
airport.

I would sue each of the members of the council, and the one who delivered
the threat, and whoever ordered the threat given, and the town as a whole,
and the developer.

Don't go quietly on this on, Todd. You can win this one, hands down. You
will find plenty of support for you, too, I'll bet. Oh, and call AOPA, and
get them involved. I'll bet they would be salivating, to get ahold of this!
--
Jim in NC