Funny how that works.
If the City owned an aircraft, and kept it in a hangar that was owned by the city on the airport that was owned by the city, it would still have to pay rent to the airport that is owned by the city.
Why does it work this way? Because the federal government finances airports, and that make them public property. Not even the city can use the property on an airport without paying rent for the land lease.
From the Federal Register .
B. Prohibited Uses of Airport Revenue
Prohibited uses of airport revenue include but are not limited to:
9. Use of land by the sponsor for aeronautical purposes rent-free or for nominal rental rates, except to the extent permitted by Section VII.E of this policy.
But, But, The city has done nothing wrong!
ReplyDeleteWhy am I only seeing February 2013 in the blog archive on the right?
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to all the other posts from the past year?
I trust you're going to repost all of the official communiques (FAA, MoDot Aviation, Minutes, Laws etc.) and relavant public records that the local newspaper has failed to publish? The public does have a right to know!
DeleteOh the legal system tangles the law to where the average joe is lost somewhere between what is protected copyrighted material and freedom of speech. If it is copyrighted, it seems to overide freedom of speech? When the truth hurts, I guess you have to shut people up to protect your position.
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