Don W wrote:
I wonder what the city/county concerns that are leading to the
regulations are....

I wholeheartedly agree that our city/county governments are passing
ordinances that interfere with a persons right to "pursuit of happiness"
all the time.

Y'know, in most places it takes two or three readings to pass an
ordinance, and the idea's supposed to be (folks on the council think
they're doing this) to inform the public and get their input.

It's harder than they think to follow the workings of local government,
but a good pro-active airport manager will go to ALL the meetings,
county and city and township or whatever governing boards control stuff,
and will make it a point to be on good terms with every member and
constantly point out the economic and social value of the airport.

I've known a good airport manager or two, and they consider that part of
their job, just like making sure realtors tell clients that their house
happens to be located next to an airport, and passing on stuff like
zoning plans and potential ordinances to the pilots and owners at the
airport so they can get involved themselves.

If your airport doesn't have a manager that good, can one be found?