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

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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.