The sale of a large portion of the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station is set to bring a large redevelopment project to Horsham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

A ceremonial signing event commemorating the agreement of sale with the Horsham Land Redevelopment Authority for over 100 acres of air station property took place on Friday morning. The event was a major step forward in the transformation of the 862-acre site, according to HLRA.

The plan is to add homes, a town center with shopping and an aviation museum to the site.

CBS News Philadelphia spoke with the Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum manager, Ron Whetstone, who said he and his coworkers were delighted to hear word that an agreement was reached to develop 118 acres of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station pro

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