Changes could be coming to the Georgetown Executive Airport , with city and airport staff proposing updates to the airport policy at the Sept. 9 Georgetown City Council workshop.
Sorting out the details
Public Works Director Eric Johnson proposed three updates to the airport policy at the Sept. 9 meeting:
Allowing up to 50-year land leases
Adjusting the price for self-serve fuel
Changing the planned unit development agreement to meet federal regulations
Why it matters
The current airport policy allows 30-year leases, and the Federal Aviation Administration does not allow land leases at airports over 50 years.
Most commonly, tenants may lease land from an airport to construct hangars or other aviation-related facilities. Georgetown Executive Airport has leased and developed two ha