CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Property owners within the area zoned for a new airport aren’t entitled to compensation for airspace above their land, Bradley County commissioners decided Tuesday.
Following the recommendation of county planners, the commission voted 9-4, with one absent, against the motion.
Compensation for airport zoning could set a precedent for anyone else to ask for compensation for any other zoning issue, said Commissioner Lisa Stanbery.
“I’m asking if we are starting down a slope,” she said.
Commissioners Howard Thompson, Jim Smith, Mel Griffith and new Commissioner Willadyne Smith voted in favor of compensation. Commissioner Jeff Yarber was absent.