JASPER, Tenn. – Several people have expressed a desire to build additional airplane hangars at the Marion County Airport, so county leaders are about to give them a chance to do so.
Commissioner Matt Blansett said the Marion County Commission would not support spending taxpayers’ money on building the hangars.
“So, we’re asking to let individuals do ground leases on airport property to bring in property tax and also more airplanes at the airport,” he said.
“We’ve had some people on the waiting list a pretty good while to put hangars there,” Commissioner Tommy Thompson said.
After a 40-year lease on each of the properties has expired, County Attorney Billy Gouger said, the land would revert back to the county’s ownership.