May 2, 2024 Editor, The News-Gazette: Some guys with small planes want to build a vanity airport in Rockbridge County. That much is clear. And boy, they pulling out all the stops to get the taxpayers to support the idea. The latest pitch is the idea that the study commissioned to justify (excuse me, “investigate”) the airport is just a study; no decisions have been made yet. And that an airport is the very best economic development idea that could possibly be put forth. Think of all the jobs that will be created, the head of the economic development board wrote just this month in this paper. Previous letters even hinted that major airlines will run feeder routes to Rockbridge County. Who are they kidding?
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