Originally published at: Utah Airpark’s Future Uncertain After Business License Denial
An appeal is pending as the town reviews zoning and overlay rules tied to airport growth.
Ten lashes for the Fairfield City, Utah, Council and the nearby residents! The airpark has probably existed long before the people bought their properties. And with the property owners insufficient consideration for an airport, is on them. Not the airport!!!
It is called move your house; or take your house with you! In a remote location like Fairfield, it is not out of the question to move a home to a different location. Unlike, metro locations, land in rural locations is relatively cheap and moving houses is done with near regularity! Knowing local conditions matter, and the town of Fairfield and their residents are very, very short, and offensive! Flying for everyone, thank you very much! Having been through Utah over a dozen times; I like Utah, and would live there if the right job came along! I have never had a problem conversing with Mormons, though my wife has felt overwhelmed on occasion; and I do not know why. Up and down I-15, through Provo, regularly, in the distant past! And flying from California to: Wendover, NV, Toella, and SLC#2; and back; and driving I-80; 4 or 5 times both ways, either through or to SLC. Flew to Wendover one Christmas in the 1980s; from Tracy, CA, had my nose gear steering freeze up; did not matter, the ice on the runway and the taxiways made it easy to turn without nose gear steering! Just turn the ailerons and the rudder and use differential braking; piece of cake.
Did you read the article? It started as a private dirt strip in 2002, became public use in 2018 and had a 5,200’ runway completed two years ago. If you want to play the “who was here first” card, then the airport loses.
Does not matter. Land is cheap in most rural locations, relatively speaking. Meaning, homeowners should move their houses or just move somewhere else; rather than shutting down an airport. It still sounds like the airport was there first!