Florida Airport Gives Publix Extension for Closing Land Deal
A $10.2 million price hike prompted Publix to ask for more time to consider its commitment to build a distribution center in Charlotte County.
--The authority members heard from Gerry Bandy, senior planner with MEA Group Inc., a Palm Beach firm that acts as a consultant to the airport. Bandy is working on a master plan for the airport for the next 20 years. The plan will cover the layout of the airport and new terminal, access, environmental impacts and financing.
Developing the plan will require public information meetings and workshops, Bandy said. The master plan is expected to be completed by the end of September next year.
Seay suggested the board hold a workshop and invite the public.
"Before we get too far along in the process, we should develop a vision of our own," she said.
"I think we all know where we want to go, but it hasn't been laid out," said Skidmore.
"The plan is a skeleton," Bandy said. "The board's job is to provide the meat for those bones."
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