A proposal from the Waukegan Port District to buy 52 acres of forest preserve land to accommodate the construction of a new airport runway is stirring up controversy in Lake County.
As the largest land owner in Lake County, the Lake County Forest Preserve District faces constant development pressures on its holdings.“I’m sitting here every day saying ‘no,’ fighting things off,” said Ty Kovach, executive director of the forest preserves. “You never hear about it when we say ‘no.’”
with the Port District, providing the general framework for the sale, should it take place. No dollar amounts have been attached to the land yet.’s existing primary runway, which airport officials say has “reached the end of its useful life.” Considered a “reliever” airport for O’Hare, Waukegan in recent years has earned a reputation as a hub for “Chicagoland’s Fortune 500 flyers.”, owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District, sits at the western edge of the airport.
Transportation safety is one area where the forest preserve district is most likely to make concessions, after every other alternative has been exhausted, Kovach said.Proposed configuration of new runway at Waukegan Airport. “This is not for public use,” said Doug Ower, an area resident and chairman of the. “The only reason, in my opinion, that runway needs to be extended is to bring in larger jets. They’re promoting this as a safety issue, I think it’s more of a larger jet issue.
While plenty of smaller private planes fly in and out of Waukegan, a growing amount of traffic is expected to consist of long-range charters such asAirport officials said there are no plans for expanding service to cargo planes and passenger jets.
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