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Chandler Council to visit runway length again Thursday

Chandler Councilmember Jennifer Hawkins speaks at a recent meeting. Council is set to vote Thursday night on one of four options regarding possibly extending the main runway at Chandler Municipal Airport.

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When the Chandler City Council meets Thursday night, it will have the rare opportunity, on one topic, of choosing from among four draft ordinances to pass.

Of course, Council could choose none of the drafts.

An emotional September work session discussion, followed by a longer, full-council discussion at an October study session, didn’t lead Council to a definitive course of action on whether and how to address the length of the main runway at Chandler Municipal Airport.

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