DEVELOPMENT / TRANSPORTATION

Chandler: Airport should be bigger economic player

Chandler Airport Manager Ryan Reeves presents to a recent Chandler Chamber of Commerce luncheon about upcoming or recent projects. The airport staff and others have drafted a strategic business plan for the airport and are completing an impact study to help the city gain more airport business.

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After listing statistics that show how busy Chandler Municipal Airport is — and how different business could be if a few planned upgrades are completed soon — the airport’s manager, Ryan Reeves, told the Chandler City Council what’s needed.

A strategic business plan calls for mainly, continued city investment in matching and funding airport infrastructure as part of the city’s 10-year plan and keeping annual expenses manageable.

Reeves presented this to council in a Nov. 4 work session.

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