Collingwood won’t promise access to airport for aviation business park yet

By John Edwards Collingwood Connection

Collingwood council turned down a request for a preemptive agreement allowing a proposed aviation park access to the regional airport, but that hasn’t scared away the developers.

“We want to regroup and make a commitment to work with all of the regional municipalities, recognizing this development is the largest economic investment that has hit the region in its history,” said Paul Bonwick, spokesperson for the Clearview Aviation Business Park developers. “We’re still fully committed to the region and seeing this become a jewel of the North American aviation industry.”

The Collingwood regional airport, while owned by Collingwood is located within the Clearview Township borders. The proposed development would also be on Clearview land, and in order to market the development to potential aviation businesses, Clearview Aviation Business Park owners hoped to have a letter from the town of Collingwood stating council agreed – in principle – to allow the businesses in the future aviation park access to the town-owned airport.

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