![]() ![]() A key explanation might be Michigan’s consistently high unemployment – which has been as high as 14.9% in 2009 – which is driving educated and skilled workers out of the state by the thousands. As a result, Michigan lost one of its 15 congressional seats. Michigan enjoys the dubious distinction of being the only state in the nation to see its population decline in the past decade, US Census figures show. The statement still rings true to taxpayers ears, the State should NOT own airports at the taxpayers expense at all! 1d2 only supports personal hobby, sport recreational activities continuing to waste taxpayers hard earned money. “ The state would rather not own airports,” Michigan’s top public aviation official Mike Trout said. The article State may help save City Airport published by Crain’s Detroit Business, discusses the fact that the State of Michigan took ownership of two failing general aviation facilities - Romeo State Airport and Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport in Canton Township - and contracted management of them to private companies. With rapidly decreasing personal pilot/aircraft numbers and demographics, the surrounding 22 airports can easily absorb any and all activities from 1d2, including funding! There are 22 airports within 50 miles of 1d2 Canton-Plymouth Mettetal airstrip that receive 51.4% of the total MDOT/FAA NPIAS 2017-2021 budget for the entire State of Michigan. This is an expensive hobby that should be paid for by the people that choose to engage in it, not by outrageously including 1d2 as part of the State of Michigan or National infrastructure. Pilots should be paying for their own airports via E-ZPass Group for personal hobby use rather than taxpayers like you and I that don’t fly. Close 1d2 NOW! Taxpayers are being forced to subsidize “well to do” people that own personal aircraft by providing free airports such as 1d2 Canton-Plymouth Mettetal for personal, hobby, sport, recreational use. ![]()
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