Airport expansion brings questions about county code

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  • Citizens gathered at a meeting of Baldwin County Commissioners to express opposition to trees being cut down (as seen in photo displayed) as part of the county’s airport expansion project. Inset: a measurement shows that the airport is within 500 feet of private property, potentially raising a legal question. BAILEY McCULLEY/Staff
    Citizens gathered at a meeting of Baldwin County Commissioners to express opposition to trees being cut down (as seen in photo displayed) as part of the county’s airport expansion project. Inset: a measurement shows that the airport is within 500 feet of private property, potentially raising a legal question. BAILEY McCULLEY/Staff

    An expansion project at the Baldwin County Regional Airport has drawn the ire of nearby residents as well as what could be the possibility of a legal stumbling block.

    The public-private partnership of the construction of two new hangers on the East apron of the airport has been in the county’s plans since 2017, and a federal grant of just under $1.5 million has been approved—with nearly $600,000 al…