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07-07-2006, 08:39 AM
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| Flyin' Around  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Macon, GA
Posts: 2
 |  Land Fill
After about fifteen years we lost the lease on our field and had to find another location. We found a landfill in a neighboring county that had been filled in and closed to the public. It turns out that there are very few uses that are approved by the EPA, however, one of them is...that's right...an R/C club. We had to go to the county commissioners and get approval, which was based on state EPD approval. Then we had to pay to have engineering drawings to submit to the EPD. We finally got their approval and went back to the county commissioners and got their approval. We now have a flying field that we are putting over five thousand dollars into and is on a year to year lease! Of course our next objective is to get a longer lease. We are putting on community events, working with the local schools, Boy Scouts, etc. Does anyone have any experience/ideas that would help? Thanks, Jim |
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07-07-2006, 09:47 AM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer!   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 21
Posts: 600
| Re: Land Fill
The best thing you can do is try to get some good public opinion built up. The charity type events you're talking about are perfect. Just do them often, and do them well. If you can somehow make the club an asset to the local community, then your chances of getting an extended lease are much higher. If it's a widely known fact that your club does big things for local charities, then the city/county officials won't like the idea of running you off. That would make them look bad. It may take time, but government usually responds to public opinion, good, bad, or otherwise.
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07-07-2006, 03:44 PM
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| Mostly fly 4D...(3D + Dirt)  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 214
| Re: Land Fill
Jim, My club in Sacramento when I lived there, was on a landfill, and guess what...after nearly 20 years, they did not renew our lease. Turns out there is another allowable use for landfill site...more storage area for the landfill operators equipment...to enable them to make even more $$. The new location we got is almost thirty miles away!! Remember, in a lease situation, an R/C club will eventually have to compete head-to-head with other viable businesses for the use of the facilities. I would suggest that your club work very hard during the next year...before the lease is up...to locate and arrange to purchase your own land. There are many many different ways to structure purchase contracts, so it can be affordable by the club and still make the Seller happy. Moral of the story...if our club would have bought land 20 years ago, (there was some right across the road from the landfill site) we wouldn't: 1. Have to move and build a new field, 2. Drive 30+ miles to get to our field, 3. Could all be living like fat cats if some developer wanted to buy us out. Good luck to you and your club, but please encourage all of the members and officers to plan ahead...way ahead. Bill |
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