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I I VmGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of II the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County, held at i the Courthouse on AUfust 14, I. 1942, at 8;00 o'clock R.M. i . -.. ...." --~.. ....-,. -'.....- - Presen t: H. T. Goyne, Chainuan Pro ~em '11. .D. "atkins J. G. liening P. W. (.;ovington Absent: H. L. Chalkley .i. il.. Horner On r:lotion of Lfr. J. 1... hening, L:r. ..... T.Ooyne, was elected Chairman Pro tern. The ChaiIt'J.an called the Llesting to order and re!lue sted the Executive ~ecretary tl to state the purp,ose of tr.e special meeting. who referreu same to the COrnr.J.onwea1t 's ....ttorney. 'rhe l.ioIDllOnwea1th's .ti.ttorne~ reported that on .August ll, 1942, the Board of ciupervi sors had passed an emergency ordinance concerning the location 01'1 certain enterprises within the bounds of Chesterfield County and according to terms of that ordinance application had been made by the Richmond ~ir Transport and Sales Corporation for a permit to establish a treining airport on the '~h~r~Y1 property near Robious to the Zoning Comrassion. which after due consiueration had been reported to the Board of Supervisors for their consideration, in a report as follows: I I I I "This day the Executive Secreta y pressnteu to this COInLlission an application of the Richmond .nir Transport and Sales Corporation for permit to construct, maintain and operate an airport and other related ser~ices on that tract of land in l~dlothian District known as the "I/herry" tractt v:hich applicat.ion was filed with the said Executive Secretary in pursuance .nth the requirements of an Ordinance adopted by the Board of 8tlpervisors of Chesterfield County, on h.ugust 11,1942, and in \lhich Ordinance the L.oning Com: .ission of this County Was designated as the agency to Llalre a study of the applications contemplated in said Ordinance and to report to tLe said Board of dupervisors its findings and its recommendation as to whether or not the said permit requested in the said application should be granted or denied. ....fter hearing from Hr.O. F.H8.r.lilton. Treasurer of the Richmond Air 'fransport and Salas Corporat ion in support of the application filed J and from numerous citizens of the County in opposition to the granting of the permit so requested, this Conr~ission takes under consideration the said application for said permit. Upon consideration whereof it doth find tl18t tLe Richnond Air Transport and Sales Corporation proposes to lease the premises d~cribed in the npplicetion for the purpose of: I I I I I I I (1) Operation of an airport, airport land area and to erect all I necessary buildinfs incident to such operation I (2) '.1.1: at it proposes to operate the same as a connercial airport. ' trainipg members of the arn;' and navy on a contract ba:--,is wi th I the Civilian Aeronautical ...a.ninistration I (3) That the training or schooling of private individuals to the ' extent the" the facilities nifht permit the some and the application I of such individuals to be trained affords I (4) That the proposal is one of a cornnercia1 contract I (5) l'hat the Goverwaent of the l,nited States of America has not indio.ated.,:to this Conuaission or to any other colistituted authority I that this proposed landing field is indispensible for the Government'sl vmr effort i (6) '11hat the nearness of the Droposed field to tre University of ' Hichmond is not an essential matter because this opel'ation was I conducted formerly and is being conducted at the Byrd Airport for the basing of the planes from whence said planes fly to Nestview Airport I' for actual flip)J.t in re cen t weeks; formerly, however. the whole , oper!:l tion WUE; condu cted at Byrd .hirport. which airport is about i douhle the distance from the Universi ty of l(iclunond than that I distance of the proposed field is fr,om the University of Richmond I (7) 'ihat the proposeu airport is ri(:ht in the heart of one of the best residential sections of the 00unty for present use and future , I development \ , " ' i (8) ''''hat unuer the oUonine- ur6.inf:nce no\'l about to be completed and finally submitted to the Do[,rd of uupervisors of Chesterfield County. the said proposed. area is in a zone where airports are prohibited except by special permission (9) '.I.'hat where permission is granted for the establishment and operation of an airport at this location it would be uncertain as to the duration of t.lie occupancy of the area by the said commercial