Pending Eustis airport development near SR 44B raises traffic and drainage concerns
Summary
A landlocked property owner says Embry-Riddle is turning a quiet private grass airstrip into a paved, high-intensity flight training facility — doubling the runway footprint into the national forest and threatening the only legal road to his home. The board will decide next week whether the county itself initiates reopening the airport's CUP.
At a glance
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Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Potential county legal and staff costs if the county initiates the CUP reopening or a legal challenge.
Residents concerned about airport intensification and the national forest would gain a formal public hearing.
Graham and another property owner face losing deeded access to their landlocked properties during construction.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of County Commissioners - Aug 4, 2026
A landlocked property owner says Embry-Riddle is turning a quiet private grass airstrip into a paved, high-intensity flight training facility — doubling the runway footprint into the national forest and threatening the only legal road to his home. The board will decide next week whether the county itself initiates reopening the airport's CUP.
Board of County Commissioners - May 26, 2026
Commissioner Sean Parks flagged a pending preliminary site approval on the former Eustis Airport property with frontage on constrained SR 44B. He wants the city and FDOT to coordinate on a potential intersection improvement before entitlements lock in — and cited recent untreated stormwater flowing into Lake Joanna from the neighboring Hoffer property.
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