Business View Magazine | November 2019

140 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 redirected the Airport’s development plans from a southwest area that was going to require much more work to bring in utilities,” he explains. “This new parcel is much better positioned for utilities and it has access to the major thoroughfare and the Interstate. So, we are currently going through the environmentals on that new property and are entertaining some different mixes of use for it. In the past, there’s been such a focus on the airside of things and there’s a lot of opportunity for the Airport to develop the property outside the fence. It’s big enough so that we can put in some landside and airside uses.” In addition, there are some inside-the-fence areas that are also being reconsidered for their potential re-uses. “We’re evaluating some of the open spaces that have, historically, been left alone to see if they can be made available for landside development,” Laverty adds. “Last week, I had a talk with one of our contractors to re-evaluate approximately seven acres of land adjacent to our main terminal building that could be developed.” Meanwhile, the Airport is also paying attention to Director of Aviation, Carlos Laverty