GLENVILLE — Jackson Demolition, a Schenectady-based demolition firm, is seeking to construct a 10,000-square-foot hangar at the Schenectady County Airport.
The Schenectady County Legislature will take up the proposal this month, when it considers a long-term agreement for a one-acre plot of airport land. The lease also includes a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, according to a news release.
The Legislature will meet next on Tuesday.
A public hearing and approval from the Federal Aviation Administration are needed before the project can move forward.
Jackson Demolition was founded in 1949 and has completed work throughout the country in recent years, including work in Alabama, Colorado, Florida and Virginia, according to the company’s website.
Company officials plan to use the hangar to store multiple planes used to travel to work sites throughout the country, according to the release.
“The Jackson family business started here in 1949, and, to me, this is home,” Sandy Jackson, the company’s owner, said in a statement. “Jackson Demolition has grown nationally, and we are proud to keep the home base of our operations right here where it all started. Schenectady County has always provided great opportunity and support, and we look forward to a long relationship with the Schenectady County Airport.”
In recent years, the Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority has worked to open airport land up for private development in the hopes of spurring economic growth. An additional 20 acres were made available earlier this year.
If approved, the hangar will be the latest addition approved at the Schenectady County Airport in recent months. SUNY Schenectady County Community College recently opened a hangar for its Air Traffic Controller Training Program at the airport.
The airport is home of the 109th Airlift Wing, regional Navy Reserve Training Center, Empire State Aerosciences Museum and the Schenectady County Recreational Facility, which is set to receive a $2.5 million upgrade in the coming months.
The Airport Business Park has also seen millions in investment in recent years, and is home to C2 Design, SuperPower Inc., which manufactures high-temperature superconducting wires, as well as Bruno Associates, which manufactures die cutting, embossing, stamping and molding presses.
“We are excited to see the continued progress at the county airport and the Airport Business Park,” Ray Gillen, the Metroplex chair, said in a statement.