"Just because you have a better airport doesn't mean those
companies will relocate to Blaine. But if it doesn't have an
airport, they definitely won't."
Source: Blaine, WA Airport Commission Chairman
Doug Fenton, commenting on the proposal before voters in November
to consider closing the town's small single-strip airport. The
field is currently in line to receive funding from the FAA for
expansion, which airport supporters say might bring additional
businesses and revenue to the town near the Canadian border.
Opponents say the land could be better used for industrial
development... including, perhaps, a truck stop.
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