BURKE AIRPORT OPPOSITION

CLEVELAND CITY LEADERS ARE LAYING OUT HOW THEY COULD SHUT DOWN BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT FOR GOOD BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD.
THE ADMINISTRATION LAID OUT THREE POSSIBLE WAYS TO CLOSE BURKE: ONE, WAIT IT OUT. KEEP THE AIRPORT OPEN UNTIL 2039 WHEN THE CITY IS NO LONGER TIED TO FEDERAL FUNDING RULES. TWO, GO THROUGH THE FAA AND TRY TO GET APPROVAL TO CLOSE IT SOONER OR THREE, GO TO CONGRESS AND ASK LAWMAKERS TO STEP IN AND ORDER THE AIRPORT CLOSED. RIGHT NOW CLOSING THE AIRPORT COULD COST THE CITY ABOUT 7 MILLION DOLLARS. THE CITY SAYS IT'S MOST INTERESTED IN OPTIONS TWO AND THREE. SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT CLEVELAND COULD LOSE, INCLUDING JOBS AND BUSINESS.