Twp. discuss preserving Woolsey airport

  • A plan to preserve and rehabilitate Woolsey Memorial Airport in Northport was presented at last Wednesday’s Leelanau Township meeting. The building is currently in critical condition, and work to restore its structural integrity, weatherproofing, and improving safety and durability needs to be completed in order to save the structure. The township board will discuss and consider contributing funds to the airport’s restoration efforts again in February. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
    A plan to preserve and rehabilitate Woolsey Memorial Airport in Northport was presented at last Wednesday’s Leelanau Township meeting. The building is currently in critical condition, and work to restore its structural integrity, weatherproofing, and improving safety and durability needs to be completed in order to save the structure. The township board will discuss and consider contributing funds to the airport’s restoration efforts again in February. Enterprise photo by Meakalia Previch-Liu
Leelanau Township is considering its next steps in helping to restore the historic Woolsey Memorial Airport in Northport. A decision on how much funds they have dedicated towards the restoration project could be decided as soon as next month. The township board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting Jan. 10 after the original date had to be rescheduled a day later. During discussion,…

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