Tower costs needed to lure jobs, military missions

The city will likely spend up to $267,000 to operate the air traffic control tower at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport for another year in hopes of attracting drone businesses and bringing a new mission to the Springfield Air National Guard Base.

An operating tower is especially critical to securing a training mission for the 445th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, city leaders said.

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