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By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
TALLMADGE: The Corsair Model Aircraft Club held a mini-rally of sorts Tuesday.
About 30 club members heard from two national officials of the Academy of Model Aeronautics in Indiana and from Summit Councilman Nick Kostandaras as the club and Metro Parks, Serving Summit County remain in a stalemate over the club's fate.
Dave Mathewson, of Syracuse, N.Y., president of the national organization with 150,000 members, said he found it disappointing that the club and the park district cannot reach a compromise on model planes flying over park-owned land near the Summit County Fairgrounds.
Mathewson said he can't understand why the district is unwilling to allow the club to fly over the undeveloped parkland and opposes a plan to have a yet-built trail moved about 500 feet away from the planes.
''There seems to be a problem out here that really shouldn't be a problem,'' said Bob Brown, of Bradford, Pa., the academy's regional vice president.
Kostandaras said he wants to see a deal worked out that will enable the club to keep flying at the site it has used for 39 years with its runway and clubhouse.
''Why throw people out?'' he said. ''These are professional people, and it's a first-class operation.'' He said the park district has overstated the danger of model planes.
The club made its proposal to move the planned trail on what had been the old Summit County Home property on July 23, but the park commissioners have not yet responded, club spokesman John Ashley said. As it stands now, the club has permission to continue flights for the remainder of this year and next year.
Park officials have indicated it would be difficult to move the trail because of wetlands and other environmental concerns.
The park district acquired the land in 2006 from the county.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
TALLMADGE: The Corsair Model Aircraft Club held a mini-rally of sorts Tuesday.
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