Habersham Airport Hangar Lease Still Lacks Recorded Commission Decision

Habersham County commissioners put a proposed ground lease with Roland R. Manarin on their June 15, 2026, agenda for consideration and possible approval, a step that could allow construction of one 60-by-60-foot hangar at Habersham County Airport. The agenda establishes that the proposal reached the Board of Commissioners; it does not record the board’s decision.

The matter concerns the use of public airport land. A ground lease would define the terms under which the site could be used for the proposed private hangar, making the commission’s eventual action relevant to county residents and airport users as well as to the prospective lessee. The central unanswered question is whether commissioners authorized that use to proceed.

The documented sequence begins with the June 15 agenda, which listed the Manarin lease as an item for possible approval and described the proposed hangar’s dimensions. That placement shows the proposal had advanced to the commission for a decision, but the agenda is a notice of business to be considered, not a record that the lease was approved or executed.

Manarin is the named prospective party to the proposed lease, while the Board of Commissioners is the public body scheduled to consider it. County residents and airport users have an interest in how airport land is assigned and developed. No statements from Manarin, commissioners, airport users or other members of the public are documented in the material tied to this agenda item, so their views on the proposal cannot be determined from it.

The lease and hangar remain documented as proposals, not completed acts. The June 15 agenda identifies the proposed lease and the planned 60-by-60-foot structure, but it does not show approval, denial, postponement, amendment or execution of the lease. It also does not establish that construction began, that the hangar was completed, or that the project has received every approval needed to move forward.

The next public step is a review or release of the June 15, 2026, Board of Commissioners minutes or another official action document. That record should show whether the commission acted on the proposed ground lease, whether it changed any terms, and whether further approvals remain before any hangar construction can begin.