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BROOKSVILLE â The Federal Aviation Administration has released a deed of 17.94 acres of property along Spring Hill Drive at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport to Hernando County.
The property was appraised for approximately $1,794,000, which the county will reimburse using impact fee funds. During a March 23 County Commission meeting, County Administrator Jeff Rogers described the potential for the parcel the county has acquired. Currently, county government is temporarily leasing office space at the airport as offices have been moved due to courthouse renovations taking place.
Already the county is anticipating the cost for the courtroom expansion project to be in the range of $15 million. With the move of departments to the airport, the county is paying $20,000 per month in rent for its County Administration, Human Resources, Management and Budget, Purchasing and Contracts, and Public Information departments.
Air ambulance service Jet ICU relocating to Tampa International Airport
Formerly based in Brooksville, the company will build a $3 million hangar on land leased from the airport.
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A Jet ICU air ambulance moves under an awning at Tampa International Airport Jet Center on Aug. 28, 2015. [ SCOTTY SCHENCK | Tampa Bay Times ]
Air ambulance company Jet ICU is moving to Tampa.
The service, which had been headquartered at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport for most of the past 14 years, will relocate operations to Tampa International Airport after the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority approved a lease agreement on Thursday.
The company expects to spend $3 million to build a 30,000-square-foot hangar on nearly 2.4 acres of airport land. The airport will receive 72 cents per square foot, or about $75,500 for the first year, though the rate will increase by 2.2 percent each year. The lease is for 20 years, with the option for two, 5-year renewals by the airport.