FRYEBURG, Maine â The Eastern Slope Regional Airport won t be seeking a long-term lease this year after all.Â
At last July s Fryeburg Town Meeting, the ballot question that got the most scrutiny from the public was No. 34, calling for a 99-year lease for the airport authority. It was the only question to fail (274 for, 374 against, with 30 blanks).
Some said they were concerned by the authority s management of land at the airport, as the authority had come under state scrutiny for clear-cutting trees clearing at Round Pond. Â
The reason given for requesting the long lease was that having to renew its lease very seven years at the airport makes it hard for the authority to get lenders to invest in the airport.