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WILLIAMSTOWN – The Wood County Airport Authority approved a mineral lease during Tuesday’s meeting which would allow for drilling for natural gas.
Although contingent on the approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and meeting the market value requirements, the airport would partner with Tri-River Contractors LLC to search for gas on the property.
“This has been a negotiation going on the last three months. We hope we do come to a deal,” Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport manager Glen Kelly said. “It would mean that we would get a percentage of the profits from that and the percentage that we put forward is 15 percent.”