Medella Bison Ranch owner seeks Jackson County approval to build a 1,000-foot grass runway next to residential neighborhoods, prompting concerns about aircraft safety, land-use restrictions and potential impacts on nearby homes
Residents living near a historic farm east of North Main Street, just north of the Ashland city limit, are speaking out against an application to build a 1,000-foot private airstrip on the 138-acre property formerly known as Billings Ranch.
County property records show the property owner as Medella Bison Ranch LLC. State corporate records show Thaddeus Gala as owner/manager of Medella…