It’s been about six weeks since the Tallassee City Council announced the sale of Reeve’s Field, the city’s airport.
Now the city is releasing details of the future of the airport to Mavhawk LLC, which is owned by Tallassee native Patrick Taylor. Private ownership and public use of the facility will allow the airport to become operational again without a strain to the city’s budget. It will allow the potential of businesses to use the airport with small aircraft.
Mavhawk is purchasing 400 acres of land including the hangar, runway and taxiways for $615,000. It was determined with a 2025 property appraisal. The city will hold on to 29 acres for the ballfields and the new city shop that is under construction. The shop is the replacement of the one on Gilmer Avenue to make way for the new recreational center the Elmore County Commission is primarily funding…