EMMETT, Idaho — Gem County commissioners have approved plans for a 19-home subdivision off Brill Road in Emmett, and a private grass airstrip at its center may be next — if it clears a public hearing.
The project, known as Flying Thunderbolt Ranch, is being co-developed by twin brothers Jay Labrum and Andy Labrum, who are both former military pilots. The subdivision will be built in two phases — 10 lots in the first phase and 9 lots in a second phase planned for a couple of years later — each lot spanning 5 acres. A 20-acre common area in the middle of the subdivision would serve as the proposed grass airstrip.
Labrum said the subdivision is expected to be completed by mid to late summer, with the airstrip’s future depending on the outcome of the special use permit process…