Inland Port Authority holds off on a letter of support for Airport Business Park [Video]

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: East Omaha neighbors continue to wait for answers about what will happen to their homes, whether they can stay, or if they should sell.

This neighborhood, just west of Eppley Airfield, is where a business park is mapped out to go, but Thursday, a meeting months in the making, prompted the new board to ask more questions.

“It seems a little bit cart before the horse,” said Carmen Tapio, board member of the Inland Port Authority.

The 9-member Inland Port Authority, which will oversee projects and investments in this mapped-out area, pushed back on the business park project.

“From my perspective, I think it is super premature to even approve a letter of support today,” said Terrell McKinney, chair of the Inland Port Authority.

The authority, now led by state Senator Terrell McKinney, discussed a letter of support for the project which is a requirement from the Department of Economic …