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The Wantage Township Land Use Board April 22 hearing on the application of When Pigs Fly LLC seeking to allow the use of the property off of County Route 565 as a storage center scheduled for

April 22, has been postponed. No new hearing date has been issued yet.
 

When Pigs Fly LLC is owned by William Gennaro, who has been using the 18-acre tract adjacent to the Sussex Airport as an unauthorized storage facility for more than two decades. Gennaro’s illegal use of the property has jeopardized the financial viability of the airport  because the storage operation results in fewer hangars available for local pilots and creates safety issues for the airport.
 

Alan Antaki, who purchased the airport 10 years ago, says Gennaro’s unauthorized use of the property and his lack of cooperation with the airport, has made it impossible for the airport to receive Federal Aviation Administration grants that would help fund improvements to the airport. Antaki also said Gennaro is depriving the airport of revenue by refusing to use the hangars as an airport support facility which Gennaro agreed to under the terms of an agreement he signed when he bought the property 1997. 
 

Antaki and his attorney will update the media and public when the Land Use Board reschedules its hearing on Gennaro’s application. Those interested in attending the hearing on WPF’s application should check the Township website.