Accord would return skydivers to Hobby Field Airport (77S), Creswell, Oregon

CRESWELL — It may be as long as a year before skydivers once again parachute onto city-owned property next to Creswell’s municipal airport, but the long dispute between the city and a local skydiving business appears to be on a glide path toward final resolution.

The parties have come to terms on a settlement agreement that, once finalized, would lead to the dismissals of a lawsuit pending in Lane County Circuit Court and a formal Federal Aviation Administration complaint, both filed by Eugene Skydivers owner Urban Moore against the city.

The pending deal cancelled a trial that had been set to begin Aug. 27 on the claims alleged in the lawsuit.

The Creswell City Council approved the terms during a meeting last month, and a final agreement could be in the hands of Mayor Dave Stram by next week.

Its unclear exactly when skydivers could resume landing on city-owned property next to Hobby Field, but it could be more than a year away, according to the settlement terms submitted to the local court and obtained by The Register-Guard.

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