Other proponents of the airport plan denounced the Clinton administration's decision.

Opponents of the airport plan call it corporate welfare, with taxpayers getting the bill for a project that would mostly help a single developer.

The last one defeated the airport plan and called on Irvine to create the park.

The new airport plan was a huge project for the Seychelles at that time.

Westchester officials said last month that they were proceeding with the airport plan despite the threat of lawsuits.

The wreck gets more dangerous by the year, and would need to be removed before any airport plans can progress.

China insisted it had a right to influence the airport plan, even though it has no formal say in the colony's affairs until 1997.

But subsequent voter initiatives and court actions have caused the airport plan to be permanently shelved.

The agency was criticized for proceeding with the airport plan without first getting a crucial agreement from the airlines to share the expense.

Though the county government supports the airport plan, opponents still intend to lobby for a scaled-back renovation.