Vote Put Off on TwinPorts Building Moratorium

The San Diego City Council on Monday postponed its vote on whether to extend a moratorium on residential development at a proposed TwinPorts binational airport site, after questions about the plan’s technical feasibility and Mexico’s commitment to the concept surfaced.

The council had been scheduled to decide whether to extend the moratorium on commercial development at the Otay Mesa site and whether to request an additional grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to continue studying the TwinPorts master plan.

But it put off a vote after hours of comment by first the public and then the council raised questions about the feasibility of aligning runways between the two countries. In addition, Mexico recently unveiled plans to expand Rodriguez International Airport in Tijuana, plans that might conflict with the TwinPorts development.