The almighty dollar is a powerful temptation. Imagine how much the owner would make by turning that land into a residential development ..... MILLIONS, possibly hundreds of. Now look at the paltry income he receives from the current tenants.
Of course it's tragic, but understandable and not unexpected.
Greedy? I don't know - how magnanimous would you be in the circumstances? Would you run the airport for charity? Would you sit on a pot of gold and not look for some way to take advantage of it?
So, when's the Amberly GA field opening up?