A sad day in Iowa City

If the board member did not know it was closing, there is
certainly a violation of [what I'd expect to be] public
meetings laws. Get an injunction.



"john smith" wrote in message
...
| In article OVNsg.67074$ZW3.44952@dukeread04,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| Call the FAA to check on the status of the airport aid
money
| the airport has gotten and what strings were attached.
Does
| a scheduled airline use the airport and will the closing
of
| the runway impact their operation or safety?
|
| Call your Congressman, they put strings on Federal aid
money
| the FAA spends.
|
| File a law suit for an injunction, the sudden closing
| probably violated the public meetings law. File in both
| state and federal courts, cite lack of public meetings,
| proper notice, etc.
|
| Too late for all that. The paperwork has been long filed
and approved by
| the FAA.
| One could apply for funds to rebuild the runway and
reactivate it, but
| that would be years in the future without an immediate
justification.
| The FAA has been telling airports with light traffic that
they will only
| pay for two runways as a way of spreading more AIP money
around.
| The state government aviation organization is the agency
that decides
| which airports get how much money for what projects. They
are the
| gatekeepers and moneychangers. The states determine what
airports are
| needy and how much money it will cost, then go to the AIP
for the
| funding.
| For GA only airports, the local sponsor pays 5%, the state
5% and the
| AIP 90%.