They're like the energizer bunny...

However, as Stalin so aptly noted, "We don't care who votes. We care who
counts." The crux of the situation is defining each of the categories and
figuring out how to impartially appoint the Commission. Perhaps you might
want
to divvy the two gp seats up by district, and being sure that the
university has
the predominant influence in at least one of the districts. Or, you could
go so
far as to replace one of the general public seats with a person appointed
by the
president (chancellor, superintendent...etc.) of the university.

That's the funny thing -- the city council, so opposed to the airport
commission -- APPOINTS members to the commission!

They have been hand-picked by the very body that now wants to kill them.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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However, as Stalin so aptly noted, "We don't care who votes. We care
who
counts."
That's the funny thing -- the city council, so opposed to the airport
commission -- APPOINTS members to the commission!

Hmmm...yup, sounds just like Stalin.

"We don't care who votes. We care
who
counts."

That sounds like something the machine politicians in Chicago would say also.
When I lived there was a precinct election board where the republican member
was appointed by the machine and came from the same household as the democrat
member. (I told my wife to bury me in chicago, that way I could still vote.!)
Mitch
Luscombe 8A

In article bGYzc.59005$HG.52466@attbi_s53, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

That's the funny thing -- the city council, so opposed to the airport
commission -- APPOINTS members to the commission!

They have been hand-picked by the very body that now wants to kill them.

If the city council picks the commission, then is it accurate to
say that the city council controls commission?

If so, then dumping the commission isn't the real problem.

What am I missing here?

--
Bob Noel

What am I missing here?

You tell me and we'll both know.

The council wants more and better control over the airport finances. They
apparently can't imagine a better way to get it than to sack the commission.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
The council wants more and better control over the airport finances. They
apparently can't imagine a better way to get it than to sack the commission.


You DEFINITELY don't want that. Our Ocean City Council micro-manages
every aspect of our airport. At a recent budget meeting, the Council sat
around trying to figure out how much to raise the hangar rents. There
were 3 different levels of rates, depending on how new and well equipped
the hangar was. They decided this was too difficult and have decided to
make them all the same price. As a result, my $161 hangar is going up to
$225. A 40% increase. Of course, the people who were paying $188 are
also going up to $225. A 20% increase. City Councils should not get
involved with running an airport. They're idiots.

--- Jay


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Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! !
http://www.oceancityairport.com
http://www.oc-adolfos.com

And by how many votes did you say you lost by in the last election? One of the
perogatives of running and losing is getting bitching rights for the next four
years. Otherwise, it is just whining.

Jim



(Jay Masino)
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

City Councils should not get
-involved with running an airport. They're idiots.
-
---- Jay


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Jim Weir wrote:
And by how many votes did you say you lost by in the last election? One of the
perogatives of running and losing is getting bitching rights for the next four
years. Otherwise, it is just whining.

I wish I could. My condo in OC isn't my primary residence (since I only
live there 2 days a week), so I can't vote in the city elections or run
for Coucil.


--
__!__
Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! !
http://www.oceancityairport.com
http://www.oc-adolfos.com

In article ,
wrote:

And by how many votes did you say you lost by in the last election? One
of the
perogatives of running and losing is getting bitching rights for the next
four
years. Otherwise, it is just whining.

feh - running or not doesn't disqualify someone complaining
about elections. Not voting could be a different issue.

look at it this way, non-natural born citizens of the US cannot
run for president. Would you disqualify them from bitching about
the presidental election?

--
Bob Noel

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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What am I missing here?

You tell me and we'll both know.

The council wants more and better control over the airport finances.

So why is this automatically bad? There is a small airport near here with a
local board, a board that is permanent. You have to die to be removed from
the board. They are a bunch of jackasses.