A sad day in Iowa City

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%.

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
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| 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%.