The
meeting was called to order at 7 PM by Chairman Ken Hardwick.
There was
a quorum present with the following Board Members in attendance:
Gary
Vanhorn, IAHA South - Don Draeger,
North Park Annex - Ken Hardwick &
David Thiel, Hangar Lessee’ - Mark
Matthews, Oregon Pilots Polk County.
Airpark
residents in attendance were: Alan Wright, Chuck West, Lloyd Barnes, Brian
& Diane Sinclair, Lee & Sherrie Nielson, Ann & Steve Scheck.
Previous Minutes: The minutes of the
January 11, 2016 meeting were approved as written.
Treasury Report: $0.00
Old Business:
The
cannabis processing plant was again discussed. The property has been purchased by the
developer / owner. It is now being cleared of the trees and brush on the
property. It was discussed that possibly permits had already been issued. (It
was later discovered that no permits have been issued and there has been no
application to the City of Independence from the developer.)
After
further discussion a motion was made to authorize Anne Scheck to be the person
to attend the City Council meeting and to be the voice of the ISAS Group
concerning decisions made on the Stryker Road
Cannabis
plant. Motion carried.
Pilots
Memorial Day Event. With the resignation of Danny Jaffer as Chairman of the group
the Memorial Day Committee needs a new Chairman. Paul Gilman has volunteered to
take the position and the ISAS Board unanimously appointed Paul.
AERT. No Report
Salem /
Independence airspace change. Chuck West briefly updated the Board on the
airspace grab by the FAA. Chucks request for information from the FAA under
FOIA was heavily redacted. He has now sent in an appeal for a complete version.
The FAA continues to make changes to the Independence airspace.
Area Reports.
IAHA South
– Gary Vanhorn reported on the long range plan for upkeep on the taxiways.
North Park
– Don Draeger reported that the North Park is looking into a “Dispute
Resolution Process”.
No report from other
groups.
Announcements.
Pilots Memorial Day
Event will be held on Monday, May 30.
Independence Fly-In /
Van’s Homecoming will be August 12-14.
There being no further
business the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM.
The next ISAS meeting is
scheduled for July 11, 2016 – EAA Hangar - 7 PM