The meeting was called to order by President Kelly at 2:00 PM. The first order of business was discussion of the FAA’s “advisory letter” stating that residential airparks were an “incompatible use” of Federally-funded airport land. To assist in that discussion we had two very welcome visitors: John Pugsley, agent for Representative Kurt Schrader, and Fritz Graham, agent for Senator Ron Wyden. They led a discussion and fielded several questions from the members present regarding the best way to strike the restrictive (and, in the opinion of many, illogical) language from the FAA’s advisory document. The discussion lasted for nearly forty-five minutes, after which the two visitors were thanked by all in attendance. The membership then got something to eat and the representatives fielded a few last-minute private questions before they left.
The ballots for the 2010 IAHA Board were counted, all 60 of them, and the results were as follows:
PRESIDENT: Gary Van Horn (31 votes)
Rena Peck (29 votes)
VICE PRESIDENT: Herb Jolliff (54 votes)
SECRETARY: Robert English (55 votes)
TREASURER: Keith Moes (55 votes)
MAINTENANCE: Craig Cowles (55 votes)
ARCHITECTURAL: Dave Martin (55 votes)
Jim Anglin (1 vote)
MEMBERS AT LARGE: John Horn (51 votes)
Alan Wright (37 votes)
Andy Duncan (26 votes)
John Conley (1 vote)
Dick Wildman (1 vote)
So the new Board is:
PRESIDENT:
Gary Van Horn
VICE
PRESIDENT: Herb Jolliff
SECRETARY:
Robert English
TREASURER:
Keith Moes
ARCHITECTURAL:
Dave Martin
MEMBERS
AT LARGE: John Horn and Alan Wright
PAST PRESIDENT: Kelly Wilson
New IAHA President Gary Van Horn spoke briefly, thanking everyone who attended the meeting, and he said that he is looking forward to working with (and for) airpark members in the coming year. Various members on the floor then discussed the possible scenarios about how to handle the FAA’s advisory about incompatible usage. While becoming a private airport not dependent on Federal support was one idea put forward, it was generally agreed that keeping our current situation (if possible) was the best of all possible scenarios and needed to be our primary focus. The deadline for comments to elected representatives is Monday, December 21, so if any neighbor is going to write about this issue then this coming week would be the best opportunity. Details about where to send letters would be coming by email through the Block Heralds.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 3:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Robert English, secretary