Aug 13, 2020 | Aurora Airport Expansion
On Wednesday, August 11, in the second Special Session of 2020, the Legislature faced with a $1.2 Billion deficit due to lost revenue from the COVID-19 economic downturn cut the budgets of many important State government programs.. As reported in The Oregonian, most...
Oct 31, 2019 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Dept. of Aviation held a hearing on “land use compatibility” regarding the Aurora Airport Master Plan in Salem on September 24. Following the hearing, testimony was consolidated by ODA staff and sent to the Aviation Board for their meeting on October 31 in...
Sep 15, 2019 | Aurora Airport Expansion
The Oregon Dept. of Aviation, under the oversight of the Oregon Board of Aviation, have been overseeing an update to the Master Plan for the Aurora State Airport. This multi-year process is separate from the Federal Aviation Administration decision to place an air...
Sep 10, 2019 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Based on the legal opinion that the recant letter sent by Director Betty Stansbury on August 21, 2019 constituted the “land use decision” on the 2012 Aurora Airport Master Plan, FOFP has filed a LUBA appeal. The letter ostensibly sought to clarify and correct Director...
Sep 6, 2019 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Using recently available ACTUAL objective data from the FAA Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) FOFP is now able to compare projected growth in Total Operations and Based Aircraft found in the 2012 Aurora Airport Master Plan with what has actually occurred. These...
Sep 6, 2019 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Oregon Dept. of Aviation announced they are holding a meeting on Sept. 24 in Salem, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM to gather “information on the compatibility of the Master Plan with applicable land use plans and statewide planning goals.” Written testimony will be...
