Jan 20, 2018 | Aurora Airport Expansion
The super siting bill to expand the Aurora Airport, sponsored by Reps. Rick Lewis and Rich Vial and Senator Fred Girod has been released and it is worse than previously indicated. Language of the bill SECTION 1. As used in this section: “Runway area” means a runway,...
Nov 10, 2017 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Another Legislative session is upon us, so there has to be a new effort to change land use laws in Salem for the benefit of developers at the Aurora Airport, right? Sure enough there is! This time, though, instead of enlisting the old diehards Senator Fred Girod, the...
Jul 10, 2017 | Aurora Airport Expansion
At the beginning of the current 2015 legislative session, Sen. Fred Girod (R-Silverton) put forward Senate Bill 534, which will enable cities to provide water and sewer to airports without annexation into the city. This bill is not only unnecessary because provision...
Oct 10, 2012 | Aurora Airport Expansion
On October 17 and 18, ODA and FAA signed the final Airport Layout Plan, finalizing the central elements of the Aurora Airport Master Plan process by finally agreeing on the location of the air traffic control tower, the strength and designation of the runway, the...
Apr 5, 2011 | Aurora Airport Expansion
On March 31, the Oregon Department of Aviation recommendation on updates to the Aurora Airport Master Plan was made to the Oregon Aviation Board by ODA staff and their consultant. Of note, the core of the presentation was the explanation of the “Preferred...
Mar 12, 2011 | Aurora Airport Expansion
Friends of French Prairie submitted a written letter in opposition to all three build alternatives, accompanied by a petition signed by many members, given that all expansion alternatives do so at the expense of farm land. In part the letter said: “We are...
