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...
Feb 24, 2011 | Aurora Airport Expansion
After a month long process to update the Aurora Airport Master Plan, that has included a Public Advisory Committee (PAC), ODA and its consultants finally released Draft of Chapter 5 “Airport Development Alternatives” for review and comment. The process has...
Nov 30, 2010 | Aurora Airport Expansion
On September 14, a number of members of the Planning Advisory Committee (the planning committee appointed by Oregon Dept. of Transportation to provide planning input on the air traffic control tower) wrote a letter of protest to ODA documenting their concerns that the...
Aug 20, 2010 | Aurora Airport Expansion
The testimony before the Oregon Transportation Commission given by the City of Wilsonville, Clackamas County and Friends of French Prairie was best summarized in the final testimony given by Mia Nelson of 1000 Friends of Oregon when she said that the fundamental...
