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Outside Money Comes in to Flip the Wilsonville City Council
One of the interesting events to observe in the past three years has been the number of times that the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce, and the leadership of the Aurora Airport Improvement Association, along with Ted Millar of TLM Holdings (owner of Southend Airpark...
2020 State of Oregon Special Legislative Session Update
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...
Aviation Board Hearing on the Aurora Airport Master Plan – a Predictable Outcome on the Part by the Aviation System!
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...
Aurora Airport Master Plan Overview
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...
FOFP files Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) appeal of “certain land use decisions or limited land use decisions” on the part of the Oregon Department of Aviation
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...
FOFP releases White Paper on Data Shortcomings and Misrepresentations in the 2012 Aurora Airport Master Plan
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...
FOFP submits protest letter to Dept. of Aviation regarding the prejudicial nature of “land use compatibility” meetings scheduled in September and October
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 accepted,...
Oregon Department of Aviation recants previous statements about the 2012 Aurora Airport Master Plan
On August 21, 2019, Betty Stansbury, Director of the Dept of Aviation sent a letter to FOFP’s land use attorney in which she "clarified and corrected" all her previous statements about the Aurora Airport Master Plan, now claiming that it had, in fact, been approved...
New Department of Aviation Master Plan Process Negates Published Master Plan
In advance of the August 1 Oregon State Aviation Board meeting, a new document appeared as part of the read-ahead material for Aviation Board members. That document, the new Dept. of Aviation Master Plan Process flowchart, aims to define agency master planning so it...
City of Wilsonville Communicates Position to Dept. of Aviation
Following the recent public disclosures made by the Dept. of Aviation that the so-called master plan for the Aurora Airport resulting from the recent master plan process has not been legally adopted by the State Aviation Board, the City of Wilsonville sent a position...
News Coverage
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State supreme court won't overturn ruling that halted Aurora Airport runway expansion
December 13, 2021
![Aurora, Oregon Press Release](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/logo-Aurora.png)
City of Aurora Wins Airport Ruling (Again)
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Oregon Supreme Court Decides Not to Review Aurora Airport Case
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
EPA identifies more than 750 Oregon sites that could expose people to 'forever chemicals'
October 20, 2021
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Wilsonville government appeals Aurora Airport decision to Oregon Court of Appeals
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Controversial Aurora State Airport runway extension plan takes small step forward
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Land Use Board of Appeals dismisses Aurora Airport case
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Aurora Airport leaders pour money into Wilsonville election
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Wilsonville candidates fight over Aurora airport — and Oregon’s land use laws
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Two cities, two land-use advocacy groups sue to challenge Aurora Airport expansion
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Law Suits Stack Up Over Aurora Airport
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Aurora Airport master plan under dispute
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Wilsonville Contests Airport Expansion
![Press Release](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-press-release.png)
Citizens of Aurora Meet to oppose HB 4092 – Controversial Aurora Airport Land Use bill
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Airport improvements benefits few
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
A Letter of Concern
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Santa Monica Airport to Close Dec. 12 For 10 Days; Will Reopen With Shorter Runway
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Santa Monica Airport will close in 2028 and be replaced by a park, officials say
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Santa Monica council votes to close the city's airport by July 2018
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Aurora Airport summit offers insight
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Airport Economic Benefit is Small
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Reader View: Airport is vital to region’s economy
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Reader View: Full Story Not Being Told
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Aurora control tower up in the air
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Reader View: Noise is still a problem at Aurora Airport
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-CanbyHerald.png)
Aurora Airport Master Plan contains more than $20 million
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-CanbyHerald.png)
Aurora State Airport: Finding Its Economic Footing
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
City officials target runway expansion
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Interest groups wait for next step in Aurora State Airport process
![The Oregonian](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-Oregonian.png)
Aviation board advances limited Aurora State Airport runway extension
![The Oregonian](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-Oregonian.png)
Officials to make Aurora State Airport development decision today
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Salem to pursue a runway extension
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Some want Oregon rural airports to get urban renewal
![The Oregonian](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-Oregonian.png)
A proposal rejects lengthening the runway for at least two decades
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
No runway extension recommended for Aurora State Airport
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Aurora wants to annex airport
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Aviation chairman takes on Wilsonville and Clackamas County
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Airport meeting draws crowd of nearly 100
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Three nonhighway projects in area to get funding
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
FAA Criticizes Clem's oversight of Aurora Airport
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-DJC.png)
Control tower funding takes off before planning
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Control tower planning begins despite concerns
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Meeting about Aurora Airport to be Thursday
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Three Mid-Valley projects to ease transportation
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-woodburn_ind_logo-1.png)
Aurora air traffic control tower makes priority list for state funding
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-CanbyHerald.png)
Airport changes causing concerns
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