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Aurora Aiport Airport Layout Plan Approved by ODA and FAA
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...
Aurora Aiport Master Plan: Preferred Alternative Presented to Board of Aviation
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 Alternative"...
Friends of French Pairie Position on Aurora Airport Mastper Plan Development Alternatives
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 opposed to...
ODA Finally Releases Aurora Airport Build Plan Alternatives
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 seemed...
Planning Advisory Committee Protest & Clackamas County Legal Inquiry Re: Air Traffic Control Tower Planning Process
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...
Oregon Department of Transportation Staff Report Following OTC Testimony
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...
Oregon Transportation Commission Hears Testimony Against Air Traffic Control Tower Plan
On Wednesday, June 21, the Oregon Transportation Commission took public testimony in a hearing on the ConnectOregon III program, the funding source for master planning and siting an air traffic control tower at the Aurora Airport. This project has been ranked high on...
Marion County & ODA Approve IGA for Aurora Airport
Over the course of the past two years, a great deal of activity has been afoot behind the scenes concerning the Aurora Airport. Most focused on the prospect of a getting funding and approval for an air traffic control tower at the airport. On June 7, Commissioner...
Heliport Zone Change Request Adjoining Aurora Airport
On March 31, 2009, U S Leaseco, Inc, a Delaware corporation with a local address in Corvallis filed an application to change the Comprehensive Plan designation from Primary Agriculture to Public, seeking an exception to Statewide Planning Goals 3 (Agricultural Lands)...
Aurora Airport Expansion
The Aurora Airport is already the busiest municipal airport in Oregon in terms of small plane take offs & landings, and has been the subject of numerous expansion and development proposals over the years. The most recent was Sen. Betsy Johnson's attempt in the...
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
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
Wilsonville government appeals Aurora Airport decision to Oregon Court of Appeals
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
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
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
Two cities, two land-use advocacy groups sue to challenge Aurora Airport expansion
![Statesman Journal](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-StatesmanJournal.png)
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
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-nbaa-1.png)
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
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-latimes-1.png)
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
![Wilsonville Spokesman](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-WilsonvilleSpokesman.png)
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
![Capital Press](https://friendsoffrenchprairie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-CapitalPress.png)