State chooses to support aviation interests over local communities!
Dept. of Aviation is applying to FAA for $33.3M!
A funding proposal to expand the Aurora Airport is suddenly back on the table at the Legislature.
Contrary to what we were told by the Governor’s Office in early August, the Governor’s Office has decided to allow the application go forward by Oregon Dept. of Aviation to the FAA for $33.3 Million dollars to expand the Aurora Airport. This after being informed of fatal flaws in the application, the years of broken public process and specific requests by negatively impacted parties to stop it.
Our understanding is that the “request for retroactive approval” for the application (which was submitted in early August) will be heard before the General Government Sub-Committee of the Joint Ways & Means Committee on Monday, Sept. 24, and then (if approved) by the Legislative Emergency Board on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Turning Aurora Airport into a large corporate jet airport with commercial aviation potential will negatively impact residential property values, remove large acreage from agricultural usage, create more airplane noise, increase traffic grid lock and significantly lower quality of life.
Please contact the members of the Emergency Board listed below and voice your opposition.
Why should this be opposed?
- A decade long broken public process
- Exclusion of Clackamas County and Wilsonville, the main impacted municipalities
- An end run of State land use law
- State action riding rough shod over the wishes of impacted communities
Please call or communicate your opposition by email to the members of the Legislative Emergency Board, who will make the decision on this!
Communicate to Emergency Board committee email, or as many as you feel comfortable with. This may be our last opportunity to block the Aurora Airport expansion.
2017-2018 Interim
Joint Emergency Board
https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017I1/Committees/EB/Overview
Co-Chair
Senator Peter Courtney – Senate President sen.petercourtney@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1600
Co-Chair
Representative Tina Kotek – House Speaker Rep.TinaKotek@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1200
Member
Senator Lew Frederick
Sen.LewFrederick@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1722
Member
Senator Fred Girod
Sen.FredGirod@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1709
Member
Senator Bill Hansell
Sen.BillHansell@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1729
Member
Senator Betsy Johnson
Sen.BetsyJohnson@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1716
Member
Senator Rod Monroe
Sen.RodMonroe@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1724
Member
Senator Arnie Roblan
Sen.ArnieRoblan@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1705
Member
Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
Sen.ElizabethSteinerHayward@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1717
Member
Senator Chuck Thomsen
Sen.ChuckThomsen@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1726
Member
Senator Jackie Winters
Sen.JackieWinters@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1710
Member
Representative David Gomberg
Rep.DavidGomberg@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1410
Member
Representative Mike McLane
rep.mikemclane@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1400
Member
Representative Nancy Nathanson
Rep.NancyNathanson@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1413
Member
Representative Dan Rayfield
rep.danrayfield@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1416
Member
Representative Greg Smith
rep.gregsmith@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1457
Member
Representative Barbara Smith Warner
rep.barbarasmithwarner@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1445
Member
Representative Duane Stark
rep.duanestark@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1404
Member
Representative Gene Whisnant
Rep.GeneWhisnant@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1453
Member
Member
Representative Jennifer Williamson – House Majority Leader Rep.JenniferWilliamson@oregonlegislature.gov
503-986-1436
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Thank you
Friends of French Prairie