RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

Drilling says $5,000 owed airport for gasoline. 11-9-1972Airport buys 3rd plane. 11-11-1972Genesee County to get $10,000 back debts in gas, etc. from airport -Combs Aviation and successor Batavia Aviation. 12-14-1972Legislators to allow airport to pay what it owes for gasoline. 2-15-1973Fly-in breakfast Sunday. 7-6-1973$358,000 from State & Federal funds for improvement. 9-6-19733 students get pilot's license. 6-2-1973Funds in hand to improve airport. 9-6-1973Long range airport funds set up - improvements planned. 9-13-1973County discusses naming airport "Protector" 4-11-1974Two Swedes to fly fome from. 8-20-1974Two Swedes make it - send card from Poland. 9-28-1974Airport use and revenues up. 12-14-1974County to review airport agreement - critical of present management. 2-28-1975Federal government okays $24,992 for airport master plan. 11-7-1975County to review airport agreement, payments in arears. 2-23, 26-1976Legislature okays agreement - Walter Guthrie, manager, commended. 3-25-1976Johnson Engineers of Binghamton to improve runways. 5-27-1976RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAirport (cont) Picture: New runway at. 10-23-1976Airport called one of best for its size - air view. 12-29-1976County to get $319,000 federal funds for airport improvements. 9-16-1976County seeking grant for airport upgrading. 1-13-1977Pair unhurt when plane skids off runway. 2-23-1977Airport operation reverts to county. 3-29-1977Airport operator held to contract. 3-31-1977County to run airport. 3-29-1977Walter and William Guthrie say can't continue. Prior Aviation Services ofCheektowaga to have 5 year lease. Air view of airport. 6-23-1977Prior now at airport - picture. 7-1-1977County approves half-million plan improvement. 1-26-1978Prior Aviation Service to run airport (of Cheektowaga) 6-23-1977Half-million project planned. 1-26-1978County to invest $10,000 for restaurant equipment. 4-5-1978Prior Aviation Service of Buffalo operator in 1978.County officials consider extending runway to 5,000 feet. 5-3-1978New runway to start . 8-7-1978Legislature buys 14 acres for airport. 1-11-1979Airport plans run to $7 million. 6-5-1979Cord-Air gets permit FAA to carry passengers - give air taxi service -only cargo before. 10-24-1979Helicopter flights offered at airport. 11-1-1979Purchase offers made to residents in way of new longer runway. 11-15-1979Keeler Construction Company of Albion low bid taxi runway. 8-17-1978Airport nets $8,680 for year. 4-26-1979Airport improvement planned over 20 year period (cost $7 million) 6-5-1979To expand airport as satellite (FAA) 8-8-1979Legislature approves airport work - $800,000 from Feds. 8-9-1979Questions asked of Legislature by owners of homes in path of proposed