RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONLegislature contemplating rehiring airport manager. After four years underGreat Lakes Aviation, F. Robert Bialkowski recommends manager tohave personal responsibility, opening airport restaurant. 2-20-1985Public Service Committee produces $8 million plan for airport. 3-21-1985County pays $10,000 for gasoline tanks. 8-20-1985Legislature votes funds for airport improvement. 12-12-1985Over 30 parachutists released from DC-3 over airport in maneuver overairport - picture. 8-22-1986Pictures of parachutists maneuvers. 8-23-1986Parachute show all week at airport. 7-8-1987Skydiving at airport - pictures. 8-22-1987Contract with Great Lakes Aviation (5 years) ran out in January -Legislature to study renewal. 3-11-1988State offers grant - airport to build new aircraft tie-down system. 4-22-1988Legislature okays new 5 year lease to Great Lakes Aviation, headed byF. Robert Bialkowski. 4-28-1988Airshow with jumps for weekend. 8-19-1988County says FAA plans to widen runways, remove two buildings onState Street Road. 2-27-1988Airport asking $2.8 million in federal funds for work. 3-17-1988Drilling, founder of Batavia Airways, operates Air School in West Palm Beach- Batavia Airport managed by P & L Air - Peter Lockner and DonaldPophal.Take over from Drilling - have five instructors. 5-4-1988Akron men crash when landing gear collapses on landing - not hurt. 6-6-1988Plan to rebuild airport put off. 6-28-1988County gets $378,000 grant for. 8-22-1988Federal grant to be used to plan future of airport. 8-24-1988County gets over $350,000 federal grant for improvements at airport. 9-29-1988Airport to get facelift. 4-27-1989Regional Planning Council to study traffic at airport this summer - withnoise counter. 4-18-1989SUBJECT TEXT DATEAirport (cont)County may extend airport across State Street Road. "Possibly" acrosswind runway. Joseph Amedick head of Advisory Committee. 9-2-1989Airport Advisory Committee recommends 20yr capital bonds to improveairport. 1-23-1990Legislature approves acceptance of $2.2 million in federal funds to widenrunway. 9-28-1989Residents oppose closing part of State Street for airport runway extension. 3-30-1990State studying benefit to county of. 4-11-1990Plan for enlarging airport in works for months and approved by State andFederal authorities put on hold for public discussion. 8-1-1990Committee recommends contract to Cold Springs Construction of Akron towiden runways. 7-3-1990US Parachutists Assn at airport. 8-24-1990Widening of runways and lighting going on - subjet to federal funds for moreof same. 10-10-1990Interview woth Jeff Boshart, owner of boshart Enterprises that repairs