LACK OF MAINTENANCE

After a request from an aircraft owner, the city has cleaned the secondary taxiway.   The debris on the taxiways led to propeller damage to a tenant’s aircraft.  This was not the first incident involving propeller damage.   The condition of the taxiways was listed in the inspection completed by the state aviation department , and was listed in the things the city needed to address in order for the FAA to continue to address the city’s attempt to close the airport.   Maintenance of federally funded projects is a requirement of the grant assurances that accompany federal funding.   Maintenance of the airway structures has been ignored by the city since 2006.  The runway has started to develop cracks that if left un addressed, will cause early deterioration of the runway.