Mayor Blum stated he did not believe we spent any funds, that Air Evac spent their own funds.

The following relates to what is true and what is not true concerning content on this blog.   The FAA is clear on certain elements of aviation; a pilot must obtain “all pertinent information” concerning the weather, airports, equipment, and physical conditions, when planning a flight.   To make statements about the airport without all the pertinent information is reckless, and irresponsible.   Something that could ground a pilot.   It is very clear that statements are made by the city or the mayor concerning the airport without all the pertinent information. 

The following is from the public comment period of the Dec 17^th 2012 meeting. 

 Mr. Dempsey asked if airport funds were spent fixing the facility for Air Evac and how much was spent. Mayor Blum stated he did not believe we spent any funds, that Air Evac spent their own funds.  

If a person is going to make claims about how much money the airport is costing the city, it would make sense to at least look at the books.

What is interesting is that this is all blamed on the fixed wing tenants. No mention has ever been made as to what it cost to put Airevac on the field.  But if the fixed wing tenants want the runway plowed, well that's just to bad, we are only going to plow half of it.  

Let’s look at the airport expense from 2006, $23,298 is listed as expense for AirEvac.  Someone does not know what they are talking about.  

That $23,298 listed as an Air evac expesnse.

Other expenses that are chargeable to the Airevac project are listed in misc. and Repairs and maintenance.  

Other expenses include
Septic Services	pump out holding tank	110
Binks Trucking	rock and tractor time	260
Vision excavating	storm water, reil excavation asphalt cutting 12" riser, back-fill	9383.46
Paul Gross	wiring the sewer pump replace breakers	487
"	Install disconnect on FAA riel system	556
Central Missouri Septic	pumping disposal	480
Septic Services	pumping out tank	175
total		11451.46

All this was done for the AirEvac project.  That comes to $33,749.46 the city spent on AirEvac. 

This is at a time where Airevac is paying %1.4 of the airport income.  The fixed wing tenants were paying 98.6% of the airport income. 

But then again who is running the airport?  The mayor, and by his own admission does not know how to operate an airport.

“I am no aviation expert, and I am not a FAA guru”