The blog has been getting
inquiries about the supporters meetings, from people that do not live in St.
Clair, who want to attend. The city was asked for a copy of
the ordinance that they claim the meeting violated, but the city has
not responded with the ordinance as of yet. As you will notice, the
ordinance was not cited in the letter.
FEDERAL
LAW states that the city is obligated To operate the airport for the use
and benefit of the public to make it available to all types, kinds, and classes
of aeronautical activity on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust
discrimination.
This means the general and
aviation public is welcome at the airport for any aeronautical activity at
anytime. The FAA is the final authority in determining what, in fact,
constitutes a compromise of safety. As
such, an airport sponsor that is contemplating the denial of a proposed
on-airport aeronautical activity or access is encouraged to contact the local
ADO or regional airports division. Those offices will then seek assistance from
FAA Flight Standards (FS) and Air Traffic (AT) to assess the reasonableness of
the proposed action because of safety and efficiency, and to determine whether
unjust discrimination or an exclusive rights violation results from the
proposed restrictions.
If Blum wants to close the airport, and knows that part 16 complaints stop his process, why is he generating the condition that leads to part 16 complaints?
ReplyDeleteBecause he does not know the rules, has no desire to learn the rules and he will continue to stumble through the process until the FAA teaches him the correct process of following the rules. When it comes to the FAA, the rules are their bible, and if the rules don't work for them, they will change them to make them work for them. If Blum thinks he can change this, he should run for president in 2016, as his ego is sufficient to lead him down that path.
The "meeting at the airport" issue is the reason our airport support organization chose to hold our annual meeting away from the airport. We did not want to run into any possible challenge from the county about using the airport administration building without a formal approval process. So we elected to meet at a public building which provides public meeting spaces for non-profit organizations. We met at the local library and it worked out fine.
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