Airport reviews lease language

The Saratoga Airport Board has been supervising hangar inspections, performed by Kent Smith, in hopes that they will be completed at the end of the year. This is to maintain standards set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that limit personal items interfering with aviation activities.

While Smith said that most everyone has had something that did not belong, he did not consider anything to be a major issue and everyone is mostly in compliance. There are 10 hangars left to inspect, Smith said, and providing the owners or someone on their behalf can be present for an inspection before the end of the year, he feels that he has enough time to complete inspections.

With regards to the language in the private lease agreements about termination and renewal (discussed in November), Andy Van Tol, audience member of the Dec. 10 meeting and lease holder, said he has been researching language and offered to write up something for the board members to review.

Minimum standards for leasing have also been under review, and Van Tol mentioned that he should be able to include language for that as well. Currently, there are contradictions in the minimum standards regarding flight operators and the lease agreement, and Van Tol offered to write up suggestions for that as well.

Richard Raymer, council representative on the board, wants everything regarding language to be put to bed at the January meeting, with final wording in February, so that they may start the process of adopting the language. As such, Raymer stressed that all concerned owners should consider any other changes they feel should be made and bring them to the board’s attention in coming weeks.

During Kim Lorenzen’s report as the airport manager, discussion about the tower, a building that may be considered condemned upon inspection, was introduced. The building is no longer functional and may not be salvageable, so the board members would plan inspection and to discuss demolition with the Saratoga Town Council.

The next regularly scheduled Saratoga Airport board meeting is on Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. at the Saratoga Town Hall.

 

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