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AND HE FELT SURE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL LOOK ON IT FAVORABLY, HE NOTED <br />THAT THE STACKING OF PLANES IS COSTING PIPER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT REVENUE <br />DERIVED FROM THE AIRPORT TO PAY FOR THIS PROJECT, <br />MR. BIESCHKE STATED THAT THERE IS NOT BECAUSE MOST OF THEIR <br />MONIES ARE ALREADY COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE TERMINAL AND THE PARKING <br />LOT. THEY ARE OPERATING SLIGHTLY IN THE BLACK,. BUT DO NOT MAKE THAT <br />MUCH MONEY. THEY DO NOT SHARE AT ALL IN THE AD VALOREM TAXES; THEY <br />GET NO HELP ON THE EXPANSION AT ALL,.AND IT WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF THE <br />AIRPORT FUNDS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF HE IS SAYING THAT THE AD VALOREM TAXES <br />THE CITY CHARGES FOR THE AIRPORT DO NOT GO INTO THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT <br />FUND. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS EXPLAINED THAT THE AIRPORT MONEY GOES BACK <br />FOR MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT. THE ONLY MONEY THE CITY <br />GETS IS FOR FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION AND ADMINISTRATION, <br />MR, HARRIS STATED THAT THE AIRPORT PAYS FOR MAINTENANCE OF <br />THE ROADS AT THE AIRPORT, FOR THE WATER AND 'SEWER LINES, AND ALSO HAS <br />TO PAY FOR FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT THEY ARE CHARGED FOR EVERY- <br />THING BY THE CITY, BUT WHEN THEY WANT ASSISTANCE, THEY COME TO -THE COUNTY <br />FOR HELP. THE COUNTY GIVES THEM HELP, AND THE CITY CHARGES FOR IT. <br />+ COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT THE AIRPORT BUSINESS IS AN <br />ENTIRELY SEPARATE ENTITY FROM WHICH THE CITY RECEIVES NO INCOME, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY GETS ALL THE AD <br />VALOREM TAX AND THEN THEY CHARGE FOR ALL THE SERVICES. HOWEVER, THAT <br />IS NOT THE PRESENT ISSUE. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO HELP <br />THE AIRPORT VERY MUCH, BUT DOUBTED WHETHER THE COUNTY HAS THREE WEEKS <br />OF TIME TO LEND OUT THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THIS <br />PROJECT OFFERS ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED IF <br />THE FAA APPROVED. <br />MR. HARRIS STATED THAT THE FAA AGREES THAT THE TEMPORARY RUN- <br />WAY WILL SUFFICE UNTIL THE GRANT IS APPROVED FOR THE NEW RUNWAY AND TAXI- <br />WAY. HE NOTED THAT THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY FUNDING ON THE TEMPORARY <br />RUNWAY. <br />w <br />MAY , 91979 <br />, <br />BOOK 40 PAGE X24 <br />I <br />