Posted: June 9, 2025 | Updated: July 17, 2025
NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING
Body: Cresco Airport Commission
Date: June 1 1 th 2025
Time: 5:15 pm
Place: Cresco Airport
To: Airpolt Commission Members
City Clerk
Cresco Public Works Director
Howard County Board of Supervisors
Cresco Chamber of Commerce
Cresco Flyers
Hangar Tenants
All Interested Persons
Roll Call: Clair Pecinovsky, Ross Merritt, Bryan Schmitt, Gerald Ferrie, Rick Sovereign
Agenda
Old Business:
- Approval of Meeting Agenda
- Approval of Minutes from Prior Meetings
- Approval of Financial Report and Expenses
New Business:
- Update on FAA Runway inspection (Clair)
- Update on runway lights problems (Clair)
- Discussion on cut down trees and brush in ravine causing water backup problems.
- Update from city on restoring the dirt pile area back to farmland. (Rich)
- Discussion on possible lean to for tractor and mower storage.
- Discussion on additional hangers
- Interview possible Candidates for the Commission board along with a recommendation to City Council.
- Election of Officers
Next meeting date Motion to: Adjourn Posted Jun 9th 2025
MINUTES
| Jerry called meeting to order at 5:15 pm Roll Call… Present…Clair Pecinovsky, Rick Sovereign, Ross Merritt, Bryan Schmitt, Jerry Ferrie Absent… non …Visitors… Rich McConnell, councilman. Old Business… Motion Approve Agenda…lst Ross, 2nd Bryan … all approved Motion Approve Minutes… Ist Rick, 2nd Ross… all approved Motion Approve Claims/financial report & expenses… 1st Clair, 2nd Bryan… all approved New Business… 1. Update on FAA runway insp. Clair reported that Mike Marr said it would be released in late fall 2. Update on runway lights… Clair reported that they are operational now. Darrin Andera did repair 3. Discussion on cut trees & brush in ravine area… Clair will meet with David Brenno with how to proceed with clearing & possible burning…with either Mehmert or Hovey doing the work 4. Update on pile of black dirt/top soil still to be removed & returned back to field to be farmable again… Rich reported that the city and David Brenno are working on it. & a possibility that some of that area could be turned into a truck parking area that the city says it needs. 5. Discussion for lean-to addition for tractor/mower storage… Clair brought the only 2 contractor estimates and bids that he received…lt was deemed necessary that more clarification of the structure with materials & construction details were needed by both including a time period of when the actual work would be done. Clair will get that information from the contractors for the next meeting. 6. Discussion on additional hanger space need…. Clair made mention of pilots inquiring if we have space available to house and base their aircraft. It has been a need for many years at our airport & also surrounding airports. We have tried in the past to invest in that part of airport infrastructure but haven’t yet got it accomplished. At the other airports where airport owned hanger space was not available they leased a plot of ground where the person wanting hanger space could built his own. After some discussion it was agreed that would be an acceptable solution here. Clair mentioned that a fellow was already working on plans to build a 30×40 hanger here if given a lease to do so. It would be in a designated location in our A.L.P. After discussion of that matter Clair would contact that person so he could bring the detailed plan of the desired construction to our next meeting. 7. Interview interested persons to fill commission vacancy… There was one person who filled out the application but his address was outside the city limits- Rich mentioned that the city adjusted their policy to accommodate the Fire Dept. He would see if that could be changed also for the airport commission. A motion was made to accept his application…lst Bryan, 2nd Ross… all approved. 8. Election of Officers… With Jerry’s term ending and his being the presiding chairman Ross was nominated… 1st Rick, 2nd Clair… Motion made to approve Ross as chairman… 1st Rick, 2nd Bryan… all approved 9. Next meeting date… July 9, 2025. 10. Motion to Adjourn… 1st Clair, 2nd Bryan… all approved 7:05 pm Submitted… Clair Pecinovsky…secretary |