Macon County Airport Authority May 2017 Meeting

Project Engineer Jimmy Luther checks the progress of taxiway construction

The Macon County Airport Authority met for their regular May 2017 meeting this afternoon. Video and a copy of the agenda are posted below.




MEDIA ROLL CALL
(media outlets with reporters or photographers present at the meeting)

Macon Media
The Franklin Press

Macon County Airport Authority

Agenda for Regular Meeting Held May 30th, 2017

1. Call to Order: Chair Gregory

2. Approval of Minutes for Meeting Held April 25th, 2017

3. Public Comment Session

4. Engineering Report: Project Engineer, Jimmy Luther

5. Kiosk Report/Update on Funding: Member Jenkins

6. Maintenance Report: Member Haithcock

7. Other Business

8. Adjourn

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Published at 7:40 pm on May 30, 2017

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Macon County Airport Authority August 2016 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met on the afternoon of August 30, 2016 at the Macon County Airport for their regular monthly meeting. Gavel to gavel video of the meeting is posted below.





MEDIA ROLL CALL
(media outlets with reporters present)

Macon Media (me)
The Franklin Press



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If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month.

If you have a business or event you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or underwriting coverage, send an email to editor@MaconMedia.com for more information. Serious inquiries only.

Thank You to the people who have been sending in donations and those businesses who are underwriting coverage of news and events. You have kept Macon Media online.


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Macon County Airport Authority Regular April 2015 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met today at the airport to hold a public hearing and discuss their recommended fiscal year 2015-2016 budget to the Macon County Commissioners. No one from the public attended the meeting, so no one spoke for against the proposed budget.

Macon County Airport Authority

Budget Request for FY 2015-2016

Legal Fees	$5,000
Contract Services	$2,400
Audit	$6,100
Maintenance Supplies	$500
Operating Supplies	$300
Events	$2,000
Gas/Propane	$4,500
Property/Building Maintenance	$15,000
Postage/Departmental	$100
Travel	$1,600
Telephone expense	$1,000
Electricity	$10,500
Property Insurance	$7,000
Capital Equipment	$0
TOTAL	$56,000

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Macon County Airport Authority October 2014 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met on October 28, 2014. Among the items discussed was closing out the runway construction project and beginning the taxiway improvement. Also mentioned were bids for a rotating beacon and a discussion about the helipad lights and AWOS Radio System that no longer work.

The Airport Authority meets on the last Tuesday of the month.

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Marine helicopters refuel at airport

Two UH-1Y Venoms and six AH-1W Super Cobras stopped to refuel at the Macon County Airport in Franklin, NC on October 16, 2014 and I was lucky enough to be able to capture the event on video and take a few photos while the Marines went about their duties.

For those with a limited attention span, here is a short video:





and for those of us who can't get enough of this stuff, here is nearly 17 minutes of over an hour of footage:


The helicopters where there about two hours in the late morning and early afternoon. You can see the photos I took on Flickr.

For those who want a little more information on the helicopters and their roles in combat, click on the links below.

UH-1Y Venoms

Wikipedia

Marines

Bell Helicopters



AH-1W SuperCobras

Wiklipedia

Marines

Bell Helicopters

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Macon County Airport Authority 08-26-2014

The Macon County Airport Authority met on Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Among the items discussed was the passage of a resolution honoring the late Harlod Corbin as an eternal friend of the Macon County Airport. I will post a copy of that as soon as it is provided to me.


Here is the video of the proceedings.

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Macon County Airport Authority June 2014 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 for their regular monthly meeting. A quorum was not present, so the board could not conduct any regular business. Here is the video of the informational session that was held in lieu of an official meeting.

Chairman Miles Gregory announced that he had polled members of the board and found that there was a consensus to recommend to the county commissioners that Richard Rose of Highlands be selected to replace the recently deceased Harold Corbin on the board.

The next meeting will take place at the airport on the last Tuesday in July, which is the 29th of the month.

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Macon County Airport Authority March 2014 Meeting

The Macon County Airport Authority met this afternoon amidst flurries for their March 2014 meeting. The video of the proceedings is posted below.



The board approved a budget to submit to the Macon County Commissioners to consider during their annual budget process. Here are the figures:

MACON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY

BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 2014-2015

Legal Fees	$5,000
Contract Services	$1,000
Audit	$6,100
Maintenance Supplies	$500
Events	$2,000
Gas/Propane	$4,500
Property/Bldg Maintenance	$16,400
Postage/Departmental	$100
Travel	$1,600
Telephone Expense	$1,000
Electricity	$10,500
Property Insurance	$7,000
Capital Equipment	$0
Total	$56,700

MEDIA ROLL CALL
Macon Media (me)
Macon County News

I try to include a media roll call in my coverage notes in order to help keep the local media present. If you see coverage of a meeting and the organization wasn't there, then they either got the information about what went on from a member of the board or by using other media organization's coverage of the meeting. If your media organization wishes to do a write up of this meeting based on my video, and you did not have a reporter present, please credit me in the story byline as "Information contributed by Bobby Coggins of MaconMedia.com"

I posted some of the photos I took before and during the meeting on Flickr.

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