HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-08-1983 Regular Meeting1 0 ,1
The Airport Board of the City of Fairhope, Alabama net July 8, 1983
at 2:00•p.m. at the Civic Center Complex, 161 N. Section Street
Donald Coogan, Chairman; Buzz Colling, Jim Gaston, David Barnhill,
were present. Trisha Nelson was absent due to a doctor's appoint-
ment.
A delegation of pilots that fly at the Fairhope Municipal Airport
were present to address the Board. They included Gilbert Wesley,
Lee Statler, John Hall, Bill Heath, Mason McGowan and Dr. Eubanks.
Gilbert Wesley addressed the Board stating several allegations of
misuse by the present manager, who is running the airport since
Phil Bass filed Chapter 11. He told the Board that he along with
the others present felt that things were not right at the airport
and stated that on two occasions nosegear had been broken, that
a wing on his plane had been damaged and that another plane had
been damaged when it was not tied down right and bad weather blew
the plane loose into another plane. He also told the board that
they were keeping the South gate locked, and that it was terribly
inconvenient to unload airplanes or get to them with this gate
locked. He told of an incident occuring with Mrs. Cosby and his
wife that he alleged Mrs. Cosby wouldn't let his wife drive down
to unload a plane he was on and even in fact tried to take the keys
away from her when she attempted to go down on the ramp. He further
stated that the grass was knee high and that he felt the Board was
not doing its duty in not putting an airport manager there who would
run an operation for people interested in aviation. That at this
time all the personnel at Bass are building furniture for two bars,
Yesterdays and Studebakers.
Mr. Coogan told Mr. Wesley that we were in contact with Mrs. Cosby and
knew that something had to be done permanently at the Airport that we
in fact were working on some Airport Rules & Regulations that would help
the situation. That since the Chapter 11 filing we were trying to work
with Mrs. Cosby in running things, that we knew she was not a professional
airport operater. He also asked Mr. Wesley why he had not paid the tie -
down fees at the airport that all the other pilots were paying. He answered
that because of the trouble with his planes he felt they were incompetent
and that in the lease it did not give the FBO the right to charge or collect
these fees. Further discussion led to Mr. Coogan agreeing to talk to Mrs.
Cosby and see that the gate is opened in the future. He further stated he
would be in contact to see if all things mentioned today were in fact true
and get Mrs. Cosby's comments.
At this time the delegation left and the Board discussed and later adopted
a set of Airport Rules and Regulations. Motion by Jim Gaston, 2nd
by Dave Barnhill, and unanimously carried.
There being no further business, meeting was duly adjourned.