— from Port of Orcas website —
https://www.portoforcas.com/master-plan/
The Airport is currently completing an Airport Master Plan that will guide development over the next 20 years. The master plan began in early September with an aeronautical survey to collect obstruction data and an inventory of the Airport’s existing facilities. The master plan is expected to conclude in March 2019.
A Project Advisory Committee has been established with members of the Port, FAA, WSDOT, San Juan County, the EPRC, and other key tenants on the airfield to provide technical feedback and guidance throughout the project. The Advisory Committee will meet three times over the course of the project.
The following is a list of parties invited to participate in the Advisory Committee for the Master Plan:
| Rick | Hughes | County Councilman – District 2 | San Juan County |
| Jackie | Hamilton | Owner, President & Director of Operations | Island Air, Inc. |
| Marc | Franklin | Vice President | Aero Services, Inc. |
| Phil | Peterson | Station Mgr | FedEx |
| Robert | Stansus | Chief Pilot | AirMed |
| Sarah | F | Customer Service Mgr | Kenmore Air |
| Jason | Douglas | Owner | San Juan Airlines |
| Jennifer | Kandel | Airport Planner | FAA |
| Paul | Kamin | Co Chair | EPRC |
| Eric | Johnson | Construction & Grants Program Manager | WSDOT |
| Malcolm | Goodfellow | represents self | General Aviation |
| Michael | Parnell | represents self | General Aviation |
| Greg | Kokorowski | Operations | Kenmore Air |
| Charles | Toxey | Owner | Kangaroo House B&B |
| Dan | Parrish | Chief | Empire Airlines |
The public will have multiple opportunities to attend public open houses and can submit comments at any point throughout the project. The next public open house is tentatively schedule for September 19, 2018.
Project communications will take place electronically through an email contact list. To sign up for the list please sign up below or contact the Project Team at orcasmasterplan@dowl.com.
Comments are accepted throughout the project and can be submitted anytime to orcasmasterplan@dowl.com.
September Public Open House
Please save the date for a tentative September Public Open House. The meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 19th at 1pm – 2pm at Orcas Island Fire & Rescue 45 Lavender Lane, Eastsound, Washington or from 5pm – 8:30 pm at Orcas Center 917 Mt Baker Rd, Eastsound, Washington. Formal presentations will be given at 5:30pm and 7:30pm for 30 minutes. The two presentations will be identical and there will be 30 minutes for public questions immediately following the presentation. All open house materials, including the slides, will be posted on the Port of Orcas website by September 5, 2018. Public comments will be accepted on the preferred alternative from September 5 to October 5, 2018. Please remember that public comments must be formally submitted by sending an email to orcasmasterplan@dowl.com or by calling Project Manager Leah Henderson at (425) 869-2670.
Orcas Island Master Plan Alternatives
To review and download the alternatives please see links below. One single file in a reduced size or multiple pages at a larger size are available. Please also review the Public Meeting #1 boards for more information prior to reviewing the alternatives.
To review a brief description of each alternative and how each alternative meets (or does not meet) FAA design standards, potential impacts to wetlands and land uses please review the Alternatives evaluation criteria document: ALTEvaluation-HighRes-OH2
Please review the following documents to better understand the FAA standards/requirements and pros and cons of each alternative in more detail.
Facility Requirements – Summary Tables
Combined in one reduced file: Orcas Alternatives Combined reduced
Multiple files:
1_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
2_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
3_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
4_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
5_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
7_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
9_ORSOrcas Alternatives Combined
If you would like to submit a comment, please send an email to Leah Henderson, Project Manager, at orcasmasterplan@dowl.com
If you would like to view the previous Master Plan Update, it is available here: 2008 Final Report
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Though I recognize some of the names listed as possible advisory committee participants the format does not allow me to see their accompanying title or relevance to the position. I would like to see this committee comprised of an equal number of non-pilot citizens (not “people” under the new county definition), but “citizens.” I mean… pilots and aviation companies are not the only ones affected by airport growth.
I might even go so far as to suggest that they are in fact… in the minority.
It’s unfortunate that all the formatting did not end up on this page, but on the Port’s page you can see the affiliations. I have asked the Port why this information was not available from January, when it was first requested.
The names were put up on August 20th on the Master Plan part of the Port website; they have to be revealed under the Public Records Act. I’m not sure why it took this long; that may be a question for the Port.
Here is that link:
https://www.portoforcas.com/master-plan/
I have my doubts that this is fair and balanced representation of affected neighbors, renters and businesses, and landowners. I intend to include that opinion in my comment to DOWL.