— from Anthony Simpson for Port of Orcas —
The Port of Orcas is seeking applicants to fill a pending vacancy for the position of Airport Manager of the Eastsound Airport. The Port will complete a Master Plan in early 2019 that will re-designate the Airport Reference Code (ARC) from B-I-Small to B-II with significant future projects required and envisioned to achieve compliance.
The successful candidate will be prepared to initiate, manage and direct those changes needed over the next 20 years. The Airport Manager’s Salary is $55,000-80,000 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Additional information regarding the position is available at www.portoforcas.com.
Applicants are asked to submit a resume, cover letter and 3-5 professional references with contact information to Port of Orcas, PO Box 53, Eastsound, WA 98245 or orcasairpor@rockisland.com no later than January 31s, 2019.
WOW! From this job description, it certainly seems that the Port manager and commissioners are bent on doing ALL projects of the “Preferred Plan,” and are using it to inform the job description!
I suggest that the Public read the entire job description and duties on the Port website before it disappears. I’m very curious to know how former job descriptions for Port manager compare to this one.
https://www.portoforcas.com/
What just happened here in this last 5 or 6 years?
The public asked the Port for 5 years or less for the Port to try to take a slower, more measured approach that was inclusive of citizen stakeholders’ concerns regarding this Master Plan. We were blamed for not attending meetings sooner than we knew what was going down. We were denied a real seat at the table, but that is exactly what we were supposed to have as the taxpaying public.
So… just because we’ll have an updated force-fed master Plan, that automatically makes us a Category B airport before any projects are completed? What if it is determined that they CAN’T all be done, after paying for “design” phases? Then what? We can’t go backwards.
Did the Port or DOWL even try to represent our geographic, density, noise, environmental constraints, and citizen concerns to the FAA? I have asked this repeatedly; no answer given. Since the FAA just reduced the environmental monies offered, and determined that no SEPAs will be needed, I’ll have to guess No is the answer. What an outrage.