KDLS Aircraft Storage, LLC, has requested permission to build a 60-by-120-foot aircraft hanger on one of the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport lots near the new taxiway. An agreement in 2002 between Klickitat County and the City of The Dalles began joint ownership of the airport.
KDLS Aircraft Storage, LLC, has requested permission to build a 60-by-120-foot aircraft hanger on one of the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport lots near the new taxiway. An agreement in 2002 between Klickitat County and the City of The Dalles began joint ownership of the airport.
GOLDENDALE — The jail was not the only subject for the Klickitat County Board of Commissioners on June 4 (see related story, A1).
Columbia Gorge Regional Airport Manager Jeff Renard presented commissioners with a land lease for a new company, KDLS Aircraft Storage, LLC, which is requesting permission to build a 60-by-120-foot aircraft hanger on one of the lots near the new taxiway. The land lease for the 7,200 square foot building will be $1,440 per year. That’s because, in part, the federal government is subsidizing airport activity to keep private aviation alive, and the 20 cents per square foot per year is actually one of the higher rates in the region.
Once the 40 years are up, though, the hangar becomes the property of the airport.
Renard also noted the agreement between Klickitat County and the City of The Dalles that created the joint ownership of the airport took place in 2002, with each entity agreed to contribute $65,000 per year to the airport.
“That $130,000 annual joint contribution hasn’t changed since 2002,” Renard said. “There’s never been an additional dollar. The only money that has changed during that time has been match money for local grants, and with the almost $6 million that I was able to leverage last year, we were at about 4% match money instead of 10%.”
He also said that one of the most exciting developments would be to complete everything needed for Columbia Gorge Community College to offer an airplane repair certification program. “That will mean lots of jobs for the youth of the area,” he said.
In other news
Under the consent agenda, the BOCC approved:
• A contract amendment between the county Behavioral Health and Relias for a platform that is used for staff training and continuing education.
• A ground lease between City of The Dalles, Klickitat County and KDLS Airport Storage, LLC.
• A resolution establishing outdoor burning restrictions in Burn Ban Zone Three, effective from June 17 until rescinded.
• A $40,000 increase in the contract between the county and AKS Engineering that amends the cost from $44,000 to $84,000.
• An hourly rate consultant agreement between the county and Sargent Engineers, Inc., to repair expansion joints and install asphalt overlays for four bridges in the county.
• Another consultant agreement between the county and Sargent Engineers, Inc., to develop plans, specifications, and estimates for deck repair/rehabilitation for five other bridges located in the county.
• A request from Goldendale Rodeo Bible Camp to waive fees for the use of the Klickitat County Fairgrounds July 22-28.
• A resolution initiating Klickitat County Road Projects and assigning CRP numbers.
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