Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR 97523, January 29, 2003
DEQ fines G.P. business $5,400
Nine penalties totaling
$50,553 were recently issued
by the Oregon Dept. of Envi-
ronmental Quality (DEQ).
The largest penalty levied
was $13,385 against Interstate
Heavy Hauling Inc., Portland,
for various underground stor-
age tank permit violations at a
northeast Portland site.
The next largest penalty
was levied against Bartels
Meat Co. Inc., Eugene, for
failing to complete initial in-
vestigation measures follow-
ing a release or petroleum
from an underground storage
tank on its property.
William H. Ferguson,
Grants Pass, was fined $5,400
for failing to properly install
and maintain erosion controls
at the Laurelridge Subdivision
construction site, as required
in its National Pollution Dis-
charge Eliminations System
general water permit, resulting
in the discharge of unfiltered
turbid water to Gilbert Creek,
according to DEQ.
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USFS Biscuit Fire money
possibly used to get grant
I.V. Airport Advisory Board plans for improvements
By SAM NEWTON
Staff Writer
Don McLennan was intro-
duced as the new Illinois Val-
ley Airport Advisory Commit-
tee board member during the
group’s Thursday evening,
Jan. 16 meeting at the airport.
Also during the meeting,
Alex Grossi, director of air-
ports for Josephine County
announced that the U.S. Forest
Service paid $21,160 for the
use of airport facilities during
the Biscuit Fire.
“The money might possi-
bly be used for seed money to
obtain more grants for repairs
on the airport,” Grossi said,
noting that $64,000 from the
Oregon Dept. of Aviation and
$150,000 from the Federal
Aviation Administration has
also been made available for
airport renovations.
Lou Levison, committee
chairman, asked if the work
on the industrial park had any
bearing on the grant money
becoming available.
“Yes, the ODA and FAA
were made aware of the 100-
acre lease from Viridian, and
the improvements on the in-
dustrial park and were im-
pressed,” Grossi said. Viridian
is conducting nickel-
extracting work on-site, using
alyssum plants.
McClennan asked if the
$150,000 FAA grant would be
used for repairs.
Grossi said that if both
grants could be used in unison
that a new overlay of the run-
way and new runway skirts
could be possible.
Grossi reported that the
new footpath connector (to be
named later) from the airport
to the Rough and Ready Bo-
tanical Wayside was almost
completed, with approxi-
mately 60-feet left.
Board members noted that
completion of the trail should
be accomplished as soon as
possible while inexpensive
labor (Job Council, etc.) were
still available. The Job Coun-
cil also will clear brush and
perform clean-up around the
airport grounds.
Names for the trail were
suggested as well.
“Bob Perkins was instru-
mental in the creation of the
trail, and I feel it’s only right
that we honor him in some
way, or maybe even let him
name it,” board member Ed
Russell said.
Grossi suggested that
signs be installed on the trail
to warn hikers to watch for
incoming or outgoing aircraft
before crossing.
Grossi recently attended
an airport advisory committee
quarterly update meeting with
the county commissioners
who requested one-year and
two- to five-year goals from
the Master Plan and Airport
Layout Plan (ALP) for the
airport.
Grossi said that quite a
few of the tasks in the one- to
two-year plan were already
accomplished and that maybe
some of the two- to five-year
goals could be moved up to
the one-year list.
Some of the goals for the
one- to two-year plan include:
Actively searching for lessees
for hangars, lots and property;
crack seals, repair runway,
and remove trees to clear the
approach to the runway.
Grossi noted that the Civil
Air Patrol (CAP) had con-
tacted him in regard to the use
of airport facilities in April for
a glider-training encampment.
Grossi said that CAP has
50 to 60 cadets who will be
practice-flying. CAP believes
that the airport would be a
perfect place for the encamp-
ment, and more information
will come later.
The subjects of acquisi-
tion of properties surrounding
the airport, relocation of Air-
port Drive and wildlife fenc-
ing were discussed briefly,
but no decisions were made.
Grossi reported that a few
concerned citizens had ap-
proached him about dust
blowing from the experimen-
tal Viridian alyssum grow
nearby.
Grossi informed the peo-
ple that he had noticed the
seeds were germinating and it
was greening up out there.
A concerned citizen, Dave
Levison, reported that a piece
of equipment being used by
Viridian had damaged part of
the taxiway near the hangars
at the north end of the airport
runway. Viridian spokesmen
informed Levison that they
would speak to Grossi about
repairs. Grossi said that so far,
no contact had been made.
The Illinois Valley Air-
port Advisory Committee will
hold an Airport Planning
Workshop on Monday, Feb. 3
from 2 to 4 p.m. in the county
building in Downtown Cave
Junction.
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to a man than good advice.
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