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Frustrated Illinois Valley Airport users seek new direction
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suggested that possible fuel
options be placed on the
agenda for a future board
meeting.
“Its a big deal for this
airport,” Hill said.
The Lingering Issue
Grossi has managed the
county’s two airports for
more than nine years. He’s
seen three different sets of
advisory boards formed in
that time, with many of the
same issues left unresolved.
During a Tuesday, Dec.
29 telephone interview,
Grossi said that the lack of
fueling capacity at I.V. Air-
port “has been a concern for a
long time.” He said that FAA
does sometimes fund fuel
projects, “but there has to be a
substantial demand.”
“They build it after its
unmistakably needed,” Grossi
stated.
Despite the grumblings
from airport users, tenants
and advisory board members
about the fuel situation,
Grossi said he doesn’t think
A series of rumors has spread about the possible installa-
tion of a 6-foot-high perimeter fence around Illinois Valley
Airport off Hwy. 199 between Cave Junction and O’Brien.
During a Josephine County Board of Commissioners
meeting Thursday, Dec. 17 with county legal staff, Commis-
sioner Sandi Cassanelli stated that she heard a rumor that the
fence materials already had been purchased and stored.
But county Airports Manager Alex Grossi said that is
simply not the case.
He said that the county has received two grants for a
fence. The first was for engineering, and another was for the
first phase of construction.
A third grant would go toward completion of the project,
Grossi said, adding that materials for the fence have not been
purchased.
The fence proposal is in the engineering-and-design
phase, Grossi said. It also is being examined by the I.V. Air-
port Advisory Board.
“It’s stagnated there while the committee puts in its in-
put,” Grossi said. “It was further along, but the advisory
board wanted to re-address the issue and take a closer look at
it.”
While the advisory board can make recommendations on
the fence and its design, Grossi said that the Federal Aviation
Administration ultimately will be charged with making those
decisions.
“FAA is the funding source, and they do have the final
word on what they will spend the money on,” Grossi said.
“They do take citizen input, but a secure perimeter is the ob-
jective.”
The proposed fence already has caused some consterna-
tion, as Grants Pass attorney Jim Dole has written a letter to
the county on behalf of two clients regarding the layout of the
enclosure.
Dole is representing I.V. Airport tenants Kurt Krauss and
George Savord.
Krauss, who owns and leases ground at the facility, said
that his biggest concern is that he does not want the fence to
be built near the two hangars that he utilizes, as that would
restrict his access.
Betty Ann Scott
Betty Ann Scott, 78 of
Newport, Ore., died Dec. 21,
2009 at her home.
She was born in 1931 to
Ray & Lorene Nickerson in
Modesto, Calif.
Her occupations ranged
from bookkeeping in the
commercial real estate and
insurance industries, to man-
aging a commissary in Saudi
Arabia. For the past five
years, she especially enjoyed
working at the front desk for
Elizabeth Street Inn in New-
port.
She loved and appreci-
ated her time with her family,
her extensive worldwide trav-
els connected to her husband
Jack’s employment, and living
in Newport where she grew
numerous friendships. She
particularly enjoyed her in-
volvement with the Red Hat
Society.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Ray &
Lorene Nickerson.
She is survived by her
husband of more than 54
years, Jack L. “Lee” Scott;
sons, Loren, of Sacramento,
and Tyler, of Greer, S.C.; two
sisters, Patricia Verstegen, of
Joseph, Ore., and Jeanne
Brosseau, of Cathlamet,
Wash.; one granddaughter;
two grandsons; two great-
granddaughters; and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
No memorial service is
planned.
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Sharon Billman Coots,
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Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 at
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A service was held on
Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010 at the
RCC Belt Bldg. in Kerby.
Helen G. Loban
Helen Gertrude Loban;
92; died on Sunday, Jan. 3,
2010 in McMinnville, Ore.
A memorial service will
be held on Saturday, Jan. 9,
2010 at 1 p.m. at the
McMinnville Cooperative
Ministries Church with Pastor
Steve Ross presiding. Inter-
ment will be at the Masonic
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it’s responsible for stifling
growth and development at
the valley site.
“You have to have a base
of aircraft that would utilize
the fuel,” he said. “There’s
only so long you can keep
fuel, quality-wise.
“If you don’t have a base
of users, you’re betting on all
your fuel sales, or most, com-
ing from outside sources. But
without an attraction of some
type — a business, tourism,
or even a restaurant — you
can’t attract aircraft just for
fuel.”
Museum Advocates
Continue Work
Providing an attraction to
the airport is exactly what
Roger Brandt has been work-
ing on during the past four
years.
He is among those who
have sought to establish a
smokejumper museum at the
airport to commemorate its
past as the Siskiyou Smoke-
jumper Base.
The efforts of Brandt and
other museum advocates have
gained some traction as of
late. A lease agreement for
the use of two airport build-
ings has been drafted and
submitted to county officials.
At this point, the lease
would be for five years.
Grossi said that the
smokejumper group has
made some proposed changes
to the original lease docu-
ment, which will have to be
reviewed by the county legal
department and board of
commissioners.
“It would be a given that
as long as its not costing the
airport money, it could bene-
fit the airport greatly,” ac-
cording to Grossi.
During the Dec. 28 air-
port advisory board meeting,
museum advocate Gary Buck
stated that this is the third
time that group has submitted
a lease to the county.
Other Problems Persist
Longtime Illinois Valley
resident Kurt Krauss spent
nearly a decade operating his
business, Krauss Craft, adja-
cent to the airport. But for
several years, his firm has
been headquartered at the
North Valley Industrial Park
in Merlin.
Krauss said that several
factors led him to relocate his
business. Among them is the
cost of transporting goods to
and from the valley, which is
somewhat remote being ap-
proximately 30 miles from
Interstate 5.
“That’s a big hindrance,”
he said. “When you talk
about industry, it’s too tough
to deal with it out there.”
The Merlin location
gives Krauss Craft immediate
access to I-5, which Krauss
said is important to his opera-
tions.
“Being on the interstate
is huge,” Krauss said.
He said that other issues
include a limited workforce
in Illinois Valley, as well as
the overall lack of space at
the airport. To put it simply,
Krauss Craft outgrew what
was available.
“We’ve quadrupled our
size since we were out there,”
Krauss said.
All those factors forced
Krauss to move his business,
though he said that wouldn’t
have been his first choice.
“I still have a lot of ties
to the valley. I still own a
house out there and have a lot
of family out there,” he said.
“I love the valley, and I’m
supportive of it. But all the
things we needed weren’t
there.”
Other companies once
based at the airport that have
since left include Associate
Air, and Sky Research, now
located at Ashland Airport.
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Mrs. Loban, daughter of
Harry & Dama Duncan
Floyd, was born on Jan. 15,
1917 in Kerby. She graduated
from high school in Kerby in
1935. She also attended the
San Marina School for Girls
in Los Angeles before mov-
ing back to Holland, Ore.
She worked as a tele-
phone operator in Cave Junc-
tion. On Nov. 6, 1949 she
married Lawrence Loban in
McMinnville where she has
resided since.
She was a member of the
United Methodist Church and
Loyalty Circle; life member
of Eastern Star in Kerby,
Knowles Chapter #12 in
McMinnville; 50 year mem-
ber of Daughters of Nile;
Zuleima Temple #13 and
longtime member of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary. She
enjoyed knitting, reading,
bird watching, boating and
sewing.
Mrs. Loban is survived
by her son John Ulrich of
Lakeside, Mont.; daughter
Laura Hornibrook, of Tigard;
two nephews and several
cousins. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Law-
rence in 2003; grandson Dean
Ulrich in 1998; and brother
Richard Floyd.
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Visions for the Future
Russell admits that he
has been somewhat agitated
throughout the years at the
airport lack of development.
“The airport should
grow,” he said. “It should be
busy and happy, and it’s not.”
Last summer, smokejum-
per museum volunteers re-
painted and resurfaced the
airport parachute loft build-
ing. Russell said it took nine
years of pleading with county
officials to finally make it
happen.
“Why did it take that
long?” Russell said. “Why are
enthusiastic volunteers
thwarted and frustrated? I
don’t get it.”
Russell blames what he
calls “special interests” and
“bureaucracy” for the lost
potential. Instead of the status
quo, Russell said, he would
like to see the site develop
into an “aviation recreation
destination.”
Most pilots fly for fun,
Russell said, adding that the
fastest-growing segment of
aviation is the flying of sport
aircraft. FAA has created a
category between Cessna and
ultralight aircraft to reflect
that trend, Russell said, and
I.V. Airport is positioned to
benefit from it.
“People come from Iowa
to learn how to fly here,”
Russell said.
Another trend identified
by Russell is that of “air
camping.”
“That’s a big thing for
pilots,” he said. “They love to
fly someplace where there’s
not a strip mall and camp
under the wings of their air-
planes.”
Krauss said that despite
the setbacks, I.V. Airport
does have some advantages.
The weather is more consis-
tently clear than it is at the
Grants Pass Airport, he said,
adding that building more
hangars at the facility may
attract more pilots to base
their aircraft there.
The advisory board’s
next meeting is set for Jan. 25
at 5:30 p.m. in Cave Junction
City Hall. During that gather-
ing, board members will al-
low members of the public to
sound off of on what the vi-
sion, goals and mission for
the airport should be.
“Public input is always
welcome and appreciated,”
Grossi said. “The advisory
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community to aid the com-
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