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United States Pilots Association |
The Lee C. Fine Airport at Osage Beach, MO, has long served the Lake of the Ozarks region, and has tried for many years to get a lease contract of sufficient length to warrant improving the airport, to include much needed hangars and maintenance.
Before that contract negotiation can proceed, MO DNR has called for a public hearing to take place this Thursday evening. Your presence and/or an email of support for the airport is urgently needed. There is airport opposition who would use this public hearing not only to delay a longer airport lease, but to see that the airport is closed at the expiration of the current least.
Please read the notice below, and then send your email of support for a long-term contract for the airport to Airport Manager Phil Phillips at pphillips@osagebeach.org who will present the emails at the hearing.
Today Lee C. Fine needs your help. Tomorrow YOUR AIRPORT may be the one needing help.
Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
United States Pilots Association
IMPORTANT NOTICE
LEE C FINE AIRPORT PUBLIC MEETING
LCF-There will be a public hearing hosted by DNR on February 23rd at 7:00 pm at The Inn at Grand Glaize. (hwy 54 west of the bridge)
“Representatives from the parks department will be on hand to provide information and gather comments from the public regarding the park and its services. Topics of discussion will include the Lee C Fine Airport lease….” with the City of Osage Beach.
It is very important that everyone that has any interest in the future of the Lee C Fine Airport be there to show their support.
The supporters of the parks department from around the state are pressing hard on DNR to not renew or extend our current lease so that in another 13 years, when the lease expires, they can attempt to close the airport. They do not see how important the airport is to the community. All that they can envision is a huge industrial complex in the middle of their state park like K.C. International or St. Louis Lambert. We are in no way trying to become that.
We want to provide a safe and secure airport for everyone to fly into when they come to the lake area, whether it is for business, vacations, a second home or their permanent residence. This is the message that we want to convey to DNR and their supporters.
We need everyone (pilots or not) to provide support to the City of Osage Beach for a long term lease agreement with DNR. You can do this by asking people to attend the meeting or to send letters of support to be delivered to the representatives of the state parks at the meeting to:
Phil Phillips
Airport Manager
City of Osage Beach
1000 City Parkway
Osage Beach, MO. 65065
(573) 302-2003 fax (573) 302-2040
pphillips@osagebeach.org
So spread the word around.