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Airport Manager Greg Murray said agreement has been reached with five individuals who have leased newly constructed hangars at the Alva Regional Airport. He said, “We have lease agreements printed and are awaiting signatures on two others.”

He also said one individual has expressed interest and will likely provide an answer by the end of the week. At that point, Murray said, “We can declare the prospective hangar waiting list to be completed and a new one can be started.”

Murray was turned down on an idea of putting a television monitor in the main lobby, remoted off the TV in the pilot's lounge. He said sometimes visiting pilots close the door and possibly take naps and the weather channel is not available to someone else who might show up. Board members feared it would be too great a temptaton as a time waster for employees. Also, board member Dale Logsdon said most pilots now can check weather on their smart phones and the lobby does have WiFi.

The manager reported some peeling paint on the exterior of the terminal building. He received a quote for $3,163 from one firm. The board wanted a more specific bid regarding repairs. Also they wanted more bid choices, so no action was taken.

Board member Kelly Parker reported the airport budget had been accepted by the city council. He asked that an agenda item to reorganize officers of the board be postponed until the July meeting because new board member appointments occur in that month.

Murray received approval to install a 56-gallon diesel tank and pump in the bed of the airport pickup in order to reduce the number of trips he has to make to town filling five-gallon tanks. The cost will be around 5,600.

Murray was discouraged by board members from an idea to purchase an electrical generator that could open the electric doors of hangars in the event of a big storm that knocks out electric power. The board members felt such an event would be so rare that the generator's fuel would likely be stale when use was attempted.

The board voted to permit chairman Cory Washburn to rent his hangar empty of a plane for up to six months. He recently sold his aircraft and is attempting to purchase another. This deal was made earlier with Max McDermott under similar circumstances.

The manager expressed concern about some washouts in the drainage channel between the runway and the taxiway. Joe Don Dunham, city manager, said people from the city's engineering firm would be in town on June 15 and he would ask them to take a look and come up with a recommendation on how to halt the erosion.

Fuel sales for May included 1,926 gallons of 100 LL for a gross of $7,853 and 2,877 gallons of Jet A fuel for a gross of $7,522.