Zoning in Edgar County – What’s the rush?
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Over the past two years, a Federal Airport Grant was stopped THREE times: once due to a fraudulent grant application in which the former airport manager…
Airport still hot topic at Edgar County Board Meeting –
…comprehensive survey of the airport using on-airport business tenants and visitor-related expenditures. This comprehensive survey was most likely completed by the airport (and we are working on obtaining their submitted…
Watchdogs appointed to Airport Board –
BENTON, IL. (ECWd) – The City of Benton held a meeting on May 9, 2016, in which they appointed several new members to the Benton Airport Board. This comes on…
Edgar County Board mulls giving County Airport to City of Paris –
…for the airport annex the airport into the City of Paris give the airport to the City of Paris Board member Lorenzen contacted IDOT-Division of Aeronautics to figure out what…
FOIA Abuse? . . . or Truth Seeking –
…quotes by Farnham, Edgar County Board Member, without fact-checking them. The quote used was in relation to the Edgar County Airport and its solicitation for bids for fuel. Farnham was…
Edgar County Board talks Zoning –
…the process. In case you want to read up on county and airport zoning, links are provided below. AIR TRANSPORTATION (620 ILCS 25/) Airport Zoning Act. The Airport Zoning Act…
No Federal or State funds for Edgar County Airport –
…Board Chairman, Mr. Jeff Voigt. This letter explains that due to lack of zoning for the airport, there will be no airport projects programmed, nor will any Federal or State…
Edgar Co. Board member Mike Heltsley still having truth problems –
…if it was a “county airport” or an “airport authority”. Upon finding an airport was a “county airport”, I called the assessor’s office of those counties (6 of them) and…
“Good Ole Boys” derail vote on Airport Main Hangar lease extension –
…local attorney who stated he was representing “several individuals” who desired to bid on leasing the main airport hangar at the airport. They are asking the board to place the…
Edgar Co. Board Member Heltsley admits he cannot prove claims –
…Jimmy Wells had eviction authority – LIE (click here) – Claims four people wanting to bid on the airport business lease – LIE (click here) – Doesn’t want commercial operation…