Pietenpol-List: Hillsboro, IL airport being sold and closed

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Original Posted By: pietn38b(at)aol.com
The following came to me last night from Ray who lives in Hillsboro and hasa Mustang II. This is a small grass field airport with about ten planesbased there. Phil in Litchfield.................................I am writing to ask you to help us keep the Hillsboro Airport (3K4) open.The city council has in the space of a few days announced that they agreedto negotiate the sale of the airport property to a coal company, and thatthey will take action on the sale at Tuesday's council meeting at 7:00 pm,all with no discussion with the Airport Board, the hangar renters/aircraftowners on the field, or the public.Please take a couple of minutes to go to this link to the local newspapersite and vote anonymously in their online poll.....http://www.thejournal-news.net/news/scroll down near the bottom, left side of page. Please vote NO only once,but feel free to forward this to any other aviation fans you know. We maynot be successful, but I would like them to HEAR US. Maybe we can lock upthe website........Thanks for your support.Ray Dorf, Hillsboro Airport Board memberSorry about the short notice, I just learned about the poll a short timeago.________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Rcaprd(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hillsboro, IL airport being sold and closedRayBe sure to contact the FAA. If they have accepted Federal money they may be obligated to keep it open.________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: Phil Sisson
AOPA has a program to help community airports. Perhaps that is a resource. Terry Hall ----- Original Message -----

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Original Posted By: Jim Ash