2018 Proposed Aurora State Airport Expansion

A special meeting of the Wilsonville City Council held on Nov. 27, 2018, to discuss the proposed expansion of the Aurora State Airport drew a standing-room audience of 200 attendees. A total of 53 citizens testified during a three-hour-long public forum, including area residents, business managers and elected officials who presented a wide range of divergent views on the proposed $37 million grant application to by the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend the airport runway from 5,000 to 6,000 feet.

The City Council held the record open until Dec. 3, allowing members of the public to submit additional testimony that resulted in a total of 132 submissions. The City Council sought to compile a record of public testimony to be presented for consideration by state legislators and the Governor, members of the Oregon Congressional delegation and the FAA prior to prospective retroactive approval of the runway extension when the legislature’s Joint Emergency Board meets on Friday, Dec. 14, 8:30 a.m., in Hearing Room F of the State Capitol Building, Salem, to consider “Item 40. Department of Aviation – Aurora State Airport Runway Extension.”

The proposed project has generated significant interest and varying perspectives regarding the potential merits, benefits, and impacts, of the proposed runway extension. While located near but not under the jurisdiction of the City of Wilsonville, neither the Aurora State Airport sponsoring agency ODA nor the local-government land-use authority of Marion County has held a public hearing on the proposed airport expansion. Since the public has had only limited opportunity to provide comment to government officials on this current proposal, the City Council sought to provide a public forum that advances Oregon’s Statewide Planning Goal One, Citizen Involvement.

For more information, contact Mark Ottenad, Public/Government Affairs Director, at 505-570-1505; ottenad@ci.wilsonville.or.us.

Community members can watch a replay of all or a portion of the City Council meeting on Comcast/Xfinity Ch. 30, Frontier Ch. 32 or on the City’s video-on-demand service at www.ci.wilsonville.or.us/WilsonvilleTV.

• Additional Reference Material

Compilation of Testimony from the Public Forum

Watch Video of Testimony Presented at the Forum

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Read Verbatim Testimony from the Forum

Transcript of testimony presented at Nov. 27, 2018, special Wilsonville City Council meeting on proposed Aurora State Airport expansion

 Adem H. Adem (38 KB)

 Alex Karis (22 KB)

 Alex O. Cohen (22 KB)

 Alison McKay (22 KB)

 Anthony and Diane Bella (23 KB)

 Aron Faegre (196 KB)

 Audrey Hing (5 KB)

 Barbara Young (963 KB)

 Ben Williams (6 MB)

 Bill Horton (9 KB)

 Bob Harland (110 KB)

 Bonnie Knutson (21 KB)

 Brad Bueermann (36 KB)

 Brad E. Tonkin (375 KB)

 Bradford Black (613 KB)

 Breckenridge Cartwright (50 KB)

 Brett R. Vaughters (46 KB)

 Bruce and Katie Eicher (393 KB)

 Bruce Erik Bennett (1 MB)

 Camille Hammonds (66 KB)

 Carol M. Gibson (167 KB)

 Chris J. Wanner (144 KB)

 Christopher Eriksson (43 KB)

 Cindy Kresge (384 KB)

 Clark Chip Goodman (38 KB)

 D.J. Vogt (459 KB)

 David Stead (18 KB)

 Deb Barnes (81 KB)

 Debi Laue (126 KB)

 Doris Wehler (17 KB)

 Ed Bartholemy (204 KB)

 Ed Montecucco (143 KB)

 Elizabeth and Dave Kenney (22 KB)

 Eric Hoem (101 KB)

 Erik Bennett (8 KB)

 Fetina Basargin (184 KB)

 Frank Burger (368 KB)

 Frank Harlow (521 KB)

 Gabe Martushev (156 KB)

 Gail Wilson (776 KB)

 Gale Jake Jacobs (596 KB)

 Ginger Bennett and Tom Guyette (2 MB)

 Greg and Donna VanderZanden (13 KB)

 Hilary J. Severson (22 KB)

 Jacques Vaillancourt (325 KB)

 James Shotwell (150 KB)

 Jan Shea (584 KB)

 Jason Montecucco (39 KB)

 Jeff and Erica Bader (11 KB)

 Jeff Lewis (53 KB)

 Jeff Skreen (11 KB)

 Jennifer Arritola (329 KB)

 Jerry King (11 MB)

 Jill D. Smith (564 KB)

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 John H. Bramsman (163 KB)

 John Huntsman (13 KB)

 John M. Amidon (154 KB)

 John Stewart (205 KB)

 Jon and Laura Wenrich (242 KB)

 Josh Hustead (6 KB)

 Josh Lewis (27 KB)

 Josue Daniel Mancilla Salvo (21 KB)

 Julie Fitzgerald (39 KB)

 Kathleen Harry (222 KB)

 Katie Farrell (40 KB)

 Ken Ivey (40 KB)

 Keven Bottenfield (9 KB)

 Kevin Ferrasci O'Malley (575 KB)

 Kevin Padrick (171 KB)

 Ladd Wilhelm (211 KB)

 Larry Hinton (13 KB)

 Larry Walker (181 KB)

 Leann Bennett (197 KB)

 Lee Cox (19 KB)

 Leonardo Gomez (450 KB)

 Linda Phillips (12 KB)

 Lisa Hand (14 KB)

 LuAnn Blankenship (22 KB)

 Marcia Noell (17 KB)

 Mark Pilon (513 KB)

 Marshall Fant (165 KB)

 Mary Gionta (35 KB)

 Michael McKay (21 KB)

 Mike Iverson (354 KB)

 Mike Wright (557 KB)

 Neal White (439 KB)

 Nicholas John Razzeto (275 KB)

 Nichole Galloway Mancilla (22 KB)

 Pat Kenny-Moore (56 KB)

 Patrick Hickman (29 MB)

 Preston Davis (21 KB)

 R. William Riggs (34 KB)

 Randal Beyers (175 KB)

 Ray Hardiman (438 KB)

 Rebecca Bazeley (9 KB)

 Rebecca Davenport (27 KB)

 Richard Angell (122 KB)

 Richard C. Langsen and Nicole Robel (18 KB)

 Robert C. McQuown (313 KB)

 Robert J. McKay (26 KB)

 Robert L. Wiesenthal (257 KB)

 Robin Severson (232 KB)

 Ron Bennett (14 KB)

 Ron Heberlein (849 KB)

 Ron Stewart (24 KB)

 Rusty Wissmiller (187 KB)

 Sean O'Brien (10 KB)

 Sherry Allmaras (38 KB)

 Simon Springall (79 KB)

 Solomon Berg (21 KB)

 Stan Kaveckis (44 KB)

 Stephen A. Roth (180 KB)

 Stephen R. Sander (39 KB)

 Steve Bakke (17 KB)

 Steve M. Callistini (2 MB)

 Steve Meyer (15 KB)

 Steven Gabel (8 KB)

 Susan and Dennis Weehunt (10 KB)

 Ted Millar (69 KB)

 Thomas Gorski (196 KB)

 Tim Conroy (13 KB)

 Tod Coombs (59 KB)

 Tom Anders (231 KB)

 Tom Dalquist (478 KB)

 Tom Potter (238 KB)

 Tony Helbing (51 KB)

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 Unkown (21 KB)

 Virgina L. Horler (101 KB)

 Wayne Richards (390 KB)

 William Corn (270 KB)