Airport manager details operations, security camera plan and FAA PAPI grant

Sep 1, 2026

Airport Manager Bill Calderwood briefed the board on lease and fee collections, an upcoming ASOS meeting, a county-approved shift of capital funds to security cameras, ongoing work on PAPI lighting (FAA grants 035 & 036), and the status of an ARFF truck and a refused AMPYR Solar donation.

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Airport Manager Bill Calderwood gave a wide-ranging update Sept. 1 on operations, maintenance and capital projects at Yelland Field. He reviewed monthly lease and rental collections, fuel flowage fees and continued communications with fire crews, and said a meeting is scheduled Sept. 17 at the terminal with William Vinson of the National Weather Service in Elko "to discuss ownership, upgrades or possible replacement of the ASOS."

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