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Commission discusses school outreach, History on Wheels centennial, mural application and NDB decommissioning
Summary
Airport advisory committee and staff described plans for school field trips, an Island Fest static display, a History on Wheels 100th anniversary event July 26–27, an application for a Building 28 mural, and the planned decommissioning of the NDB in April.
Airport staff and commissioners discussed several community engagement and facilities topics: proposals for elementary-school field trips and static aircraft displays at Island Fest, planning for a History on Wheels centennial event, an application to the Detroit Institute of Arts Partners in Public Art for a mural on Building 28, and the upcoming decommissioning of the airport’s nondirectional beacon (NDB).
Janelle summarized community engagement ideas developed by the Airport Advisory Committee, including bringing elementary-school students to the airport for staged stations and coordinating an aviation curriculum across nearby airports (Detroit City, Willow Metro and Grosse Ile) to promote aviation education. The committee also suggested hosting static aircraft displays at Island Fest; volunteers from local aviation groups would provide planes for public viewing.
John and other commission members described planning for the History on Wheels event. The commission set the date for the History on Wheels celebration on July 26, with a rain date of July 27, and said organizers are discussing how to mark the airport’s military aviation centennial though final plans remain undetermined.
On public art, staff reported applying to the DIA Partners in Public Art program to add a mural to Building 28; the program accepts a limited number of municipal applicants and requires that the building be township-owned and the mural have an educational/community-engagement component. Commissioners discussed preferences for an aviation-related design and asked for final approval before installation if the township is accepted.
Staff also reminded commissioners that the airport’s nondirectional beacon (NDB) is scheduled for decommissioning in April. No further technical details or specific dates were provided in the meeting record.
