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Collegedale approves $60,431 ceilometer to provide pilots with live ceiling data
Summary
The commission authorized spending $60,431 to install a ceilometer (ceilometer spelled variably in transcript) from Automated Weather Specialties, funded from airport funds, to give pilots live ceiling/visibility readings. Commissioners described the equipment as critical to flight safety; vote was unanimous.
The Collegedale City Commission approved a $60,431 quote from Automated Weather Specialties to install a ceilometer and data-collection module at the Collegedale Airport. Commissioners said the instrument will provide pilots with accurate ceiling information and improve safety in poor-weather conditions. The purchase will be paid from airport funds previously set aside.
Staff identified Automated Weather Specialties as the vendor that has serviced the airport weather station and confirmed the vendor’s 2025 quote remained valid. A staff representative said the purchase will be paid from an airport fund balance of $297,000.
Commissioners and others said a ceilometer is a critical piece of safety equipment for pilots operating at Collegedale, which sits in a valley near local terrain. On roll call the measure passed unanimously.
Staff did not identify additional recurring maintenance costs in the meeting; commissioners asked that staff track ongoing operations costs and report back if necessary.
