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West-metro resident urges commissioners to scrutinize RMMA fuel choices and noise-abatement plan
Summary
A Westminster resident told the Jefferson County Board that the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport’s proposed fuel transition choices and voluntary noise abatement plan deserve independent county review to protect community interests and to ensure leaded fuel can be removed when alternatives are available.
Jason Farman of Westminster addressed the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 about the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (RMMA) voluntary noise abatement plan (VNAP) and the airport’s proposed fuel transition.
Farman told the board that the county, as airport sponsor, should independently evaluate the fuel option the airport chooses. He cited the 2024 FAA reauthorization and said it “specifically states that unleaded fuel can be prohibited from being sold as soon as a replacement for 100 LL is offered,” and asked the county to consider whether particular fuel choices would obligate the airport to continue selling leaded fuel.
On the VNAP, Farman said the draft plan’s numbers reflect current peak seasonal operations and called the document “status quo,” arguing the plan would not materially reduce noise if followed as written. He asked commissioners to “evaluate these numbers independently and make a decision for yourself if VNAP is acceptable.”
No airport advisory board vote or county action on fuel choices or the VNAP was recorded at this meeting. County staff and commissioners were asked to review the FAA reauthorization language and assess whether proposed fuels would affect the airport’s legal obligations to continue selling leaded avgas.
