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Airport quarterly report: solar array, perimeter fencing, master plan, derelict aircraft and FAA funding hold
Summary
Airport staff reported on completed solar panels at the admin building, perimeter fencing funded by FAA, ongoing fiber work, an FAA funding hold that may delay some projects, a new FAA-funded master plan, and efforts to remove derelict aircraft and settle delinquent accounts.
Airport Director Marty presented the quarterly report, highlighting completed and ongoing projects at Arlington Municipal Airport. "We finished the airport admin building solar project...to this date it is the largest airport solar project in the state of Washington," Marty said, adding the project has drawn national interest and conference requests.
Marty said Phase 1 of a perimeter fencing project has been completed along South 50 Ninth Avenue and Boulevard 50 First Avenue and described the purpose as improved access control and wildlife security. He attributed the $1,491,000 fencing project to FAA funding and said the fiber project cost to date is $165,399.
Staff described a multi-year master plan kickoff, noting the FAA mandates and funds the master plan process. "This is a big program for us, lasting about probably 18 to 24 months," Marty said, and the airport has formed a public advisory committee to provide input.
Marty also described airport operations and maintenance work completed this quarter (pavement repairs, HVAC, LED hangar lighting, backflow work) and project expenses such as a $28,000 pavement repair. He discussed derelict aircraft removal, saying the airport is working with legal counsel to establish ownership before disposing of or scrapping aircraft; staff estimated about eight aircraft in very poor condition are targeted for removal and roughly 10 more are "questionable." "They're never gonna fly again and they're not paying their tie downs," Marty said.
On federal funding, Marty said the FAA had notified the airport there is a hold on some funds. "They were gonna be pushing out some of these projects, pushing them back a little bit," he said, and added the airport had already received grants for the master plan and fencing but expected certain projects such as a runway mill-and-overlay could see delays while the hold is resolved.
Other items in the report included ongoing airfield inspections, an inaugural Hometown Fly-In event in planning, security-camera and perimeter work tied to the fiber rollout, and transitioning to new inspection software (VOC). Marty said new snow-removal equipment was unused this winter but performed well during testing.
Council questions centered on the boundaries of fiber work, how derelict aircraft are handled, and whether FAA funding restrictions would prevent planned projects; staff reiterated most immediate grants for the master plan and fencing are in place but some future project disbursements were on hold pending FAA decisions.
The presentation was informational; the transcript does not record a separate formal vote tied to the report.
