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Norwood Airport Commission approves snow contracts, extends Boston Executive leases; manager reports FAA grant and aircraft incident under investigation
Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting the Norwood Airport Commission approved two annual snow-removal contracts and a three-year lease extension for Boston Executive; the airport manager reported a $2,750,840 FAA grant for a wildlife fence and said an aircraft incident is under FAA investigation.
The Norwood Airport Commission on Oct. 23 approved annual snow-removal contracts for two longtime contractors and a three-year lease extension for Boston Executive, and heard an airport managerreport that included a $2,750,840 FAA grant for a wildlife fence and an ongoing investigation into a recent ramp incident.
The airport manager reported monthly revenues for September of $24,940.02, saying, "For the month of September, the total monthly revenues were $24,940.02. Flowage, from flight level was $2,978.43, and from Boston Executive was $1,948.87." The manager also said the airport received a federal grant "for $2,750,840, from the FAA. It's 95% FAA federal funds." On a separate matter the manager said an aircraft had gone off the ramp and that the event "is under investigation by, FAA and Maustad. I haven't heard anything from them at all."
On formal business the commission approved two annual snow-removal contracts with PJ Hayes Incorporated (Walpole) and Frank Cibatoni Construction (Walpole). The commission moved to authorize the chair to sign both contracts; the motion was seconded and the chair announced the motion passed. The meeting record does not list dollar amounts for the contracts.
The commission also approved a three-year lease extension for Boston Executive covering the West Apron and the DC‑3 Ramp "in accordance with the present lease," the chair said; members moved, seconded and voted to approve the extension. The transcript records the motion, a second and the chair's announcement that the motion passed; no individual roll-call tally beyond recorded affirmative responses was provided.
The commission approved the airport manager's monthly report and voted to accept the meeting minutes from the prior meeting. Commissioner Patrick Maloney attended the Massachusetts Airport Managers Association annual training and described it as useful; the airport manager and Maloney noted the training covered operational and regulatory issues. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
No speaker in the transcript provided contract dollar amounts for the snow-removal agreements, and the airport manager said he had not yet received further information from investigators about the aircraft ramp incident. The FAA was identified in the meeting as the source of the wildlife-fence grant; the transcript also referenced "Maustad" in connection with the investigation.
