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Alva airport manager reports lower fuel sales, AWOS back online; seeks budget review
Summary
At an Alva Airport Commission meeting, Airport Manager Joshua reported a drop in fuel sales, said the automated weather observing system (AWOS) is functioning after a brief outage, and outlined maintenance, lighting and contractor issues. Commissioners asked for earlier budget materials and raised waste, equipment and tenant-repair concerns.
Joshua, the Alva airport manager, told the Airport Commission on May 20 that fuel sales were down last month and that weather — including high winds and rain — likely contributed. He said previous months’ unpaid fuel invoices made this month’s purchase line look high, and that a roughly $60,000 fuel purchase recorded this month related to older invoices.
“The AWOS is fully operational. We had one blip the day after it came up and it was due to the system locking up. I just rebooted it,” Joshua said. He also reported that work on Taxiway Bravo is under way and crews were scheduled to resume concrete pouring at 3 a.m. the next day, with the contractor pouring about half a strip (about 17 1/2 feet) at a time.
Joshua discussed several maintenance and facilities items: the mowing season has started and he asked for another month to learn site needs before finalizing a mowing…
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