Josephine County airport manager outlines runway, hangar and fuel projects; board approves limited power of attorney for hangar permits

Michael Crispoli, the county’s newly hired airport manager, told the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on April 1 that several construction and operational projects are expected at the Grants Pass and Illinois Valley airports this year, and the board approved a limited power of attorney to allow county staff to sign permit applications for two private hangars.

Crispoli said he started at the airport about two weeks ago and has prioritized projects that include a planned extension of the Grants Pass runway by roughly 700 feet, a hangar construction program, new water and sewer work, and a fuel farm at Illinois Valley. “The biggest project is the Runway 13/31 extension, 700 feet,” Crispoli said. He also described five sets of four hangars planned to begin dirt work when weather permits and said construction could be underway in July…