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Caldwell airport board urges action: lack of tower and infrastructure constrains growth at busiest Idaho general-aviation field
Summary
The airport advisory board told the council the Caldwell Executive Airport is operating at high utilization without a control tower or basic infrastructure on its undeveloped side, and urged collaboration with state and federal partners to fund improvements and a short-term strategic plan.
John Bridal, chair of the Caldwell airport advisory board, and Scott Swanson, the city’s director of aviation, updated the City Council on March 17 about the board’s stakeholder-driven strategic planning work and argued the airport needs immediate attention to manage fast growth.
Bridal told councilors the board completed four stakeholder meetings — including pilots, hangar owners, businesses and federal and state representatives — and used an issues-goals-obstacles-action (IGOA) approach to shape a three-year strategic plan and near-term objectives. He said the board identified…
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