Chino Valley schedules open meeting on proposed Embry‑Riddle airfield at Perkins property

The Town of Chino Valley will hold a final open meeting at Grace Church to discuss a proposed Embry‑Riddle airfield at the Perkins property, and the council is expected to consider the item at its next meeting the following day, Mayor Tom Armstrong said.

The meeting will be open to the public and "everybody will get a chance to speak," Armstrong said, adding he would appreciate comments that stay focused on the central question for residents: whether they support or oppose the proposal. "There's only 2 options with it really. You're either for it or against it," he said.

Armstrong did not provide details of the airfield proposal during the podcast. According to his announcement, the open meeting is intended to gather public comment before the council addresses the item at its subsequent meeting, when council members may vote.

The mayor asked residents to bring any new information relevant to the proposal to the open meeting. No formal motions, ordinance numbers or staff reports were provided in the podcast audio; details about the proposal's technical specifications, environmental review, or funding were not specified.

The town is holding the open meeting to let residents speak directly to the issue before the council takes up the matter at a later session, Armstrong said. The next procedural step described in the podcast was council consideration at its following meeting; the podcast did not record the council's vote or any formal outcome.