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Committee recommends reappointment of veteran commissioner Daniel Foley to Lawrence airport board
Summary
The Personnel Committee unanimously voted to forward Daniel Foley’s reappointment to the full council after an airport manager described Foley’s roughly 20 years of service and Foley summarized recent security upgrades, including cameras, fencing and a response to an overnight breach.
The Lawrence Personnel Committee unanimously voted on May 14 to forward the reappointment of Daniel Foley to the Lawrence Municipal Airport Commission to the full City Council.
An airport manager told the committee that Foley, a retired Lawrence police officer, has served on the Airport Commission on and off for about 20 years and has been “a tremendous asset” focused on airport security. Foley said the commission has installed cameras and fencing, uses badge systems and card readers to monitor access, and recently responded to an overnight breach when someone drove into the airport during a snowstorm; police arrested the individual without reported injury.
Foley said he supports continuing to improve perimeter security and described his goal of completing fencing to better enclose the airport. When asked about his willingness to serve a full term, Foley replied that he intends to complete the three‑year appointment "if I live long enough." A motion to send the reappointment to full council carried on a voice vote with no recorded nays.
The reappointment will be on the agenda of the next full City Council meeting.
