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Select Board to add signage near airport trailhead after FAA scrutiny of non-aeronautical uses
Summary
After recent FAA inspections of non-aeronautical uses near the runway, the Select Board supported new signage and grassing over an informal drive path near the Munzer bridge to clarify safe lanes of transit and reduce vehicle access to the Airport Trailhead.
Airport Manager Tom Wallace and Town Manager Garrett Corbin told the Select Board May 12 that recent Federal Aviation Administration inspections have prompted review of non-aeronautical uses near the airport runway, including the Huse Mill Road and the trail linking the Narrow Gauge Pathway to the Airport Trailhead.
Wallace said the proposed signage is intended to communicate to the public where pedestrian and vehicle travel should be concentrated and to conform to FAA grant assurances that inspectors review when a grant is awarded. Board members agreed to grass over an informal drive path and adjacent parking area beside the Munzer bridge and to install signage to discourage vehicle divergence from Huse Mill Road.
Members discussed emergency access and were told the ground is level enough to allow emergency vehicle passage. The Board also noted an identified 10-foot height limitation that could affect camps along Huse Mill Road depending on the next airport master plan and whether that plan is funded.
The Select Board did not adopt a specific sign design at the meeting but agreed on the actions to block vehicle access to the informal parking area and to move forward with signage that meets FAA requirements.
