ONTARIO
The latest application for a city committee triggered a review of the cityâs policies regarding residency. During the Ontario City Council work session on April 8 while considering an application from Justin Kearns to serve on the airport committee, Mayor Riley Hill pointed out that Kearns was from Nampa.
Councilor John Kirby said he thought the committee only had one person with an Ontario address, however City Manager Adam Brown confirmed that the airport committee membership comprises four from Ontario, one from Vale, one from Nyssa and one from Weiser.
Kirby noted that while typical committee appointments are only eligible for those residing in the 8C School District boundary, he felt the airport committee represented âa vested interest in aircraft ownership,â and mentioned that the city is working on a big master plan, proposed to increase the capacity of traffic to the airport.
HANNIBAL â In an effort to better utilize Hannibal Regional Airport, as well as other city-owned land that is located near the airport, the city and board of public works are pursuing the development of an airport business plan.
âWe have been working on this for quite some time. There have been numerous meetings,â said Andy Dorian, the cityâs director of central services, during the April 6 meeting of the Hannibal City Council.
According to Dorian, the plan will also include the Lakeside Technology Industrial Park that is located near the intersection of Highway MM and Shinn Lane in western Hannibal.
GREATER NOIDA: The Noida International Airport project is fast gaining momentum.
The subsidiary of Zurich AG, appointed to develop the greenfield airport, on Monday floated tenders to commence construction work.
The company, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), has begun the process of selecting the contractors for engineering and construction of the terminal building.
Last week ,the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) initiated the process of empanelling agencies which will manage, organise and execute big-ticket events on its behalf. While the date of the foundation stone laying ceremony is yet to be finalised, sources revealed that an agreement has been reached between the two sides to get things going on the ground. “We expect that the project-affected people will start shifting to Jewar Bangar by mid-June. Post that, construction work can start,” an Authority official told TOI.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has raised the alarm over planned attacks on airports across the country. FAAN said it received an alert from the ministry of aviation over the planned attacks. In a memo sighted by The Nation, FAAN Deputy General Manager of Administration and Logistics, S.M. Mamman, explained.The Advocate