Wednesday, September 23, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
City Commission considers renovations for airport hangar
By Chris Fickett Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence City Commission gave clearance to renovate the city's hangar at the Lawrence Municipal Airport, but plans for a new hangar are in a holding pattern.
The commission voted 3-2 to accept a $458,609.20 bid to renovate the city's existing white, cinder block hangar and to rebid a proposal to construct a new hangar.
John Hunter, owner of DreamWings, said that his business received many inquiries about his planes at a recent aircraft convention in Oshkosh. Wis.
Once the existing hangar is renovated, it will be leased by DreamWings, L.L.C., a local company that designs and builds ultralight aircraft.
"We were just mobbed," he said. "I had 40 or 50 people come to me who were ready to buy a competitor's plane who said that they would wait until we got one in the air."
Hunter said that he wanted the hangar renovations to begin so that he could begin building and testing his prototype aircraft
"Our problem is as before," Hunter said. "We need a hangar to build these airplanes."
Hunter is renting space in the University of Kansas' hangar to operate his business.
Because the city's existing hangar will be used by
DreamWings, a $435,336 bid to construct a new hangar was on the table.
Lloyd Hetrick is in charge of housing incoming aircraft in the city's hangar.
Hetrick said that some of today's aircraft would not fit in the 20-foot-high door specified under the new hangar's construction. Hetrick said that 48 of the 219 aircraft that landed at the airport last month could not fit through such a door.
"I've got to fill that hangar to pay the bills," he said.
Commissioner John Nalbandian moved to accept the bid for the renovations and to direct staff to rebid the new hangar to include a larger door.
“In a city like ours, I can't see how investing money in an airport is a bad idea,” he said. “Investing money now will give this business a chance to do some good work, and the city will get an incentive.”
"At the very least, we have to bring it up to hangar status. It's a pit."
Bob Moody
city commissioner
Commissioner Bob Moody agreed that the city should renovate the hangar but disagreed with the part of the plan that included 2,000 square feet of office space and interior walls.
"At the very least, we have to bring it up to hangar status," he said. "It's a pit."
Moody said that Hunter should be responsible for the other additions.
Moody motioned to amend Nalbandian's motion by removing the office space and interior walls from the renovation bid.
Hunter said that his business would generate $1 million per year in revenue and that that type of operation would require at least 2,000 square feet of office space.
After the commission heard Hunter's request to include office space, it rejected Moody's amendment to the motion that removed the office space and interior walls from the renovation by a 4-1 vote.
Once the motion carried, Commissioners Erv Hodges and Moody voted against Nalbandian's original motion, which included a larger door.
ON THE AGENDA
Set an Oct. 6 public hearing for The Hawk, 1409 Ohio St., to approve a drinking establishment license.
Authorized the city manager's office to negotiate a contract with Di Carlo/B.A. Green Construction Managers for construction manager services for the indoor aquatic center.
Approved the purchase of polymer for Clinton Water Treatment Plant for $24,750.
Awarded bid to Maxwell-
Gabel for Citizen Water
Treatment Plant electrical
improvements for $348,886.
Proclaimed the month of October as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month."
Proclaimed the month of October as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month."
Proclaimed the month of October as "Business Women's Month in Lawrence."
Proclaimed Friday as "American Indian Day."
Proclaimed Oct. 2 as "Down-town-KU Big Blue Pep Rally Day."
Declared 316 Funston environmentally blighted, allowing the owner 20 days to abate
Annexed about one acre in the Cornerstone Addition north of East 23rd Street.
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