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<br />CASSCOUNlYl <br />GOVERNMENT'! <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />Board of County <br />Commissioners <br /> <br />Scott \'(1a~'1ler <br />fargo, North Dakota <br /> <br />Vem Bennett <br />Fargl \ North Dakota <br /> <br />Ken Pawluk <br />Fargll, Nllrth Dah1ta <br /> <br />1 )arrell W VanYl) <br />West Fargo, North Dakota <br /> <br />ROny11 Sorum <br />Horace, North Dakt 1ta <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #2006-15 <br />RESOLUTION OF OPPOSITION TO RECENT OPERATIONAL CHANGE <br />IN RADAR APPROACH CONTROL SERVICES AT <br />FARGO TOWER, HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo, in <br />Cass County, North Dakota, has learned of a recent operational service <br />change made by the Federal Aviation Administration whereby Radar <br />Approach Control Services for operations at Hector International Airport <br />between the hours of 11 :00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, <br />and between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, <br />have been transferred to the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center <br />located in Farmington, Minnesota, and; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo, in <br />Cass County, North Dakota, has been made aware of concerns from the <br />aviation community that this change is impacting the aircraft operators' <br />efficient use of Hector International Airport; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Municipal Airport Authority has major concerns the <br />effect this change is having on the levels of service and safety to the <br />airport as well as the impact on the aviation community to include the time <br />critical accommodation of emergency medical flights and the ability of <br />passenger aircraft as well as freight/cargo aircraft to operation safely and <br />efficiently; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Cass County Government feels it is imperative that we <br />maintain the previous level of safety and service, which included the Fargo <br />Tower providing 24-hour Radar Approach Control Services rather than the <br />current practice of fractional control from the Minneapolis Center; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Cass County <br />Government does hereby go on record as opposing the transfer of Radar <br />Approach Control Services to the Minneapolis Center and request that this <br />service be reinstated immediately to allow the Fargo Tower to <br />permanently provide this service 24 hours a day; <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be inscribed <br />upon the permanent records of the Rroceedings of the Board of Cass <br />County Commission minutes this 4t day of December, 2006, and that <br />certified copies be sent to the Federal Aviation Administration, members of <br />the North Dakota Congressional Delegation and Governor John Hoeven. <br /> <br />I-leather Wlrden <br />C llnmission Assistant SEAL <br /> <br />Scott Wagner, Chairman <br />Cass County Commission <br /> <br />Box 2806 <br />211 Ninth Street Suuth ATTEST: <br />Fargo, N(lfth Dakuta 58108 <br /> <br />701.241.5609 <br />Fax 701-241-5728 <br /> <br />WW\\:CilS.'C< lUI1t\".!!( l\',(( 1m <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir <br />Cass County Auditor <br /> <br />M:\MINUTES\Comm2006\#2006-15 RESOLUTION OF OPPOSITION,doc <br /> <br />_f.IIU~:llS!L'J1.i 1/., <br />