July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Funds must be spent
Portland Board of Aviation
Use it or lose it.
That was the message members of the Portland Aviation Board heard Wednesday afternoon.
Mike Evans of Woolpert Inc. told board members that if they don't use $150,000 in grant money received from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006, the FAA could take the money back.
Board members hope to use the money next year to help purchase land needed for the runway and taxiway extension projects. So far, the city has banked four years of Non-Primary Entitlement money from the FAA, which totals $600,000.
"You absolutely have to spend $150,000 in 2010, or you will lose it," Evans said to board members Glynn Barber and Jim Runkle. Board members Greg Franklin and Bob Sours did not attend Wednesday's meeting, leaving the board without a quorum and unable to take any action.
City officials hope to purchase 45.91 acres from Charles "Chuck" Shreeve and 9.10 acres from Justin Schafer. The city's offers to purchase the land have been prepared but not yet presented to Shreeve or Schafer.
Barber, board president, said he has been in contact with Schafer but cannot reach Shreeve.
Previous offers made to Shreeve and Schafer were rejected. Shreeve's land was appraised about two years ago at $321,000, and Schafer's at $86,000. The city cannot offer more than the appraisal amount.
Once the property owners receive the city's offers, they will have about 30 days to accept or reject them, Evans said.
In a related matter, board members briefly discussed how eminent domain works.
In eminent domain, a city can take a property owner to court and try to force the owner to sell the land to the city. If a city decides to pursue eminent domain, the property is appraised, Evans said. To get an eminent domain resolved could take six months to two years, he said.
The board is set to meet Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Portland Fire Station, 1616 N. Franklin St.[[In-content Ad]]
That was the message members of the Portland Aviation Board heard Wednesday afternoon.
Mike Evans of Woolpert Inc. told board members that if they don't use $150,000 in grant money received from the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006, the FAA could take the money back.
Board members hope to use the money next year to help purchase land needed for the runway and taxiway extension projects. So far, the city has banked four years of Non-Primary Entitlement money from the FAA, which totals $600,000.
"You absolutely have to spend $150,000 in 2010, or you will lose it," Evans said to board members Glynn Barber and Jim Runkle. Board members Greg Franklin and Bob Sours did not attend Wednesday's meeting, leaving the board without a quorum and unable to take any action.
City officials hope to purchase 45.91 acres from Charles "Chuck" Shreeve and 9.10 acres from Justin Schafer. The city's offers to purchase the land have been prepared but not yet presented to Shreeve or Schafer.
Barber, board president, said he has been in contact with Schafer but cannot reach Shreeve.
Previous offers made to Shreeve and Schafer were rejected. Shreeve's land was appraised about two years ago at $321,000, and Schafer's at $86,000. The city cannot offer more than the appraisal amount.
Once the property owners receive the city's offers, they will have about 30 days to accept or reject them, Evans said.
In a related matter, board members briefly discussed how eminent domain works.
In eminent domain, a city can take a property owner to court and try to force the owner to sell the land to the city. If a city decides to pursue eminent domain, the property is appraised, Evans said. To get an eminent domain resolved could take six months to two years, he said.
The board is set to meet Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in the meeting room at the Portland Fire Station, 1616 N. Franklin St.[[In-content Ad]]
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