July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Land near airport to be appraised (6/16/05)
Firm retained to determine how much land is worth
By By Rachelle Haughn-
The second phase of the taxiway and runway extension projects at Portland Municipal Airport will take off soon.
The Portland Aviation Board signed a contract with Will L. Stump and Associates of Carmel Wednesday afternoon to appraise the 35 acres needed for the runway and phase two of the taxiway extension projects.
The land, located west of the airport, currently is owned by the late Dick Shreeve and his wife Katherine Shreeve, 735 West 100 North. In October of 2004, board president Glynn Barber said he had gotten the green light from the Shreeves to proceed with the runway and taxiway extension projects.
Stump will be paid no more than $8,250 for his appraisal services. The firm also will review an appraisal done on the land by another company. The board is considering hiring Burrell Appraisal Service of Indianapolis to do the other appraisal.
Mid-States Engineering project engineer Mike Evans said this morning the appraisers used for airport projects are required to have certain qualifications. He said the aviation board asked Mid-States to recommend appraisers for the extension projects. Stump and Burrell are both respected and qualified appraisal companies, he said. Mid-States has worked with the companies for several years.
Evans said there may be some qualified appraisers in Jay County, but he doesn’t know of any.
The board hopes to extend the runway and taxiway west by 1,000 feet. A start date for the construction of the extensions, which currently are planned to be built at the same time, has not been set. The project has been estimated to cost $1.36 million.
Evans said the Federal Aviation Administration requires the land to be appraised twice by two different companies, before a bid to purchase the land can be made. The appraisals must be turned in to the FAA for review.
Barber said this morning the two appraisals are averaged and the airport can only pay a certain percentage over the mean. He didn’t know the specific percentage.
Indiana law requires that any municipal body planning to purchase property must obtain two appraisals. The purchase price cannot exceed the average of the two appraisals.
After Wednesday’s meeting, Evans said the board hopes to purchase the land this fall.
In other business, board members learned that raw sewage is no longer pooling on a rural Portland man’s property.
A drainage tile which runs through the property of Justin Schafer, 825 West 100 North, who lives near the airport, was crushed during construction of phase one of the taxiway extension project. Because the clay tile was broken, the water draining from Schafer’s field and the filtered water coming from Shreeve’s septic system couldn’t make it out to a ditch. This caused Shreeve’s septic system to back up and release raw sewage on Schafer’s property.
Evans said Fleming Excavating of Decatur, which constructed the taxiway extension, intercepted Schafer’s tile north of the break, north of the taxiway. A plastic pipe was then connected at that point and run west to a ditch created during the taxiway project. Besides doing the work, Fleming also paid for about 300 feet of pipe, Evans said.
As part of the taxiway work, Fleming was supposed to find the drainage tile running through Schafer’s field and replace it. Evans said in April that Fleming officials told him they could not find the clay tile.
Phase one of the taxiway extension project was completed in November of 2004.
Also Wednesday, the board:
•Signed a $30,614 grant payout request with the Federal Aviation Administration and an $806 grant payout request with the state for phase one of the taxiway extension project
Evans said this is the last of the $546,995 in grant money awarded to the airport for the project. All of the project costs were covered by the FAA grant and state funding.
•Approved paying a $5,100 invoice from Mid-States for design and construction services for the taxiway extension project.[[In-content Ad]]
The Portland Aviation Board signed a contract with Will L. Stump and Associates of Carmel Wednesday afternoon to appraise the 35 acres needed for the runway and phase two of the taxiway extension projects.
The land, located west of the airport, currently is owned by the late Dick Shreeve and his wife Katherine Shreeve, 735 West 100 North. In October of 2004, board president Glynn Barber said he had gotten the green light from the Shreeves to proceed with the runway and taxiway extension projects.
Stump will be paid no more than $8,250 for his appraisal services. The firm also will review an appraisal done on the land by another company. The board is considering hiring Burrell Appraisal Service of Indianapolis to do the other appraisal.
Mid-States Engineering project engineer Mike Evans said this morning the appraisers used for airport projects are required to have certain qualifications. He said the aviation board asked Mid-States to recommend appraisers for the extension projects. Stump and Burrell are both respected and qualified appraisal companies, he said. Mid-States has worked with the companies for several years.
Evans said there may be some qualified appraisers in Jay County, but he doesn’t know of any.
The board hopes to extend the runway and taxiway west by 1,000 feet. A start date for the construction of the extensions, which currently are planned to be built at the same time, has not been set. The project has been estimated to cost $1.36 million.
Evans said the Federal Aviation Administration requires the land to be appraised twice by two different companies, before a bid to purchase the land can be made. The appraisals must be turned in to the FAA for review.
Barber said this morning the two appraisals are averaged and the airport can only pay a certain percentage over the mean. He didn’t know the specific percentage.
Indiana law requires that any municipal body planning to purchase property must obtain two appraisals. The purchase price cannot exceed the average of the two appraisals.
After Wednesday’s meeting, Evans said the board hopes to purchase the land this fall.
In other business, board members learned that raw sewage is no longer pooling on a rural Portland man’s property.
A drainage tile which runs through the property of Justin Schafer, 825 West 100 North, who lives near the airport, was crushed during construction of phase one of the taxiway extension project. Because the clay tile was broken, the water draining from Schafer’s field and the filtered water coming from Shreeve’s septic system couldn’t make it out to a ditch. This caused Shreeve’s septic system to back up and release raw sewage on Schafer’s property.
Evans said Fleming Excavating of Decatur, which constructed the taxiway extension, intercepted Schafer’s tile north of the break, north of the taxiway. A plastic pipe was then connected at that point and run west to a ditch created during the taxiway project. Besides doing the work, Fleming also paid for about 300 feet of pipe, Evans said.
As part of the taxiway work, Fleming was supposed to find the drainage tile running through Schafer’s field and replace it. Evans said in April that Fleming officials told him they could not find the clay tile.
Phase one of the taxiway extension project was completed in November of 2004.
Also Wednesday, the board:
•Signed a $30,614 grant payout request with the Federal Aviation Administration and an $806 grant payout request with the state for phase one of the taxiway extension project
Evans said this is the last of the $546,995 in grant money awarded to the airport for the project. All of the project costs were covered by the FAA grant and state funding.
•Approved paying a $5,100 invoice from Mid-States for design and construction services for the taxiway extension project.[[In-content Ad]]
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