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CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
WHEREAS, Easterwood Airport serves the Cities of College
Station and Bryan and a surrounding five-county area for general
aviation as well as scheduled airline service, and;
WHEREAS, this area is growing rapidly and requiring more access
to airline facilities and general aviation operation, as attested
by the fact that last year (September 1, 1976 to August 31, 1977)
a record 104,459 take-offs and landings were conducted, representing
an increase of nearly twenty percent over the previous year, and
those movements including 17,540 instrument operations, and;
WHEREAS, the tower operation greatly contributes to the safety
of the thousands of people using Easterwood Airport,
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the City Council of the
City of College Station, representing the people of College Station,
emphatically urges the Federal Aviation Administration to continue
operation of the tower facility at Easterwood Airport for this
growing community.
ADOPTED this the 21st day of September, 1977.
ZrOVED
ATTEST
City Secretary