RE: FriendsMyrt:
We have a lot of friends of the Airport now. I can fill the chamber
with them if you wish. The same two guys have been anti-airport for a
couple of years now. That being Davis and Eckels. We got emails from
two others this week because I asked the Council to have them contact us
with their complaints and concerns. That makes four or five out of
20,000 residents. I will start having a couple residents and/or
business people come to each meeting from now on. Not to sit there, but
to speak for the airport. I will get a banker or two to challenge Tim’s
anti-airport attitude since these airport businesses and employees bank
in Kalispell also. They have loans at the banks for airplanes and
hangars, etc. I am surprised that he is a loan officer at a bank and
can’t see the economic impact of the airport. The Monks are sorry they
had the son-in-law stand up and be so anti-airport. They wanted to know
why the council did not give us permission to negotiate, because they
want to see the property. I told the Monk daughters that they would
have to come back before the council and tell the council that they
really do want to sell to the city, they just want a fair price. We
will see what happens. I do have the review appraisal in hand and it is
a full scale recommendation. So we are clear to move forward. I have
been contacted by some council members and they have not lost confidence
in the airport project. If you find out otherwise, please let me know
and I will work on that member.
Thanks,
Fred A. Leistiko
Airport Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
406-250-3065
From: Myrt Webb [mailto:mwebb@kalispell.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:58 AM
To: Fred Leistiko
Subject: Friends
Fred:
I think we need to back off on the airport land acquisition and let you
spend the time making friends for the airport.
I will be talking to council members about the future of the airport
this week. I will let you know what they think.
Myrt