Stokes/Airport Expansion Plans/October 18, 1999 Relocate Radio Broadcast TowersMar 27 06 04A0p Elizabeth
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John Stokes
Z-600 Inc.
P.O. Box 1869
Bigfork, Nlontana 59911
406 837-2283 ph/fax
December 20, 1999
To: City of Kalispell
-mayor and City Council
Airport Advisory Board
Federal Aviation Administration
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Regarding: City of Kalispell Airport Expansion Plans 1 October 18, 1999 Offer to Relocate
Radio Broadcast Towers
Dear Sirs and Madams,
On October 18. 19991 submitted a written proposal to the tenet of the City ' o Kalispell in
regards to an offer to relocate the Broadcast Towers to facilitate he cities efforts to expand the
City Airport.
Many rnonths prior to this written proposal. I workers with the co sultants writing the Airport
Master Plan„ which the city adopted and many others. I believe the rnodeHiz tion is vital to
the c,*ties future and attracting new etnployarent bases and expan ed tax bash and revenue for tine
city. Additionally with the abandonment of the tourer easementa proposal wad trade to bring the
160 acres into the City as a property best suited for an industrial ark. 1 have o ered to finance
this arinount, extent] credit to the city, to accept a bond, engage OR negotjatior►sl, land swaps or
deferred m rents. All to no avail. It does not appear that beiief was sharedlbv marry.
It is common knowledge the Federal funds for Airport expansiu, Ultd trresderrn4.ation will not he
forthcoa-ning unless and until, the radio broadcast towers are dea�t with.
The cost figure of $753,000 to relocate the radio towers, errbod f n the Master Platt is a result
of unilateral offer made on tnv part. The towers are located on an 160 acre easement south of
town. The figure of S753.000 wac Erased upon 80 acres, with no consideratiQ made to the
actual broadcast studio property replacer ent. Tire Statehighwa department as appraised the
6.43 acre property at $715.000.00, exclusive of buildings and equipment which is an additional
S450,000.
Based upon the above and using the numbers provide in the Mj�tct Plan on pa6e 21, the cost of
relocating the to��crs is now as follows: S343,000 for the noted hardware, S� 1 ,0D0 for
contiguous replacement property (6-43 acres) building and intern l hardware equipment at
545H),000 and replacing the 160 easement to $6,350 per acre for 1,016,000f6r a total of
$2,524,000.00.
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to the past two months since I submitted of the offer to assist the city anti hc)p the community
expand and rnodemize the existing airport, I have not had one p one call. on� written response
or any indication the proposal was under consideration or interes in any form r /hatsoever.
,As noted in my proposal of October 18, 1999. I informed all parties of my inteiest to expand the
broadcast business and acquire additional licenses and lowers and place ther#i n the 150 acres
available to n-)e_ Those plans will now continue forward. The F(,C has app koTd the grant of
tra.nfer of the Iicense as of December 2, 1999 to Z-600 inc. i
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This lacy of fore site and action is regrettable. It effectively tenn hates, the: laps of the City to
expand and modernize the city airport a;ainst the wishes of many. I will extend the proposal of
October 18, 1999 until December 22, 1999. If no contact or resp mse is made tI e offer will be
withdrav-n and tenninated. Any future considerations will be at ihe, above rnarcet price and
require full compensation of the assets noted above.
Therefore the written proposal of October 18, 1999 whereby the e ity was offc;r d a savings of
over S 1,771,000.00 is hereby withdrawn at 5:00 Phi on Decernl er 22, 1999- I will extend to the
offer and proposal until that tune.
Res-ctfully submitted,
John Stores
Z-600 inc.
P.O. Box 1869
Bigrfork, Montana 5991 1
via fax to all parties noted.