mountainmatt
Registered User
CO
For those of you not aware the Kalispell City airport is in the middle of some controversy. The FAA, among others, has recommended that the city upgrade the airport to meet existing standards. There is a small but vocal group in the city that would like to ultimately shut the airport down. Those of us that have been there know how great this little airport is. The local MPA president asked myself as the state MPA president to do what we can to support the airport.
Our webmaster Willie Stene and I have put together some info and are looking for your help. Please take the time to write a letter to the editor at the link provided. The points to hit are that you prefer this airport over GPI as it is convenient to town and that you are from out of town and use this airport and go to the nearby businesses.
Scott Newpower
MPA President
MPA is an organization committed to assisting communities in promoting and securing aviation resources for the use of pilots around the state. Currently the city of Kalispell is actively engaged in a local ballot initiative to upgrade their airport facilities and the local pilot community along with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce have been diligently working on educating voters on the value of this aviation asset.
The time to vote is coming near and the local supporting airport group, "Save Our Airport", can use our support to assist in getting the word out to voters on the value of such an asset to the community. To assist in their efforts we can provide financial support to assist with mailing flyers, newspaper advertising, or even personally writing a letter to the editor in support of the Kalispell City Airport.
To donate financially to the "Save Our Airport" organization follow the attached link:
http://www.kalispellcityairport.org/#!donate/c1vud
Or submit a letter to the editor to the local newspaper by following the attached instructions:
"LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Inter Lake welcomes letters to the editor from its readers on subjects of general interest. Letters may be submitted for consideration to the Daily Inter Lake by email at edit@dailyinterlake.com, by mail at PO BOX 7610, Kalispell, MT 59901 or by clicking here. Letters should be kept to 300 words or less, and must include the author's name, address and telephone number for verification purposes. Only the name and hometown will be published. Not all letters will be printed. Letters that engage in profanity, name-calling or address narrow personal interests will be rejected. The Daily Inter Lake reserves the right to edit letters for brevity and clarity."
MPA with the assistance of "Save Our Airport" has assembled a webpage to provide our members and others a location to easily read up on the facts of this campaign and what it means to the Kalispell City airport facilities and pilots. You can view this page here:http://www.montanapilots.org/kalispell.asp
Please do as I did, give a few bucks and write a email/letter to support a great airport!
-Matt
Our webmaster Willie Stene and I have put together some info and are looking for your help. Please take the time to write a letter to the editor at the link provided. The points to hit are that you prefer this airport over GPI as it is convenient to town and that you are from out of town and use this airport and go to the nearby businesses.
Scott Newpower
MPA President
MPA is an organization committed to assisting communities in promoting and securing aviation resources for the use of pilots around the state. Currently the city of Kalispell is actively engaged in a local ballot initiative to upgrade their airport facilities and the local pilot community along with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce have been diligently working on educating voters on the value of this aviation asset.
The time to vote is coming near and the local supporting airport group, "Save Our Airport", can use our support to assist in getting the word out to voters on the value of such an asset to the community. To assist in their efforts we can provide financial support to assist with mailing flyers, newspaper advertising, or even personally writing a letter to the editor in support of the Kalispell City Airport.
To donate financially to the "Save Our Airport" organization follow the attached link:
http://www.kalispellcityairport.org/#!donate/c1vud
Or submit a letter to the editor to the local newspaper by following the attached instructions:
"LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Daily Inter Lake welcomes letters to the editor from its readers on subjects of general interest. Letters may be submitted for consideration to the Daily Inter Lake by email at edit@dailyinterlake.com, by mail at PO BOX 7610, Kalispell, MT 59901 or by clicking here. Letters should be kept to 300 words or less, and must include the author's name, address and telephone number for verification purposes. Only the name and hometown will be published. Not all letters will be printed. Letters that engage in profanity, name-calling or address narrow personal interests will be rejected. The Daily Inter Lake reserves the right to edit letters for brevity and clarity."
MPA with the assistance of "Save Our Airport" has assembled a webpage to provide our members and others a location to easily read up on the facts of this campaign and what it means to the Kalispell City airport facilities and pilots. You can view this page here:http://www.montanapilots.org/kalispell.asp
Please do as I did, give a few bucks and write a email/letter to support a great airport!
-Matt
