Airport business approved
NORWICH – The four most conservative members of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors sided with the county attorney Monday in voting against a new business coming to the airport.
Chairman of the Board and Town of North Norwich Supervisor Richard B. Decker, Town of Greene Supervisor Jack T. Cook, Town of Pitcher Supervisor Jeffrey B. Blanchard and Town of Oxford Supervisor Lawrence Wilcox were the only lawmakers who opposed leasing t-hangar space at the Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport to a business that refurbishes airplane interiors.
The decision to lease, after a vote of 17 to 4 with two absent, came after six months of deliberation between the county and the owners of Plane Leather Repair, Inc. It involved several meetings of the Airport Steering Committee and two rounds of referrals, including one to the Finance Committee where an executive session ensued and the company was ultimately turned down. The sticking point was the amount of insurance coverage the company would be required to carry.
At the meeting on Monday, Chenango County Attorney Richard B. Breslin, acting upon the advice of Mang Insurance Agency, said he stood by his original recommendation that the company carry $5 million in coverage. The Oxford Supervisor, who is also chairman of the Finance Committee, said he “would be remiss for going against” the advice of the county’s attorney “who we pay to give opinions.”
Following the vote, Chairman Decker said: “I just want everybody to know that we understand what $1 million in coverage means. Who assumes the risk after $1 million? That’s Chenango County. Enough said.”
The supervisors from the towns of Columbus and Lincklaen were absent from the meeting.
According to the resolution adopted by the board, Plane Leather Repair, Inc. will be required to obtain commercial general liability insurance in a limit of not less than $1 million. The amount of space it would lease at the airport is less than previous plans, however. The seven-year old business originally requested 5,100 square feet, but the resolution stipulates only 2,300. The company is also prohibited from subleasing its hangar space.
In support of the measure, City of Norwich Supervisor James J. McNeil said the Federal Aviation Administration had no history of previous claims involving the type of work in which the company engaged.
In a rare show of independence from the county board’s Republican majority, Finance Committee Vice Chairman Dennis Brown, who happens to be a Democrat, voted to adopt the resolution. The Pharsalia supervisor did so only after ascertaining that an independent risk manager had approved the lesser amount of coverage. Chairman of Planning and Economic Development Committee David C. Law, R-Norwich, told Brown that he was “comfortable” with $1 million.
It is hoped that the business could ultimately bring more aircraft traffic, fuel sales, and possibly more jobs to the airport.
In other airport business, the county board authorized the purchase of a credit card reader at the fuel pump.
Chairman of the Board and Town of North Norwich Supervisor Richard B. Decker, Town of Greene Supervisor Jack T. Cook, Town of Pitcher Supervisor Jeffrey B. Blanchard and Town of Oxford Supervisor Lawrence Wilcox were the only lawmakers who opposed leasing t-hangar space at the Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport to a business that refurbishes airplane interiors.
The decision to lease, after a vote of 17 to 4 with two absent, came after six months of deliberation between the county and the owners of Plane Leather Repair, Inc. It involved several meetings of the Airport Steering Committee and two rounds of referrals, including one to the Finance Committee where an executive session ensued and the company was ultimately turned down. The sticking point was the amount of insurance coverage the company would be required to carry.
At the meeting on Monday, Chenango County Attorney Richard B. Breslin, acting upon the advice of Mang Insurance Agency, said he stood by his original recommendation that the company carry $5 million in coverage. The Oxford Supervisor, who is also chairman of the Finance Committee, said he “would be remiss for going against” the advice of the county’s attorney “who we pay to give opinions.”
Following the vote, Chairman Decker said: “I just want everybody to know that we understand what $1 million in coverage means. Who assumes the risk after $1 million? That’s Chenango County. Enough said.”
The supervisors from the towns of Columbus and Lincklaen were absent from the meeting.
According to the resolution adopted by the board, Plane Leather Repair, Inc. will be required to obtain commercial general liability insurance in a limit of not less than $1 million. The amount of space it would lease at the airport is less than previous plans, however. The seven-year old business originally requested 5,100 square feet, but the resolution stipulates only 2,300. The company is also prohibited from subleasing its hangar space.
In support of the measure, City of Norwich Supervisor James J. McNeil said the Federal Aviation Administration had no history of previous claims involving the type of work in which the company engaged.
In a rare show of independence from the county board’s Republican majority, Finance Committee Vice Chairman Dennis Brown, who happens to be a Democrat, voted to adopt the resolution. The Pharsalia supervisor did so only after ascertaining that an independent risk manager had approved the lesser amount of coverage. Chairman of Planning and Economic Development Committee David C. Law, R-Norwich, told Brown that he was “comfortable” with $1 million.
It is hoped that the business could ultimately bring more aircraft traffic, fuel sales, and possibly more jobs to the airport.
In other airport business, the county board authorized the purchase of a credit card reader at the fuel pump.
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