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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1955-12-2 - INCOMPLETE - reopen East-West runway at LP Municipal Airport ..::J! ~. 'M.., t . . _" r,... .... .. -- "/0- .... 4-'oK RESOLUTION .', WHEREAS1 the Board of Commissioners of the City of La Portet Texasl at a meeting held the 1st day of November: A. O. 1948r duly passed and approved a resolution closing the East-West runway of the Auxiliary Landing Field No. 2 of Ellington Fieidf now known as the City of La Porte Municipal Airportz and ordered that such runway should remain closed and not used during the time the Air National Guard used and occupied that certain 8~1 acre tract of such Airpnrt; and ~.......... :'. \. WHEREASt the City of La Porte has received the following two (2) letterSr to-wit: ~ ~ II ~20 COJlMUNICATI ONS SQUADRON (OPERllTl ONS) TIWS AIR NATIONAL GUARD. ARMORY Po:st Office Box 841 La Portell' Texas 25 November 1955 " H~norable Mercer D. Burgin Mayor of the City of La Porte LaPorte, Texas Dear lIayor Burgin: Reference) your recent verbal request that we determine if the St~te of 'fexas has any objections to the re-opening of the Eli Rud.ay of the La Porte Municipal Airport. As you recall an Air Force Regulation setting forth certain airfield clearance cri- teria at the time this building was constructed caused the City COJimission of La Porte to pass a Resolution closing the runway. IncJosed is a copy of correspondence received this date from Col>>nel Maybin H. Wilson: Chief Engineert Adjutant General~s Dep.rtmentr State of Texas, advising that the State of Texas has no bbJections to the re-opening of the runway in view of the fact that no ll.ir National Guard planes are based at this installation. It appears that a completed map of the airport showing all install- atiens will be completed in the near future; upon receipt of a COp! will be furnished your office. .. ,~/ 1 I~l: , Copy of ltr from Col rii~sonlJ. Chi.ef E.ngr1 IE, r Div, .A(;O of T exa s" Sincerely! /s/ John O. Rainbolt Major~ AFr Tex-ANG Commander .M.aJt.....~ John D~ Rainboltl' TANG P Oox 841 La P,rte1 Texas Engi4eer Divisionz AGO -~ i Map lif Municipal Airport and Lateral Airfield Clearance CriteriaI A.,NG ArmorY:r .AirpoiJ,-t1 La POlt e2 T exa s. 1. Receipt is acknowledged of your letter 11 November in which you request the drawing of a map showing the Air National Guard .- ..,., .' - ---', .. . . - -...... ... . -_.I'~' ...... " \ e e .........l'" .......... .".-~ -2- facilities plotted in reference to the runways and airport hangarx which map you wisb to present to the Mayor of La Porte. 2. This work will be accomplished as soon as a draftsman is avail- able.. 3. In reference to paragraph 3 your letter of 16 October 1955 an ilqoiry made at this Headquarters indicates that the State of texas has no objections to the re-opening of tbe runway in view of the fact that the Air National Guard has no planes based at the Airport, FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF TEXAS: MAYBIN H. IILSON 601.tUSAI Retired Chief Engineer, AGD-; and WHEREAS, in view of the foregoing, it appears that the said East- lest runway should not be closed: NOlr THEREFOREt BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTEr TEXAS that the resolution hereinabove mentioned: which was passed on the 1st day of Novemberl A, D. 1948T is hereby rescinded and held to be null and void, and further tbat the East-West runway of the Auxiliary Landing Field No. 2 of Ellington Fieldt now known as the City of La Porte Municipal Airport) be opened and usedi AND IT IS SO ORDERED.