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WINTERSVILLE March was a record month for the Geary A. Bates Jefferson County Airpark. Airpark manager Brian Thaxton told the Jefferson County Regional Airport Authority board during Monday’s meeting that the airpark handled 560 operations during the month, which was higher than anticipated for this early in the year, and sold some 8,245 gallons of jet fuel.
That total, he said, was a record for the facility.
“March was a pretty big month for us,” Thaxton said, citing improved weather conditions.
Later in the meeting, the board voted to give Thaxton a 4 percent pay raise. That vote will send a recommendation to the Jefferson County commissioners, who oversee the employment of airpark staff, for consideration.
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WINTERSVILLE The Jefferson County Regional Airport Authority board met Monday, approving a letter drafted by board president Brandon Reese to be sent to the Jefferson County commissioners.
The letter detailed the airport authority’s position on a potential move of Wintersville County Court into the former Cross Creek Township building at 251 Airpark Drive.
The letter said the court would be “a suitable addition to the county government complex” in addition to the Jefferson County 9-1-1 office and animal shelter.
The renovations needed to accommodate the court and make it “similar to Toronto County Court” would cost an estimated $200,000, the letter said.
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WINTERSVILLE The Jefferson County Regional Airport Authority is looking into possible renovations at the building located at 251 Airport Drive that could accommodate Wintersville county court.
According to minutes provided by the airport authority from its Feb. 8 meeting, the topic was raised by board President Brandon Reese, who told members he had a discussion with Judge Michael C. Bednar regarding the potential relocation of the court from its present location at 30 Talbott Drive.
The minutes noted the renovations needed before the court could move into the space could possibly cost as much as $200,000.
The board then discussed whether or not it was feasible to spend that much money to renovate the building to house the court, the minutes said.
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RENAMED – The Jefferson County commissioners presented Geary Bates, original board member of Jefferson County Regional Airport Authority, with a resolution renaming the Jefferson County Airpark the Geary A. Bates Jefferson County Airpark. Bates has been a board member since its inception in 1992 and has served in many roles at the facility. Andrew Grimm
STEUBENVILLE – Officially on the agenda to discuss the budget and an ongoing hangar project at the Jefferson County Airpark, Geary Bates got quite the surprise during Thursday’s meeting of the Jefferson County commissioners.
Bates, who is an original board member of the county Regional Airport Authority and has been a part of every aspect of the airpark from the beginning, was presented with a resolution to rename the airpark in his honor, the Geary A. Bates Jefferson County Airpark.