[Winona Online Democracy]
I think we need to be reminded of a few things to put the economics of this
on the table.
The DM&E expansion is "the largest railroad project in the United States in
the past 100 years" "DM&E executive have applied for a federal loan of 2.3
Billion dollars" They need to interface rail/water/trucks and unless the
city floods the ridge lacks water. What will the final price tab be to have
us drive over or under Winona's tracks and could that money be better used
to relocate the airport or the trains?
Planes can land on water, roads and golf courses but boats and barges need
water and trains track. Which is easier to relocate the users or the
infrastructure?
Paul Double
Behalf Of Keith Nelson
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:04 AM
Marv,
Yes several local industries make significant use of the local
airport and that use is growing. As the time of employees and cost of
immediate deliveries becomes increasingly valuable, the airport use will
only become more essential to their growth or even just remaining in
Winona. A well maintained airport is essential to the health of a
community.
It has been discussed, to move the airport out of the River
valley to the flat land above and using the airport as industrial land,
but it has always come back as being more cost effective to locate new
industrial area closer to I90 and leave the airport where it is.
Industrial land will not take as large of a contiguous flat area as does
the mile long runways nearly perpendicular to each other.
Keith Nelson
Assistant City Manager for Public Works
City of Winona
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Marvin Seppanen
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:40 AM
To: 'Bothuns'; 'Bob Sebo'
Cc: 'Democracy Online'
Subject: RE: [Winona] Max Conrad Field
[Winona Online Democracy]
Yes Max Conrad is a good thing for the very limit few that use it, but
is it
a good thing for land-locked Winona? The airport is prime potential site
for
industrial development. The airport will never again support commercial
air
service. Would it pay to have TSA service for the handful on customers
that
might use the airport? Compare the actual travel time from the Winona
Holiday Inn to either the LaCrosse airport or Max Conrad field. At most
one
stop light to LaCrosse but how many to Max Conrad?
With reasonable air service less than 30 miles away at LSE, 50 miles
away at
RST, and 110 miles away at MSP we can't reasonably expect any bankrupt
or
nearly bankrupt airline to even consider Winona.
Does any current or potential Winona business really rely on Max Conrad?
Both LSE & RST have far superior air traffic control & RST has
international
customs. In bad weather, what commercial pilot would choose Max Conrad
over
LSE?
The City of Winona has valuable asset currently being marginally used as
an
airport. I think there are better uses for that land!
Marvin Seppanen
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