PUBLIC NOTICE 2035 LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAKE ELMO AIRPORT Public Comment Period Open The...

Pioneer Press - Twin Cities, PUBLIC NOTICE 2035 LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAKE ELMO AIRPORT Public Comment Period Open The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has completed a draft version of the 2035 Long-Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) for Lake Elmo Airport. The purpose of the LTCP is to identify facility needs at Lake Elmo Airport for the 20-year period between 2015 and 2035. The public is invited to review this document and provide written comments to the MAC. Lake Elmo Airport is located in Washington County approximately 12 miles east of the downtown district, one mile east of downtown Lake Elmo, within Bay-town Township, and is bordered by portions of West Lakeland Township and the City of Lake Elmo. The draft LTCP considers replacing the primary northwest/ southeast Runway 14-32 with a runway that is relocated approximately 700 feet parallel to, and northeast of, the existing primary runway alignment and extended to a length of 3,600 feet. The relocated primary runway would require realignment of a portion of 30th Street North. An extension to the crosswind northeast/ southwest Runway 04-22 to a length of 2,750 feet is also proposed. These improvements are intended to enhance the airport's ability to fulfill its existing role of accommodating propeller-driven airplanes with fewer than 10 passenger seats. Copies of the draft LTCP document will be available for distribution and for viewing on the MAC's website beginning Monday, June 22, 2015 (http://metroairports.org/General-Aviation/ Airports/Lake-Elmo. aspx). Written comments will be accepted until Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 5:00pm CDT. A copy of the draft LTCP document will also be available for review at the MAC General Office building, 6040 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis; Lake Elmo City Hall, 3800 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo; and at Lake Elmo Airport, 3275 Manning Avenue, Lake Elmo; or a request for a copy may be submitted via the email address below. Please submit written comments via email to Lake_Elmo_Airport_LTCP_Comments@mspmac.org, or mail written comments to Neil Ralston, MAC Airport Development, 6040 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55450. The public is also invited to attend public information meetings to learn more about the proposed developments included in the draft LTCP and to provide comments. The meetings will provide an opportunity for one-to-one interaction with MAC staff in an open-house setting at the times and locations listed below: Thursday, July 9, 2015 4:00 to 7:00 PM Baytown Community Center, 4020 McDonald Drive North, Stillwater, MN 55082 Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:00 to 7:00 PM, City of Lake Elmo City Hall 3800 Laverne Avenue North, Lake Elmo, MN 55042