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RESOLUTION 7366 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION OPPOSING EXPANSION OF THE ANOKA COUNTY-BLAINE <br />AIRPORT RUNWAY(S) AND OPPOSING AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO <br />RECLASSIFY THE AIRPORT AS AN INTERMEDIATE STATUS FACILITY <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners is giving consideration <br />to a resolution that would support an effort to extend the east-west runway at the Anoka <br />County-Blaine Airport to 6,000 feet; and, <br />WHEREAS, the draft Anoka County Board of Commissioners' resolution <br />proposes to support legislation that would allow for the extension of the runway; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Anoka County Board of Commissioners' resolution proposes to <br />support application for Federal funds to accomplish the runway extension; and, <br />WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has steadfastly opposed extension of the <br />airport's runways beyond their current lengths of 5,000 feet (east-west runway) and <br />4,855 (north-south runway); and, <br />WHEREAS, an extension of the east-west runway to 6,000 feet would require <br />changes in state law and would change the defined class of the airport from minor to <br />intermediate; and, <br />WHEREAS, proponents of the runway extension claim the additional runway <br />length is for safety purposes; and, <br />WHEREAS, there are no documented reports of unsafe landings or take offs <br />from this runway or any accidents to suggest the runway length is anything but safe for <br />all minor airport aircraft that use the Anoka County-Blaine airport; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council is required by law and has provided an <br />Airport Development Guide that is required to take into consideration the physical, <br />social and economic needs of the Metropolitan area and as a result of those <br />considerations, the Airport Development Guide plan calls for the Anoka County-Blaine <br />Airport to be a minor airport; and, <br />WHEREAS, significant airport enhancements have already been made at the <br />Anoka County-Blaine airport to enhance the safety of aircraft that use the airport, such <br />as a precision instrument landing system, high intensity lights and an operational control <br />tower; and, <br />