July 27, 2024

Here’s something on which both ourselves and airport supporters can agree - EVERYONE is unhappy with the recommendations from the airport financial analysis. 

Both sides feel that further development of the airport in order to meet funding needs is wrong, but for different reasons.  Both sides cite unwanted increases in noise and environmental impacts.  Beyond this, our reasoning differs.

See below for our position, a “Minimal and Safe Airport Until Closure” Scenario, where aviation pays it own way to the extent feasible, " as well as alternative possibilities for funding the airport until closure.

July 25, 2024

With Airport Neighborhood Campaign initiatives to be decided by voters in November, we are grateful that at their Special Meeting on July 25, Boulder City Council deferred the decision on whether the Boulder airport should stay open indefinitely or be decommissioned.

At the meeting the results of the airport financial analysis were discussed.   A consuming issue was years of deferred maintenance at the airport and how to address them.   These exist in spite of airport supporters' assertion that the airport is self-funding.    The tradeoffs and possibilities around increased development, user fees and other revenue strategies were raised.

Get the Lead Out: How Santa Clara County Banned Leaded Aviation Fuel at Reid-Hillview Airport, and Why Boulder Should Do the Same

July 14, 2024

The ANC was privileged to host a webinar on June 12, 2024 with Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez and epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Lamphear. Our guests discussed Santa Clara County's study showing that blood lead levels of children were correleated with living near and downwind of the Reid-Hillview Airport, and Santa Clara County's path to ceasing the sale of leaded aviation fuel.

Watch the video and get the transcript below...

July 7, 2024

We do not love the politicization of emergency response. However, emergency response is rightly part of the conversation around closing the airport and it's important for the public to have factual information.

May 28, 2024

Daily Camera guest opinion by Mark Wallach

Mark Wallach is a member of the Boulder City Council writing in his individual capacity.

This May 28, 2024 Daily Camera piece is a follow up to Wallach’s prior piece about the economics of the airport property and how housing is the highest and best use of the land.   In this piece he discusses FAA opposition to the idea and the myth that we can’t afford to convert the airport due to FAA obligations.

Wallach also compares this effort to the Muni effort, showing how very different the situations are.  

Update: On July 26, 2024 Boulder filed a lawsuit against the FAA claiming FAA overreach and asking for clear title to airport property, see The City of Boulder is Suing the FAA.

May 27, 2024

Daily Camera Guest Opinion by Lisa Morzel

Lisa Morzel was a 20-year member of the Boulder City Council, from 1995-2003 and 2007-2019.   

In this May 27, 2024 Daily Camera piece Morzell describes how Boulder is losing its middle class due to Boulder’s median sales price for homes of $1,300,000.   She reminds us that not long ago “people who worked in Boulder lived here. They participated in civic matters, schools, clubs, service organizations and more.”  

May 11, 2024

Daily Camera Guest Opinion by Mark Wallach

Mark Wallach is a member of the Boulder City Council. He wrote this piece in his personal capacity, not on behalf of the Council.

In this piece Wallach makes the economic case for converting the airport to neighborhoods.