1972-36 Urging The Continuation Of The Use Of Ground Control Approach At The Kodiak Airport.1
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NUMBER 72 -36 -R
ISLAND BOROUGH RURGINGITTHE USE OF THE
GROUND
CONTROL APPROACH AT THE KODIAK AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the U. S. Coast Guard has taken over the
U. S. Naval Station at Kodiak, and the State of Alaska has taken
over the operation of the airfield, and the Federal Aviation
Administration has taken over the control tower at the airport,
and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration only
!I has facilities for operating an instrument landing system, and
does not plan on operating the Ground Control Approach system
currently in use at Kodiak, and
WHEREAS, because of the often adverse weather
conditions at Kodiak due to rain and fog, the ceiling is often
below minimum requirements for aircraft operation, and
WHEREAS, because of the location of Kodiak and the
fact that it is the hub of the largest fishery in the North
'' Pacific, air commerce is of vital importance to the econcry
ort
the community, and the U. S. Coast Guard operation and missc:r,
I is indispensable to the continuation of the efforts of the
fishing fleet in Kodiak, and
WHEREAS, the United States Navy has the capabillt
to continue the operation of the GCA and to train Coast Guard
personnel for this function, and the continued availability if
Ground Controlled Approach radar at Kodiak is not only desired
by the U. S. Coast Guard, but would assure all of our aircraft,
military and civilian alike, that the Kodiak Airport offered
the optimum services and facilities necessary to meet the
safety requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Borough
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' ATTEST:
Assembly of the Kodiak Island Borough that the U. S. Navy be
urged to supply people necessary to train personnel of the
U. S. Coast Guard, and that the U. S. Coast Guard be urged to
assign personnel for the purpose of such training, to assume
the responsibilities of the continued operation of the Ground
Controlled Approach Radar System at Kodiak, and that copies
of this Resolution be sent to the HON. JOHN A. VOLPE, Secretary
of the Department of Transportation; HON. JOHN M. CHAFFEE,
Secretary of the Navy; ADMIRAL CHESTER R. BENDER, Commandant,
U. S. Coast Guard; HON. JOHN M. SHAFER, Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration; HON. TED STEVENS and HON. MIKE
I GRAVEL, U. S. Senators; and HON. NICK BEGICH, U. S.
Representative.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3 rd day of August
I mo.,,
Acting Borough Clerk
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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
By j � <
Chairman
, 1972.