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~+~6 ~~~ <br />-........._.lr <br />noting. that once one left. this State the operations seemed to be controlled <br />"almost area by area." Mr. Hazard continued saying that he is not "worried about <br />hired help" but he is concerned about "what it takes to keep the runway operational." <br />He felt that it was more useful to look at those airports with similar climatic <br />conditions in order to evaluate the stress and motion on the runway itself.. - <br />. Ms. Crawford: Asked about the method of runway construction and materials <br />to be used. <br />Mr. Hazard: Said that they have specifications from the FAA and they were <br />also checking the "operation maintenance data" from other airports with regard to. <br />freezing and snow removal. He added that if there is no air evacuation operation <br />at Midway, "I doubt very seriously that we would take snow off the runway." He <br />clarified that the heat of the sun on the black runway waUld melt the snow in two <br />or three days: and that if the air evac operation were there, "then we would have <br />a commitment to them too, we'll have to clean the runway then." Mr. Hazard said <br />that the biggest concern to the developers now was "What will it take to keep thF <br />runway in operatipn?" pne of the responses to that question, he noted, was serious <br />consideration of the establishment of a "perpetual care fund." <br />Ms. Crawford: "do you intend to sell fuel?" <br />Mr. Hazard: "Oh, yes." <br />Ms. Crawford: Asked if he knew what the hours of operation would be. <br />Mr. Hazard: Replied that Mr. Bruce Matthews and Mr. Willard Plentl were <br />working with the developers to establish noise control, traffic .pattern /`Ms. <br />Crawford inserted that that was her next questipn7 and hours of operation which <br />would probably be worked out in a single package. <br />Ms: Crawford: Asked when. <br />Mr. Hazard: "When? No." <br />Ms. Crawford; "It's really hard to se11 a <br />project that no one knows anything <br />about." <br />Mr. Hazard: "We are asked to do this tremendous amount of work...if, if and <br />if,..:and we don't even know what lenght runway you're going to approve yet." He <br />added that the project had been in the works for three years and that he "honestly <br />cannot answer the question." <br />Ms. Crativford: "That's fine." '~ <br />Commissioner Gustaveson: Asked Mr. Hazard his estimate of the cost of phase <br />one. <br />