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29C <br /> P <br /> Mr. Kizer: Cited figures based on the number of operations per plane per <br /> year, which indicated an average of an operation every two minutes; Mr. Kizer <br /> asked Mr. Matthews if an'-airport with only one runway could handle that kind <br /> of traffic. <br /> Mr. Matthews: Replied in the affirmative if the airport has one runway <br /> and a parallel taxiway. He feels that some airports probably exceed that number <br /> of operations for limited periods of time and cited the Wilson airport on a Sat- <br /> urday afternoon when that airport approached 50-60 operations per hour. Mr. <br /> Matthews said the total number of operations under FAA standards would be approx- <br /> imately two times that number estimated by Midway. <br /> Mr. Kizer: Asked if Mr. Matthews could outline the advantages for private <br /> versus publically owned airports or vice versa. <br /> Mr. Matthews: Said his Division encourage public ownership of required <br /> airport facilities by the county. When Mr. Kizer asked why, Mr. Matthews con- <br /> tinued that if the airport is needed, and is serving County requirements, i.e. <br /> economic development, and providing facilities for owner/operators in the County, <br /> it was always subject to being displaced by a more lucrative financial operation. <br /> He said that several associations, the Pilots Association was cited, had approached <br /> his Division about introducing legislation to exempt privately owned but publically <br /> serving airports from taxes, which his Division (feeling that it was a matter for <br /> local legislation) had declined to introduce. The reason was that the owner has <br /> to pay taxes on the airport and improvements and he may .get a better deal and close <br /> down the airport. He noted that his division was currently working with eight <br /> counties across the State which were trying to replace private airports which <br /> we,,•e being closed down. <br /> Mr. Kizer: Noting the problem that existed with HWA, asked Mr. Matthews if <br /> there was any way to prevent development around the airport and have to reface <br /> the HWA problem restated in several years. <br /> Mr. Matthews: Said that "zoning" was "the most appropriate method." He cited <br /> Raleicgh_Durham Airport which had Airport Districts and-permitted all uses except those of <br /> public assembly, schools, homes, churches, hospitals. Which means that the land <br /> can be used for industrial activities, shopping centers, offices. , He listed other <br /> methods: convenant restrictions, fair disclosure ordinances, County specifically <br /> withholding development of water and sewer lines to the airport area, and some <br /> building restrictions on homes near airports which specify acoustical treatments, etc., <br />