We applied for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant. I don't want to say it failed; we just were not chosen. There are quite a few more airports that applied, and they only awarded 23 this year.

I'm just looking forward to working with this board and working with the community to further advance the airport. It is an integral part of the economic puzzle in our area. We have no problems, they're just challenges.

I know we have been awarded monies to buy a new plow truck. The figure is $393,000, which is a pretty good chunk of change. That's 95 percent grant funded.

I want to move right away on the possibility of leasing land to build hangars. That involves private funds, and it makes it less likely that a client is going to leave.

The Community Service Project Fund is unique because it is the first gift to establish a grant that any student or student group may apply for.

KPNX has removed their station from our channel lineup even though we are providing a service to the community by delivering their programming. We have always enhanced their product by providing a better picture. Now they want Cable ONE customers to pay for something that Phoenix residents can receive free over-the-air. That's simply not right.