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Board of Aviation

Board of Aviation

The Board of Avi­a­tion desires Mar­i­on Munic­i­pal Air­port to be the best and most well regard­ed region­al air­port in the State of Indiana.

Com­mon Responsibilities

  • Over­see all oper­a­tions of the Mar­i­on Munic­i­pal Airport
  • Devel­op and approve for sub­mit­tal to Com­mon Coun­cil an annu­al budget
  • Approve all expen­di­tures for the oper­a­tion of the Mar­i­on Munic­i­pal Airport
  • Adver­tise for the Man­age­ment of the Air­port and the oper­a­tion of the Fixed Based Operator
  • Eval­u­ate the air­port man­ag­er and Fixed Based Operator
  • Obtain quotes for and approve all major equip­ment and cap­i­tal improve­ment projects
  • Devel­op Mas­ter Plan for the air­port and update yearly
  • Devel­op annu­al­ly a 5‑year Cap­i­tal Improve­ment Plan and sub­mit to the FAA and Indi­ana Dept. of Aviation
  • Pre­pare and sub­mit all grants for fed­er­al assis­tance to the FAA and Indi­ana Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion in com­plet­ing the Mas­ter Plan for the air­port and Cap­i­tal Improve­ment Projects
  • Devel­op Min­i­mum Stan­dards for all Fixed Based Oper­a­tions on the Airport
  • Insure that the air­port is safe at all times and obstruc­tions are minimized
  • Pro­mote air­port ser­vices and facil­i­ties at a local, region­al, state, and nation­al level
  • Pro­mote air­port via the inter­net and social media
  • Insure that all FAA reg­u­la­tions and grant assur­ances are met
  • Insure that the Air­port presents a pos­i­tive image of the com­mu­ni­ty and is a pos­i­tive first impres­sion of the City

Mem­bers

Ray Dosh, Pres­i­dent, 1.1.25 — 12.31.28, Appt. by Ronald Mor­rell, Jr.
Mark John­son, Vice Pres­i­dent, 1.1.22 — 12.31.27, Appt. by Jess Alum­baugh
Randy Chek­ouras, Trea­sur­er, 1.1.21- 12.31.25, Appt. by Jess Alum­baugh
Dwight Ott, Sec­re­tary, 1.1.23 — 12.31.26, Appt. by Jess Alum­baugh
Math­ew Huskey, Mem­ber, 1.1.25 — 12.31.28, Appt. by Ronald Mor­rell, Jr.

Meet­ings

The Board of Avi­a­tion meets the first Thurs­day of each month in the Board Room of the Mar­i­on Air­port Ter­mi­nal Build­ing at 1:30pm.

2025

Jan­u­ary 2, 2025
Feb­ru­ary 6, 2025
March 6, 2025
April 3, 2025
May 1, 2025
June 5, 2025
July 3, 2025
August 7, 2025
Sep­tem­ber 4, 2025
Octo­ber 2, 2025
Novem­ber 6, 2025
Decem­ber 4, 2025

2026

Jan­u­ary 8, 2026
Feb­ru­ary 5, 2026
March 5, 2026
April 2, 2026
May 7, 2026
June 4, 2026
July 2, 2026
August 5, 2026 (Wednes­day — moved from Thurs­day to accom­mo­date Indy Airstrip Attack)
Sep­tem­ber 3, 2026
Octo­ber 1, 2026
Novem­ber 5, 2026
Decem­ber 3, 2026

Con­tact

Eileen Lemas­ter

boac@​cityofmarion.​in.​gov