[Winona] Max Conrad Field

Mon May 1 12:58:11 CDT 2006

Marvin, It really dosen't matter on the Location, but our Republican Party 
individuals seem to think so. In plain ENGLISH , Leave the airport where it 
is Of Course I don't expect our Republican "friend" to understand. Bob K  A 
retired Military Who Dosen't fit the mold of our Military who seem to think 
that all Military shpould be republicans. What an idiotic idea.  Bob 
Kaldunski
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Peterson" <duanep at hbci.com>
To: "Paul Double" <pdouble at hbci.com>; "Online Democracy" 
<winona at mnforum.org>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Winona] Max Conrad Field


> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> Just a slight correction, Paul, the usual planes that are in use over land 
> with ordinary landing gear will not land well in water.  The Mississippi 
> near is overhung with cables or other wire of some sort and a few bridges 
> which make it quite hazardous to attempt to land on the water even if one 
> were willing to accept having the plane sink in about 5 minutes.  Smacking 
> into a wire or a bridge with a plane, particularly a small plane, is a 
> career ending experience.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Double" <pdouble at hbci.com>
> To: "Online Democracy" <winona at mnforum.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:28 AM
> Subject: FW: [Winona] Max Conrad Field
>
>
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> I think we need to be reminded of a few things to put the economics of 
> this
> on the table.
>
> The DM&E expansion is "the largest railroad project in the United States 
> in
> the past 100 years"  "DM&E executive have applied for a federal loan of 
> 2.3
> Billion dollars"  They need to interface rail/water/trucks and unless the
> city floods the ridge lacks water.  What will the final price tab be to 
> have
> us drive over or under Winona's tracks and could that money be better used
> to relocate the airport or the trains?
>
> Planes can land on water, roads and golf courses but boats and barges need
> water and trains track. Which is easier to relocate the users or the
> infrastructure?
>
> Paul Double
>
> Behalf Of Keith Nelson
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:04 AM
>
>
> Marv,
> Yes several local industries make significant use of the local
> airport and that use is growing.  As the time of employees and cost of
> immediate deliveries becomes increasingly valuable, the airport use will
> only become more essential to their growth or even just remaining in
> Winona.  A well maintained airport is essential to the health of a
> community.
> It has been discussed, to move the airport out of the River
> valley to the flat land above and using the airport as industrial land,
> but it has always come back as being more cost effective to locate new
> industrial area closer to I90 and leave the airport where it is.
> Industrial land will not take as large of a contiguous flat area as does
> the mile long runways nearly perpendicular to each other.
>
> Keith Nelson
> Assistant City Manager for Public Works
> City of Winona
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: winona-bounces at mnforum.org [mailto:winona-bounces at mnforum.org] On
> Behalf Of Marvin Seppanen
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:40 AM
> To: 'Bothuns'; 'Bob Sebo'
> Cc: 'Democracy Online'
> Subject: RE: [Winona] Max Conrad Field
>
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> Yes Max Conrad is a good thing for the very limit few that use it, but
> is it
> a good thing for land-locked Winona? The airport is prime potential site
> for
> industrial development. The airport will never again support commercial
> air
> service. Would it pay to have TSA service for the handful on customers
> that
> might use the airport? Compare the actual travel time from the Winona
> Holiday Inn to either the LaCrosse airport or Max Conrad field. At most
> one
> stop light to LaCrosse but how many to Max Conrad?
> With reasonable air service less than 30 miles away at LSE, 50 miles
> away at
> RST, and 110 miles away at MSP we can't reasonably expect any bankrupt
> or
> nearly bankrupt airline to even consider Winona.
> Does any current or potential Winona business really rely on Max Conrad?
> Both LSE & RST have far superior air traffic control & RST has
> international
> customs. In bad weather, what commercial pilot would choose Max Conrad
> over
> LSE?
> The City of Winona has valuable asset currently being marginally used as
> an
> airport. I think there are better uses for that land!
>
> Marvin Seppanen
>
>
>
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