What policy limitations/guidance did the Board of Commissioners impose on the process?
The Board of Commissioners insists on a very open process and has sponsored the development of the public involvement plan. The boards position is described in two documents: Public Participation Acceptance of Funding for Airport Master Plan (all phases), August 24, 2004, and Mission and Policy Statement, October 11, 2005. The policies adopted by the Board of Commissioners are: Policies to Guide the Master Planning Process: • Maintain a high standard of airport safety, security and efficiency of operations. • Assure sensitivity to environmental issues, with special attention to noise and other adverse impacts, in policy development, planning and implementation. • Build a cooperative partnership with the communities in the airport environs and beyond, as PDK strives to be a good neighbor in planning and implementing airport policy and programs. • Effectively serve, in a financially self-sufficient manner, the broad economic interests of the County and surrounding communities, as a direc