Serving the communities of Rimbey, Bentley, Bluffton, and Hoadley
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Volume 18 Number 27
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Men at work: Alijandro Castillon, Tony Saucedo, Jeremy Branco, Hector Jauregui, Devin Westendorf, Randy Castillon, Kiki Castillon and Chris Branco from J Branco & Sons were hard at work last Wednesday replacing sidewalks near the downtown core in Rimbey. Treena Mielke Photo
Future of Rimbey airport remains up in the air BY TREENA MIELKE A group of four area men who want to purchase the Rimbey airport will have to submit a bid for the property. Pete Couchman, Paul Kusch, Wayne Danser and Gerald Ernst want buy the airport, which includes about 60 acres of land and upgrade it to a 24-hour facility. The men put in an offer to
the town, but were told there is a process to be followed, which includes advertising the property and accepting sealed bids. However, Mayor Rick Pankiw said council will follow the process outlined in the municipal government act, but will include the stipulation that the land to be sold remain as an airport. “It is our intention, one
hundred per cent, that the condition of the sale be that it remain an airport.” Speaking on behalf of the potential four buyers, Ernst said he is pleased that stipulation has been put into effect. “That was the best we could have hoped for, now we will have to wait and see.” Following an in-cam-
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era session at the June 27th meeting, council agreed to spent $1,500 to hire Water Mackie Valuations Inc. to perform an appraisal of the Rimbey airport. The airport was originally owned by Ponoka County and sold to the Town of Rimbey for $1. Acting CAO Donna Tona said because it was a sale of land belonging to one municipality being
sold to another municipality, the same process of advertising and bidding wasn’t required. The men want to bring the airport and runway conditions back to its original state. Ernst explained that centerline potholes and low spots have developed on the runway as it must be rolled, while saturated, every two
years. “To the best of our knowledge this has never been done. The reason the runway still remains usable is due, in part, to the resident enthusiast’s past and ongoing pick-up truck and shovel repairs to the dips, potholes and numerous old plowing divots.”
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