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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 39 • SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Q&A | Port of Lopez commissioner candidates Part II The Islands’ Weekly is running a series of Q&As with the Port of Lopez Commissioners candidates. The Q&As will run Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 Questions: 1. Please name three specific goals you hope to achieve while on the Port. 2. Name three specific challenges you see facing the Port and what strategies you have in mind for navigating
solutions. Kenn Aufderhar (Port of Lopez, commissioner, position 1) 1. The first goal I see for the port would be to continue helping the Port reach their solution of removing the danger of the trees now growing into the airport approach path. The challenge is to work with the property owners to reach a mutually agreed upon per-
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manent solution that prevents this issue from becoming a problem again in the future and to do so within the confines of the Port’s budget. Another goal is the creation of a well thought out and forward thinking FAA Master Plan that will provide the Port with the FAA funding in the future for major improvements and capital expenditures. These types of expenses are ongoing for airports and the challenge will be to address what Lopez will be needing so that when the time comes the funding will be available. Perhaps the most important goal would be to listen to and work with the community. I would like to open up more lines of communication between the Port
commissioners and the citizens along with presenting an overall Port plan to the public to help them become better informed on port activities, its projects and the importance of these to the community. By design the airport is there to serve pilots, local and off island, yet it greatly benefits our whole community in ways our citizens may not know. 2. The challenge for me would be to help clear up misconceptions and educate the community on the port and its duties. Ed Kilduff (Port of Lopez, commissioner, position 2) 1. First, I want to change our Port’s relationship with the Lopez public. I especially want our airport to
be a good neighbor by impacting surrounding properties as little as possible. Second, the financial bleeding at our Port has to stop. We are currently in a hole that will take decades to overcome. Because of bad choices made by the Commissioners over the last several years, we need to make extra efforts to reduce expenses and increase revenues. Third, we need to come into compliance with FAA requirements. Above and beyond tree issues, we’re also blowing it when it comes to the requirements related to FAA grant assurances. The only reason we haven’t been found out yet is because the FAA hasn’t audited us. 2. First, we are challenged
San Juan County Sheriff’s Log The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls. Sept. 16 • A Lopez Island Deputy responded to a suspicious circumstance complaint after the 911 center received a call from what sounded like a confused person. The deputy contacted the caller and determined he was suffering from a medical condition. The subject was flown to a mainland hospital for evaluation. • A Lopez deputy received a burglary and theft complaint from a former Center Island resident. It was deter-
mined that the home that was reportedly burglarized had been recently foreclosed on. An investigation is being conducted to determine whether the items were actually stolen. Sept. 17 • A Friday Harbor deputy responded to the Christian Science Church in regards to garbage left at the back of the church. There was no identifying items in the garbage and no witnesses to it being left. The complainant said they would get rid of the trash and will call if it happens again.
• A Lopez deputy spoke with a business owner regarding an unwanted person complaint. The owner requested that the unwanted person be told they were no longer allowed to enter the business. • An employee from the animal shelter in Friday Harbor felt threatened by an e-mail she received from a Langley B.C. man. The man had his application for adopting a cat denied due to his belligerent behavior toward the employee. She was advised to seek a restraining order.
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by what our future port and airport will look like. My personal hope is that our airport remains an appropriately scaled rural airport without a fueling station, or further expansion, or improvements for jets. But, I’d like to know what others think, and our Port needs to reach out to the full spectrum of our community. Second, we have financial challenges constraining everything we do for the next 20 years. The counter strategy is to pick apart every red cent in our Port and airport budget to squeeze value out of it. Third, we are challenged in meeting FAA requirements. The strategy there is to admit our faults and work more closely with the FAA to come into compliance. • A Lopez deputy received a suspicious circumstance complaint. The reporting person called after a customer delivered an item for mechanical service and the ownership of the item was not clearly established. The customer claimed he found the item. An investigation is being conducted. Sept. 18 • A deputy arrived at the ferry landing in Friday Harbor in reference to a noinjury traffic collision that occurred in the ferry lines as the ferry was loading. • A deputy responded to an Eastsound address in regards to an ongoing civil matter from an employer to an employee. Both parties have been advised to go through the proper civil processes. An informational report was taken due to so many calls generated. • An Eastsound deputy responded to someone consuming marijuana in public. Sept. 19 • A citizen reported his vehicle was stolen from downtown Friday Harbor. Deputies located the vehicle in the area of Golf Course Road and Cattle Point. • A deputy was dispatched to the San Juan Island area in reference to a citizen dispute. The reporting deputy arrived and conSEE LOG, PAGE 5