Category Archives: General

By Brian Bullock / Staff Writer / bbullock@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times | Posted: Monday, July 25, 2011 Second attempt Thursday to select new director Having difficulty selecting a new director for the Santa Maria Public Airport Board is nothing new, and the board will make a second attempt Thursday. The turbulence the board encountered at …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer bbullock@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011 The seat on the Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors held by the late Ted Eckert will remain vacant for at least another two weeks because the members could not agree on a replacement Thursday night. The four board members …

By Brian Bullock/Staff Writer bbullock@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times | Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Six men have applied to fill the vacancy on the Santa Maria Public Airport board of directors left by the death of Ted Eckert. One is a past board member and another finished third in the November 2010 election, when only …

By Janene Scully/Associate Editor janscully@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, July 8, 2011 A contingent of Marines and sailors will prep for future missions in the Middle East by practicing their skills on the Central Coast later this month. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton will train locally from today through July …

Getting a civil education Cadet Tech. Sgt. David Herrera stood tall and authoritative in his uniform as the rest of the Civil Air Patrol Squadron 101 cadet flight climbed the stairs to their meeting room at the Santa Maria Public Airport.  Moments before, the 14-year-old David who has been in the squadron’s cadet program for …

By Brian Bullock / Staff Writer / bbullock@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times | Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 The Santa Maria Public Airport District board of directors has begun the process of filling the seat left vacant by the death of longtime member Ted Eckert. The board directed General Manager Chris Hastert to post a notice …

Last year, the Santa Barbara County Associations of Governments received a $90,000 state grant to update the county’s Airport Land Use Plan. The problem is the project will cost $120,000 and the association is asking the airports to cover the additional cost. The Santa Maria Public Airport Board of Directors on Thursday approved of contributing …

Retired Air Force colonel served on the board for 20 years Retired Air Force Col. Ted Eckert, known for his steady hand and solid guidance while serving on the Santa Maria Public Airport District Board of Directors for 20 years, died Tuesday night after a lengthy illness. Eckert, 75, who later worked as a flight …

The 2011-12 fiscal year is going to be atypical for the Santa Maria Public Airport with an $8 million runway extension project under way and preparations for its long-awaited business park under development.  So the 2011-12 Budget isn’t going to be like many others, either, and the airport’s board of directors looked at that issue …