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Durango-La Plata County Airport Commission

The purpose of this board is to advise the Director of Aviation on operations, budgets, and policy issues.

The Durango-La Plata County Airport is co-owned by the City of Durango and La-Plata County and is overseen by the Airport Board of Commissioners.

The Airport Commission welcomes participation in the Commission Meetings.  Individuals wishing to address the Commission during this period are asked to please notify the Commission Chairman or the Director of Aviation upon your arrival at the meeting.  Comments by audience members are limited to 5 minutes per person and 10 minutes for a particular subject matter not listed in the posted agenda. No action will be taken on such matter.

Established by: Ordinance, Resolution R-2002-19 Section 5-17
# of Board Members: Seven Members; three appointed by City Council, three appointed by County Commissioners, one appointed jointly.
Special Requirements: Must be residents of La Plata County and at least 18 years old.
Term of Office: Three years
Council Liaison None
Meetings 3rd Thursday @ 3 PM in the upstairs Airport Conference Room

Current Members

Richard Bechtolt - Chair

County Appointment

Tom Greenhunt - Vice Chair

City Appointment

Marcel Theberge

City Appointment

John Naldony

County Appointment

Gary Derck

Joint Appointment

Dirk Nelson 

County Appointment

Bob Ledger

City Appointment

Ron LeBlanc

Durango City Manager

TBD

La Plata County Manager

Ron Dent 

Aviation Director

Don Brockus

Deputy Director

Larissa Lopez

Recorder

It is the policy of the Durango-La Plata County Airport not to discriminate against the disabled in the provision of services. For special assistance, please call 970-382-6051.
City Manager

949 E 2nd Ave
Durango, CO 81301-5109
970-375-5005
citymgr@ci.durango.co.us



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