Comments on: City Moves Ahead Without Airport Governance Study https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/ Online News Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:02:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: forth https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-175580 Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:02:41 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-175580 Hope, Exactly! As usual Reese Goad and Wayne Tedder are handing the Commissioners a line, telling them everything is great, when in fact, it isn’t. The airport may be making small, improvements, but is that enough? Redecorating the concourse will not bring more travelers.
Two years from today the airport will still be struggling and the Commission will wonder why. Important questions:
Why does the airport director job turn over so often?
What do the City Manager and Wayne Tedder get out of maintaining a strangle hold over the airport? Do either of them have any experience in airport management?
If they weren’t going to really consider an airport authority in the first place, why go to the Greenville airport and pretend otherwise. Why not listen to the Chamber?

It is very disappointing to see the new commission become sheep, following Tedder and Goads lead.

]]> By: Rick F https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173905 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:44:22 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173905 The above article includes the following: “However, the information provided at the workshop seemed to have convinced city commissioners that current operations and future planning at the airport are moving in the right direction.” This can’t be true; the airport has been without a permanent director since October 2017.

]]> By: Hope https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173733 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:55:09 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173733 They are already on the wrong track thinking the leadership of the city commission and the city manager will solve the airport problems.

The Airport should drive private businesses but that has not happened because of the city leadership.

Tallahassee would do well to hire an extremely experienced airport director who has the history of managing strong airports in strong markets.

We are very close to Atlanta and I’m sure at some point we could get some blow over from there. Why don’t we attempt to get an air traffic control School, more cargo, bringing Canadians back and forth, and a tourism program that would drive every Floridian to visit their capital?

But, we get City commissioners that have to play airport director, go on junkets and play PR games, and politicians friends using the airport for their private sweetheart deals.

Matlow terrifies me as he is a progressive socialist Gillum supporter maybe can make a good pizza, but knows nothing about Airport Direction.

What has Scott Maddox done for the airport, Bill Proctor, Curtis Richardson, Gil ziffer, Nancy Miller, etc etc etc NADA zilch and zero.

Chick-fil-A was a little diner close to the Atlanta airport and the airport vitality drove that business into what it is today.

A good airport director can be key into revitalization of the airport area.

]]> By: Mary K https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173728 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:42:34 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173728 If an airport authority was in place tomorrow what would they do differently to cause the airline rates to come down? As bad as the City government is about so many things one thing I do not blame them directly for is airline rates. They do not set those. What the City needs to do is provide a proper avenue for businesses to create things people from out of town would want to come here for things like a zoo (other than the capitol or commission chambers), minor league baseball or aquarium. If an airport authority could do something to cause the airline rates to drop and bring in other airlines then someone tell the City what that is so they can do it.

]]> By: Tom Perrin Jr https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173682 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:50:15 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173682 He is beginning to scare me. To not realize government is not the answer to business problems is an issue. Maybe we should let the city get in the pizza business?

]]> By: Irvin https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173674 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:16:08 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173674 The amazing thing is the flights into and out of Tallahassee are almost always full. Obviously there’s no shortage of people that are willing to pay those fares. Problem is it’s hard to convince a business to locate here when they can locate in another city and save 2/3 on the cost of business travel…

]]> By: Polo https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173606 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:15:58 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173606 My question is why is it more expensive to fly to Tallahassee to any Caribbean countries then any airport up north?? This doesn’t make any sense. The fly mileage is wayy less smh

]]> By: James W https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173553 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:58:11 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173553 $150K would fix a lot of potholes on the North Side also!!

]]> By: Jon https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173545 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:45:30 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173545 We don’t need a study. Privatize it and focus on crime.

]]> By: News Maven https://tallahasseereports.com/2019/04/13/city-moves-ahead-without-airport-governance-study/#comment-173413 Sun, 14 Apr 2019 04:58:19 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=208988#comment-173413 $150,000 would fix a lot of potholes on the South Side. Can I get a witness, Curtis?
Bill?

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