The next Gillespie Field Development Council (GFDC) meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, virtually. Information on how to join will be provided before the next meeting.

The GFDC MEETING will be informative and important. This is where we interact with the airport and the county – about – our airport. We have a voice, and this is the official chain of command for getting things done at our airport. We are often in the “defense” mode – fighting off one attack or another on the economic viability of businesses at KSEE. This meeting will be no different. The “equality” ordinance (currently in draft form) could force every business, and every contractor who does business on county property to pay “prevailing” rates for labor and benefits which will definitely increase the cost of fuel, tie-downs, hangars, supplies – virtually anything that employs a labor force on county property. The ordinance is an “unfunded mandate,” meaning no one has measured the cost to pilots and aviation businesses. It is a “grab” in the name of social equity I suppose – and if you don’t want the cost of flying to skyrocket – you need to be informed and get involved.