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“NO OLDHAM AIRPORT”……..Say Survey Respondents.
ETC Institute (a survey company based in Olathe, Kansas) presented the results of a county-wide airport survey to the Oldham County Fiscal Court, on Tuesday, February 3rd. Here is a synopsis of the results:
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Of the 1200 surveys distributed throughout the county, 539 (45%) were returned and included in the survey. This, according to the survey company was remarkably high for any survey.
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The survey’s level of confidence was greater than 96%.
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The demographics of the survey recipients mirrored that of the county as a whole.
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90% of the respondents have heard about the airport initiative.
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70% of the respondents do not support the development of an airport; 17% support an airport; and 13% were either neutral or unsure.
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65% of the respondents would not support the airport, even if local taxes were not increased; 22% would support it under this condition; and 13% were neutral or unsure.
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89% of the respondents would not support the airport if it resulted in additional long-term taxes; 7% would support it even under this condition; and 4% were neutral or unsure.
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71% of the respondents do not want any more state department of aviation funds spent on studying the airport initiative; 18% would support spending more money for more studies; and 11% were neutral or unsure.
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ETC stated the survey shows the citizens of Oldham County will not support the construction of a general aviation airport in Oldham County.
The fiscal court expects the airport board to make a recommendation on what to do in light of this survey, and will take action on the airport initiative in two weeks (February 17th). It is expected the airport board will recommend termination of the Oldham County Airport Initiative, and dissolution of itself. While it appears the airport initiative is dead, it requires the fiscal court’s vote to make it so. Until that happens….anything can happen.
In a few days, the complete airport survey presentation is supposed to be available for you to view on the Oldham County Government website, www.oldhamcounty.net.
