Airport Terminal Sustains Water Damage To Kitchenette
December 12, 2023 at 9:32 p.m.
Board of Aviation Commissioners heard an update Tuesday on the terminal at the Warsaw Airport.
Airport Manager Nick King said there was some water leaking out from the kitchenette area in the terminal due to one of the drain pipes being faulty.
“That turned into a full restoration,” he said. Dry wall, trim and all of the carpet had to be taken out.
There was some asbestos found. King said the tile in the kitchenette area was not affected. He said Lake City Restoration did a great job in the work, however, they don’t do asbestos remediation, so they had an outside company come in and do that. They came in Dec. 6 and, by Saturday, the remediation was done. King said the airport just got air test results back and it passed “with flying colors.”
King said they are hoping to have carpet down in the beginning of next week. Some cabinet work will be done and, hopefully, they will get some water back into that area.
Also, the board approved the annual capital improvement plan (CIP) Tuesday.
Robert LaFayette, section manager aviation planning, CHA Consulting Inc., said every year the CIP has to be updated for the Indiana Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. There was some changes to the airport’s CIP this year.
Based on some conversations with the FAA, work on the environmental and design work for the runway 927 rehabilitation is being pushed forward.
After the meeting, King said only a portion of the runway is planned to being worked on. It was supposed to be worked on in 2027, but he said he believes it was pushed up until 2025.
A project that was pushed back was the north-south taxi lane. King said he believed it was pushed back to 2026, but wasn’t exactly sure.
Board President Jay Rigdon asked LaFayette when the CIP was supposed to be submitted by. LaFayette said it was due last week. He was supposed to bring it in front of the board in November, but forgot to do so.
In other business, the board:
• Recognized Mayor Joe Thallemer as it was his last meeting as mayor.
Rigdon said he didn’t think they had a stronger advocate for the airport than with Thallemer. Rigdon thanked Thallemer for the work he’s done for the airport and the city.
• Learned from King the airport will be down 15% to 20% in fuel sales this year compared to last year.
• Approved an invoice for the wildlife site visit in November for $27,730.70, with a local match of $1,386.79. LaFayette said the report for the visit is currently being worked on.
Board of Aviation Commissioners heard an update Tuesday on the terminal at the Warsaw Airport.
Airport Manager Nick King said there was some water leaking out from the kitchenette area in the terminal due to one of the drain pipes being faulty.
“That turned into a full restoration,” he said. Dry wall, trim and all of the carpet had to be taken out.
There was some asbestos found. King said the tile in the kitchenette area was not affected. He said Lake City Restoration did a great job in the work, however, they don’t do asbestos remediation, so they had an outside company come in and do that. They came in Dec. 6 and, by Saturday, the remediation was done. King said the airport just got air test results back and it passed “with flying colors.”
King said they are hoping to have carpet down in the beginning of next week. Some cabinet work will be done and, hopefully, they will get some water back into that area.
Also, the board approved the annual capital improvement plan (CIP) Tuesday.
Robert LaFayette, section manager aviation planning, CHA Consulting Inc., said every year the CIP has to be updated for the Indiana Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. There was some changes to the airport’s CIP this year.
Based on some conversations with the FAA, work on the environmental and design work for the runway 927 rehabilitation is being pushed forward.
After the meeting, King said only a portion of the runway is planned to being worked on. It was supposed to be worked on in 2027, but he said he believes it was pushed up until 2025.
A project that was pushed back was the north-south taxi lane. King said he believed it was pushed back to 2026, but wasn’t exactly sure.
Board President Jay Rigdon asked LaFayette when the CIP was supposed to be submitted by. LaFayette said it was due last week. He was supposed to bring it in front of the board in November, but forgot to do so.
In other business, the board:
• Recognized Mayor Joe Thallemer as it was his last meeting as mayor.
Rigdon said he didn’t think they had a stronger advocate for the airport than with Thallemer. Rigdon thanked Thallemer for the work he’s done for the airport and the city.
• Learned from King the airport will be down 15% to 20% in fuel sales this year compared to last year.
• Approved an invoice for the wildlife site visit in November for $27,730.70, with a local match of $1,386.79. LaFayette said the report for the visit is currently being worked on.