Should Airport Hangers Get Sewer Line?

Discussion on providing a sewer line to four airplane hangers on the east side of Grove Municipal Airport highlighted the agenda at this week's regular Grove Municipal Services Authority meeting.
Estimated cost of the line is estimated at $30,000 to $50,000 but City Manager Bill Galletly agreed to get a cost for an Engineering Study for next month's GMSA meeting.
A figure of $30,000 was contained as a line item budget figure in the Airport Authority's budget several years ago and was transferred to the GMSA budget, but the actual money was never available, officials said.
GMSA still does not have funding for this project, the city manager said.
One citizen at the meeting, Glenn Sharp, asked why people who can afford to own airplanes cannot spend $7,000 for a Grinder Pump unit for their own hanger, when average citizens do it all the time for their own homes.
In other GMSA action, the trustees:
--Approved changes to the list of Priorities filed with the Oklahoma Water Resource Board to include upgrading water meters and expansion of the water plant in two or three years.
--Waived early collection of increased transportation fees for Jay, Afton and Fairland which do not go into effect until June 2006.
--Discussed whether or not to take over RWD #10 operations and took no action.
--Authorized the city to formalize negotiations with DeShazo, Tang & Associates and North Beach Development, which will take down and move and refurbish, at its expense, the water tower on Highway 59 at an estimated cost of $267,000. The city will continue to own the tower.
--Approved a sealed bid for $4,575 for a gas leak survey which is required every year.
--Elected Pete Churchwell Chairman and Terry Ryan vice chairman and tabled approval of a Secretary pending city attorney review.