| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Hondo Municipal Airport has been named the 2009 |
|
|
General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Texas Department of |
|
|
Transportation Aviation Division; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, This honor is a fitting tribute to the significant |
|
|
changes that have taken place at the airport in recent years, which |
|
|
include a new terminal building and a new fuel facility that were |
|
|
funded by grants from TxDOT; in addition, the City of Hondo and its |
|
|
Economic Development Corporation have helped establish a |
|
|
1,400-acre industrial park at the airport that includes a direct |
|
|
connection to the Union Pacific Railroad line; this infrastructure |
|
|
gives the airport the ability to serve as an air-rail transfer hub, |
|
|
which promises to spur further growth in the years ahead; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Already, Hondo Municipal has become a center for |
|
|
business development; it is home to the Corrigan Air Center, which |
|
|
specializes in paint, interior, and avionics work for aircraft, and |
|
|
in the fall of 2008, Air Evac Lifeteam based its regional emergency |
|
|
medical services operations in Hondo; moreover, a flight training |
|
|
academy and a wing of the Commemorative Air Force are slated to |
|
|
become part of the airport facility in the years ahead; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The achievements at Hondo Municipal have been |
|
|
realized through the valuable contributions of numerous |
|
|
individuals, with essential guidance coming from Hondo city manager |
|
|
Robert Herrera and airport manager Tim Fousse; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Through a combination of determined work and |
|
|
innovative thinking, Hondo Municipal Airport has become a vital |
|
|
city asset that is helping to drive economic growth in the area, and |
|
|
the receipt of this prestigious award provides a fitting |
|
|
opportunity to recognize the people who are responsible; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Hondo Municipal Airport on being |
|
|
named the 2009 General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Texas |
|
|
Department of Transportation Aviation Division and commend all |
|
|
those involved with the facility's operations and redevelopment for |
|
|
a job well done; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for the airport as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |