RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County Airport Director Kevin
Delaney has resigned to take another aviation job that he says is
outside northeast Ohio.
Delaney, 36, has been director since November 2006. His last day is today.
"I am pursuing another career opportunity within the aviation industry," he said. He would not say what that was.
The airport does not have an assistant manager, so an interim manager will need to be appointed, he said.
Delaney said he believes he has put the facility in Richmond Heights on the right path.
"I think I have made things better and have a fantastic relationship
with the FAA as well as the state and local community," he said.
An environmental assessment to determine the feasibility of adding
400 feet to the runway while keeping the airport within its 640-acre
confines began in December.
The assessment, which is expected to
take about 18 months, also will examine six alternatives that do entail
expanding the airport footprint.
The runway reconstruction and
other federally mandated safety improvements, estimated to cost as much
as $50 million, may not occur for years, Delaney has said.
This round of planning has
stirred less controversy, unlike years ago when elected officials and
residents in Richmond Heights, Highland Heights and Willoughby Hills
vociferously opposed a county master plan that would have rerouted
Bishop and Richmond roads as part of a 900-foot runway extension.
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