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Bowers Field Joint Operating Agreement Advisory Committee <br />2. What experience do you have with general aviation airports? <br />Licensed pilot (commercial but not presently current) for over fifty years. <br />Own a Cheyenne IIXL (twin turbine powered) based and maintained in <br />Ellensburg for over 10 years. Previously owned a Cessna 175 which we <br />kept in the metal T -hangers when they were built. Can tell when an airport <br />is valued by a community and when it is not. <br />3. Please describe your experience working with small groups resolving <br />regional issues. <br />Developed a regional shopping center on 74 acres in Medford, Oregon, <br />involving the Medford Urban Renewal Agency, the City of Medford, <br />Jackson County, and Oregon Department of Transportation; worked closely <br />with Urban Renewal director and city and county staff as each was charged <br />with overseeing off-site improvement projects for their respective agencies <br />(1992-2006) <br />Appointed as the representative for all landlords (approx 53 stores in 6 <br />states) on the creditors' committee of the Ernst Hardware bankruptcy and <br />liquidation; though the membership was small, the committee had many <br />diverse interests to deal with around the Northwest including landlords, <br />general creditors, pre and post bankruptcy lenders and liquidation <br />management (1996-97) <br />Legal counsel from the outset for what is now the Suncadia Resort (New <br />Suncadia LLC as successor in interest to Trendwest Resorts, MountainStar, <br />and Suncadia LLC) during the full entitlement negotiation and hearing <br />process involving county staff, the Departments of Ecology, Fish and <br />Wildlife, Transportation, Health, and Commerce; the Yakama Nation, <br />including the negotiation and drafting of the Development Agreement and <br />its many exhibits between Kittitas County and Suncadia; the negotiation of <br />mitigation agreements with senior and junior water right holders throughout <br />the Yakima River basin; and the continued representation of Suncadia on <br />permitting and general matters with the county, City of Cle Elum, City of <br />Roslyn, and various state agencies (1998 -present) <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />