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Environmental/Planning History…
 
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 1976 - Airport Master Plan developed, which included a proposed 5,500 ft runway
 
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 1994 - Draft EA initiated with the intent to prepare an EIS, if necessary
 
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 April 2002  - WisDOT prepares Draft EA
 
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 March 2005 - Draft Final EA prepared by WisDOT
 
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 June 2005 -  Informal Federal agency meeting to discuss the Draft Final EA
 
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 June 2005 - Determination to proceed to an EIS
 
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 March 2006 - Memorandum of Understanding between FAA and WisDOT
 
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 March 2006 - FAA selects Third Party Contractor to assist in the EIS preparation
 
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 September 2006 - FAA issues Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS
 
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 October 2006 - Agency and Public Scoping meetings conducted by FAA
 
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 October 2007 - Phase II of the EIS process initiated
Project Status
September 25, 2008
Phase II of the West Bend EIS
is now underway.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the West Bend Municipal Airport Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been approved and executed by each of the Cooperating Agencies.  The MOU outlines the procedures and coordination efforts that will be followed in the preparation of the EIS.  Cooperating Agencies serving with FAA on the West Bend EIS include: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Highway Administration, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

   

A copy of the MOU can be viewed by going to the Documents link and clicking Final Executed Memorandum of Understanding.