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« Around Town Warbirds « around town Warbirds inThere’s nothingaction quite like standing on the tarmac at the Punta Gorda Airport while fighter jets roar and swoop overhead, shaking your very core. The Florida International Air Show returns the weekend of October 19-21. There’ll be Don Stamp’s Warbird Review, the McCart Jet Motorsports “Homewrecker” Ford F650 jet truck, the CAF Red Tail Squadron Salute to the Tuskegee Airmen, Fighter Jets MIG- 17 Randy Ball and more. New this year: American Dream, a Curtiss P-40 with a shark-like grin — the P-40 first flew in 1938 and was used in World War II. In addition to the shows, you can run the runway, too, in the Law Enforcement Torch Run-way 5K, a 3.1-mile run Saturday, October 20 before the show. Participants get a general admission ticket and a T-shirt. Registration for the 5K is $40 in advance, $45 at the gate. Air show performances are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday (followed by fireworks) and noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (gates open at 9 a.m.) Ticket prices vary, depending on the package. There’s a family four-pack for $40 available online. Get details at floridaairshow.com. FILE PHOTO 52 » OCTOBER 2018 » SWFLPARENTCHILD.COM « calendar Friday, Oct. 19 Florida International Air Show » October 19-21. Punta Gorda Airport, 28000 Airport Road, Punta Gorda. See stunning aerial acrobatics, walk through aircraft in ground displays and more. There’s also a 5K on October 20. Air show performances are 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday (followed by fireworks) and noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (gates open at 9 a.m.) Ticket prices vary, depending on the package. There’s a family four- pack for $40 available online. floridaairshow.com 54 » OCTOBER 2018 » SWFLPARENTCHILD.COM ; Page 8, The Heron Herald October 2018 CHARLOTTE SUN Monday, October 1, 2018 Master Plan projects lift airport budget By LIZ HARDAWAY phase three of T-Hangar door STAFF WRITER PUNTA GORDA AIRPORT BUDGET 2019 replacement and constructing Description FY 2018-2019 FY 2017-2018 access from Challenger Road The Charlotte County Total Operating Revenues $14,787,400 $12,990,837 to the new general aviation Airport Authority recently Total Operating Expenses $10,819,510 $9,880,329 facilities. The total estimated approved its new budget Total Capital Contributions $16,611,450 $6,630,804 cost is $3.4 million, according that’s $17.16 million more Total Capital Expenditures $26,212,280 $10,075,970 to the Master Plan’s facilities than last year’s budget. Total Revenues $42,519,164 $25,352,526 implementation plan. The total budget, — Source: Charlotte County Airport Authority Budget, Fiscal Year 2019 In the second half of $42.5 million, isn’t just a 2019, the airport plans to spending spree, though. Most Airport, however, can’t plans for the projects have implement four projects, of this increase comes from start construction on any started. including constructing new capital expenditures, which of these projects until their “We’re moving forward general aviation taxiways, increased from $5.3 million environmental assessment is with design, so when the an apron, terminal, parking last year to $26.2 million. complete. Airport Executive environmental assessment is and a new Western Michigan These are going to be used to Director Jim Parish expects complete we can go,” Parish University flight school fund the upcoming projects the Florida Fish and Wildlife said. building with parking. The scheduled in the airport’s Conservation Commission to Projects anticipated to start airport also plans to relocate Master Plan. give the go-ahead by January early 2019 include the second The Punta Gorda to begin construction. Design phase of wetland mitigation, AIRPORT | 5 The Sun | Monday, October 1, 2018 lot of it has to do with fuel costs,” he said. The AIRPORT costs of fuel “fluctuate FROM PAGE 1 drastically throughout its self-serve fuel facility. the year,” so when The costs are estimated making the budget, to be $13 million. PGD tries to give its best Though 2018’s year- estimate, Parish said. end forecast came Regardless of the out $169,000 over in extreme budget expenses, the airport changes, the budget generated a million does not reflect the dollars more in revenue $11.4 million the than anticipated. airport has in reserves. Seventy percent of Meaning, if the airport this extra revenue was for some reason generated from airline- stopped making money related revenues. altogether, it could still “We try to be very operate business as conservative with usual for 15 months. expenses every year “We’re in the black,” and with income,” Parish said. “We have a Parish said regarding very successful model how much more profit and it tends to make the airport made than more money than most anticipated. As for the models do.” overages in expenses, “a Email: [email protected] Page 2 OUR TOWN — BUSINESS NEWS The Sun | Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Punta Gorda is alive after 10 p.m. ave you noticed for all three dates and the right tab) of our site, www. weather permitting, the anything differ- business must provide a puntagordachamber.com PG Chamber sponsors H ent about Punta camera ready ad no later Mindi Abair is coming and promotes an infor- Gorda in recent times? thanOct. 22. Please build back to Punta Gorda on mal Pub Run/ Walk that After a re- ad five inches wide and Nov. 16-18. Our part- attracts between 60-100 cent event, I four inches high. Any nership on this project people each week. The was walking new business that joins has brought nationwide, starting/ending venue back to my the chamber will also get if not worldwide, focus rotates each week, so car, hearing a “Buy 4, Get 4” free certif- to the city with guests to find out where the music fill the icate that can be used scooping up tickets from next event is, please call air, people’s in the Sun Newspapers far and wide over the 941-639-3720, and Julie laughter, or the Punta Gorda past few days. Starting will be more than happy John strollers Herald. What a deal! Get with a very unique to assist you. This week’s WRIGHT greeting signed up. Remember, dinner at La Fiorentina run will commence at Columnist each other membership doesn’t cost, restaurant Nov. 16, to the and return to the Ice on the it pays, and the cost of mainstage show outside House Pub. streets with a heartfelt membership for most on the lawn of the Event The CA.R.E. Ball may “Hey! How are you?” businesses is less than $25 Center on Nov. 17, she be a ways off (Jan. 26 at I had to smile to per month. will appear with Keb’ Mo’, the Event Center, Punta myself. This city of which Dumpstaphunk and the Gorda), but, as the recent- I am so very proud has Upcoming events Greg Billings Band. The ly appointed sponsorship changed, grown yet weekend wraps up with Chair of the Ball, I wanted maintained its character, On Oct. 25, our a great brunch at the Tiki to let you all know that the civility and friendliness, fun-filled evenings of at Fourpoints with great 2019 sponsorship package despite everything else Murder Mystery make live entertainment from is now available. Please that may be happening their comeback at La the Shawn Brown Trio. call us at 941-639-3720 around us. Fiorentina restaurant. This will be yet another and we’ll be happy to get I smiled even harder Starting with cocktails weekend for Punta you all the information when I tell you it was past (cash bar) at 5:30 p.m. Gorda to shine. Details you need to be part of 10 in the evening and and a four-course dinner of all tickets options are this great event for a great there were still people at 6:30 p.m., you’ll be viewable at www.pun- cause. I hope you will be around every corner. entertained by the tagordachamber.com in able to review support Back in 1999 when I Charlotte Players, who the shop chamber section for C.A.R.E.’s annual gala first was introduced to will be presenting a or by calling 941-639-3720 fundraiser, that is not Punta Gorda, I thought four-part murder mystery during office hours. Don’t only great fun, but more 7 p.m. was curfew. Things called the “Red Feather miss out on this great importantly vital to the can change without the Investment Club.” musical extravaganza. work C.A.R.E. offers to our values changing with it. We as guests search for More importantly, make entire community. Please We welcome everyone the clues and try to solve sure your business gets also share this exciting op- to join us at 5:30 p.m. exactly what has hap- involved in order to greet portunity with any friends, Oct. 9, as we conduct the pened and why. Although a large number of out-of- business colleagues or ribbon-cutting ceremony we are not “actors in the town guests who will all arch-rivals as raising the for NextHome Greater play,” anyone wishing be sleeping, eating and roof on sponsorship levels Realty at 223 Taylor St., to don feathers or a boa buying in our home town. will make this event even Punta Gorda, opposite is encouraged. Tickets While you are on greater than previous the historic courthouse.
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