Busy couple of days here. Everything seems to happen all at once on this beat.

I've written about Saratoga County's ongoing efforts to change some rules at Saratoga County Airport and local glider clubs' concerns about the proposals.

The rule changes are working their way through a committee consisting of representatives from the glider clubs and a slew of government agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration. When the county has a set of rules in place, it'll set a public hearing and enact them as a local law.

No public hearing has been set, which is why this item posted to Saratoga County's website last week struck me as odd.

In part:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that effective immediately, no glider or other activities which violate the criteria identified herein will be allowed within the Object Free Areas at the Saratoga County Airport. Assembly, disassembly and actions other than towing the aircraft immediately prior to take off or the removal of the glider immediately after landing must take place within the areas leased by Saratoga Soaring Association and the Adirondack Soaring Group.

I expected this to be a big talking point at yesterday's meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, which oversees Saratoga County Airport.

Representatives from both Saratoga Soaring Association and the Adirondack Soaring Group were on hand, but they didn't say anything. The committee didn't address the item at all.

So what's going on?

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