Commission to decide on airport building purchase, fuel sales

The Clovis city commission has a one-item special meeting set for 5:15 p.m. today at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library.

The lone item will be action regarding property and concession at the Clovis Municipal Airport. That meeting will be preceded by a 4:30 p.m. executive session to discuss undisclosed threatened litigation.

Monday was the final day of a 60-day notice to terminate fuel services for Blue Sky Aviation, which operates out of the airport. The city, according to a June 9 letter sent to Blue Sky, notes out-of-compliance equipment plus “service issues, and achievement of self-sustainabiilty for the airport.”

The city, according to the letter, plans to take over fueling operations, and had expressed interest in purchasing Blue Sky’s building and some of its equipment.

Pilots who house planes and do business at the airport have expressed concerns the city is shutting down a private business without adequate cause.