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I <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> May 13, 19 8 <br /> <br /> i <br /> CONTACT: ob Shelby, Director of Aviation, 687-5430 <br /> hristine Andersen, Director of Public Works, 687-5074 <br /> andra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> DIRE TOR OF AVIATION AT MAHLON SWEET AIRPORT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT <br /> <br /> I <br /> On Fr'day, May 13, Robert W. Shelby, director of aviation at Mahlon <br /> Sweet Airp rt for 16 years, formally announced his plans to retire. In a <br /> letter to hristine Andersen, director of the city of Eugene public works <br /> department, and to the airport commission, Shelby outlined his plans to <br /> retire this fall and said he had decided to leave prior to the beginning of <br /> I~ the next capital improvement program. He offered his assistance in recruiting <br /> the new aviation director to ensure a smooth and successful transition. <br /> ~I <br /> Discussing his reasons for retiring, Shelby said, "the bonds have been <br /> sold and the funding is in place and we have a top notch contractor on <br /> <br /> ~ board. I feel that, except for handling the dust, the airport expansion <br /> <br /> j project h s successfully become a reality, and eight years of work are <br /> nearly fi fished. I was planning to retire when the project was completed, <br /> but in to king beyond the terminal expansion project to the future needs <br /> of the ai port, I felt now was the time to bring in someone who could begin <br /> the next eries of projects and become involved in the new master plan." <br /> "Und r the new federal aid legislation, we have anew capital program to <br /> implement within the next five years. Approximately $7 million dollars of <br /> work is planned for the airport, including the development of a new master <br /> ' more <br /> <br />