DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb), 1975-2010 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb), 1975-2010

ID: RHC/RC/306

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: This collection is divided into five series: Airport Advisory Board Records, Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records, Airport Improvement Records, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Records, and Visual Records.

Date Acquired: 05/25/2010. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Airports, Aviation, DeKalb County (Ill), DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board, Transportation

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection consists of board meeting notes, official minutes, agendas, financial records, airport expansion impact studies, official memorandums from various city offices, airplane hanger expansion efforts, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and general aviation newspaper articles all documenting the changes to the Airport from the late 1970s until 2010.

Collection Historical Note

The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board was created to advise the city of DeKalb on Airport related activities and the implementation of the Airport Master Plan. The Airport opened in April 1944 and by the early1980s began to implement the Airport Master Plan; that was met with opposition from the neighboring town of Cortland, Illinois. The plan’s execution continued and due to the efforts of the Airport Advisory Board, the DeKalb Taylor Airport is now 920 acres with over 60 aircrafts based there.

Subject/Index Terms

Airports
Aviation
DeKalb County (Ill)
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board
Transportation

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Accruals: Additional materials were added by Bennett in 2016.

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source: Dr. Jack Bennett

Acquisition Method: Dr. Jack Bennett donated the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection to the Regional History Center on May 25, 2010.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I.: Airport Advisory Board Records],
[Series II.: Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records],
[Series III.: Airport Improvement Records],
[Series IV.: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport],
[Series V.: Visual Materials],
[Addendum 1],
[All]

Series I.: Airport Advisory Board Records

Box 1

Folder 1: Airport Advisory Board By-Laws, May 10, 1983 - August 14, 2007
Folder 2: Airport Advisory Board Creation, July 2, 1997 - April 3, 1999
Folder 3: Airport Advisory Board Agendas, January 24, 1979 - April 20, 2010
Folder 4: Airport Advisory Board Announcements, August 10, 1997 -March 18, 2008, no date
Folder 5: Airport Advisory Board Minutes, May 17, 1978 - May 20, 1998
Folder 6: Airport Advisory Board Minutes, June 17, 1998 - September 14, 2000
Folder 7: Airport Advisory Board Minutes, September 20, 2000 -February 16, 2010
Folder 8: Bennett Handwritten Meeting Notes, May 1980 - August 1998
Folder 9: Airport Advisory Board Member Rosters, February 1978 -September 2007, no date
Folder 10: Airport Advisory Board Attendance, 1997, 1999
Folder 11: City Council Meeting, Agreement between the City of DeKalb and the Town of Cortland, May 30, 1979 - March 22, 1999
Folder 12: PW Memorandums, July 1997, June 2006 - November 2007

Box 2

Folder 1: Airport Memorandum, June 7, 1979 - January 5, 1999
Folder 2: Airport Memorandum, January 11, 1999 - November 29, 1999
Folder 3: Airport Memorandum, January 4, 2000 - September 13, 2007
Folder 4-6: Correspondence, March 1, 1978 - December 16, 2009
Folder 7: DeKalb Airport Advisory Board, Publicity Committee Question and Answer Session, May 1980

Series II.: Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records

Box 2

Folder 8: Estimate of Cost/Taxiway and Tie-Down Project, no date
Folder 9: Preliminary Budget Estimates, Fiscal Year, 2000 - 2001
Folder 10: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, History of Projects and Costs, 1978 - 2000
Folder 11: Airport Revenue Report, Fiscal Year, 2000 - 2008
Folder 12: Airport Advisory Board Budget Committee Report, May 16, 1997
Folder 13: Financial Plan for DeKalb Municipal Airport, 1980

Box 3

Folder 1: Public Works Department Airport Fund, Fiscal Year, 1996 - 2007

Series III.: Airport Improvement Records

Box 3

Folder 2: Transportation Improvement Proposal Program Summary, May 23, 1979 - January 11, 2006
Folder 3: Airport Master Plan, July 1980
Folder 4: Airport Master Plan Sub-Committee, July 14, 1975 - December 5, 1999
Folder 5: DeKalb County Board/DeKalb County Planning Commission Land Use Plan, February 1981
Folder 6: Environmental Impact Assessment Report, April 1980
Folder 7: Public Hearing Environmental Impact, no date
Folder 8: Chief Code Enforcement Officers Report, June 20, 1979
Folder 9: Airport Master Plan Phase I, June 1979
Folder 10: Airport Master Plan Phase II, August 1979
Folder 11: Transportation Improvement Proposal, October 21, 1997

Series IV.: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport

Box 4

Folder 1: Illinois Department of Transportation Aviation Division, January 12, 1979 - October 10, 2007
Folder 2: Federal Aviation Administration, February 5, 1995 - March 8, 1999
Folder 3: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Rules and Regulations, April 12, 1999
Folder 4: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Agreements, August 19, 2002
Folder 5: Proposals, October 7, 1988 - March 5, 2008
Folder 6: Airport Proposals, March 6, 1999 - August 31, 2000
Folder 7: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Weekly Memorandums, September 30, 1998 - October 14, 1998
Folder 8: DeKalb Public Works Press Release, April 30, 1997 - May 11, 1998
Folder 9: Airport Memorandum, Chamber of Commerce and Legal Division, January 14, 2000 - January 27, 2000
Folder 10: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Emergency Plan; Mission Statement; Ground Vehicle Operations Study Guide; and DeKalb Taylor Municipal Minimum Insurances Exhibit, January 1999; March 2006 - May 2006
Folder 11: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Minimum Standards, October 14, 2004 - March 2010
Folder 12: American Association of Airport Executives Guide to Airport Rules and Regulations, no date
Folder 13: DeKalb Airport Flyers, September 2000 - August 18, 2008, no date
Folder 14: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Self-Service Fuel, October 2006
Folder 15: Wings Weekend North, September 24, 2004 - August 22, 2005
Folder 16: Win Aviation Proposal to DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport/Win Aviation, no date
Folder 17: Midwest Flight Academy, March 28, 2003 - July 25, 2008
Folder 18: DeKalb Aviation (Private Company), no date
Folder 19: R&M Aviation, September 21, 2009 - August 23, 2009
Folder 20: MST Aviation, no date
Folder 21: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Construction Activities Update, May 23, 1997 - November 5, 1997
Folder 22: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Corn Fest at the Airport, August 21, 2009 - August 23, 2009
Folder 23: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Newsletters, December 1979 - February 1981
Folder 24: Kishwaukee Education Consortium Aviation Program, September 9, 2005
Folder 25: Brochures, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, May 28, 1999, no date
Folder 26: Fly-In, June 1, 2003 - June 5, 2005, no date

Box 5

Folder 1: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport T-Hangar Information, May 22, 1995 - October 29, 1997
Folder 2: Report of the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Committee on Economic Impact Study, June 23, 1975 - September 1996
Folder 3: Erect-A-Tube Information (Airplane Hangar Manufacturer), no date

Series V.: Visual Materials

Box 5

Folder 4: Bennett Research Notes, March 22, 1980 - May 9, 2005
Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings, January 29, 1979 - November 5, 1995
Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings, June 5, 1996 - September 30, 2009, no date
Folder 7: Visual Materials, Photographs, Maps, and Technical Drawings DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date

Oversize Drawer 23

Folder 9

Item 1: Some Facts About DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Expansion, May 14, 1990
Item 2: Proposed Aircraft Tie-Down Plan II (2), December 11, 1997
Item 3: Proposed Frontal Area Development (5), September 20, 1999
Item 4: Proposed Hanger Layout (2), April 17, 2000
Item 5: Architectural Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, August 7, 2007
Item 6: Newspaper Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date
Item 7: T-Hanger Building Plan, no date
Item 8: Aerial Photograph of area surrounding DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date

Addendum 1

Box 5

Folder 8: "Airport Governance Structure Review of DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport” [draft], August 2016