SANTA MONICA—On Thursday, December 12, the city of Santa Monica posted on its website that community members can weigh in on the draft Guiding Principles for the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project in a new online survey open through January 5, 2025.
The city released the draft Guiding Principles last week and hosted a community open house on December 7 to share them and start gathering community feedback.
Individuals unable to attend the meeting can take an online survey to weigh in on the draft principles and also try their hand at the Balance Builder interactive card game, which asks players to prioritize the top 50 uses from the project’s Phase 2A survey to help design and balance the future of the Santa Monica Airport site.
The Guiding Principles, along with community feedback, are set to be presented to the Santa Monica City Council in early 2025.
On Saturday, December 14, the city of Santa Monica posted on its Facebook page that it is minimizing leaded fuel at its airport. They increased cleaner fuel options at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) by being the first city in the nation to bring Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded fuel to the SMO self-service fuel station, marking a major step in minimizing leaded fuel use.
For more details on the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project, visit www.smacproject.com.
By Trevor