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ONTARIO, Calif. - June 3, 2015 -- In response to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announcing the nomination of Deborah Ale Flint, director of Oakland International Airport, as the next executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), Alan D. Wapner, Ontario Mayor pro Tem and President of the Ontario International Airport Authority, issued this statement:
"We congratulate Mayor Garcetti on his selection of Deborah Ale Flint to head his Department of Airports. Coming from a Bay Area airport that successfully operates within the San Francisco regional airport system, we are confident she understands that local control is the only way to avoid an inherent conflict of interest between a primary international gateway and a secondary airport. Upon the transfer of ONT to the Ontario International Airport Authority, Ms. Ale Flint can focus her full attention on the two airports within the City of Los Angeles - LAX and Van Nuys Airport. Congratulations to Ms. Ale Flint, and we look forward to meeting with her and Mayor Garcetti soon to transfer ONT to local control."
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About the City of Ontario
The City of Ontario is located in southwest San Bernardino County with a population of 163,924 (2010 census). It is uniquely positioned as the center of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. It offers access to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as well as a transportation corridor that stretches west to east along Interstate 10 as well as connections directly to Canada and Mexico via Interstate 15. The city is governed by a five-member council: Mayor Paul S. Leon, Mayor pro Tem Alan D. Wapner, Council Members Jim W. Bowman, Debra Dorst-Porada and Paul Vincent Avila.
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About the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA)
The City of Ontario and San Bernardino County formed the OIAA in August 2012 by enacting a Joint Powers Agreement. The OIAA provides overall direction for the management, operations, development and marketing of ONT for the benefit of the Southern California economy and the residents of the airport's four-county catchment area. Commissioners are Ontario Mayor pro Tem Alan D. Wapner (President), Ontario Council Member Jim W. Bowman, San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, Retired Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge (Vice President) and Orange County Business Council President and CEO Lucy Dunn (Secretary).
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