George Mentz Confirmed by Vote to Serve on the Colorado Springs Airport Commission

George Mentz Nominated and Confirmed to the Colorado Springs Airport Commission

(Wed July 13th, 2022) Press Release - George Mentz elected by City Council vote to Airport Commission. George Mentz Elected by City Council to Serve on the Colorado Springs Airport Commission

The Colorado Springs Airport, is about 1/2 the size of Manhattan in New York at 7,200 acres. The Colorado Springs Airport is city-owned & civil-military airport 6 miles SE of downtown Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado, USA, and the 2nd busiest commercial airport in the state after Denver. According to CDOT, COS Airport generates a combined impact of over $3.4 billion each year for the region with 1.6 million passengers per year.  

The city of Colorado Springs is about 195 square miles with El Paso County population at about 750,000 people with the largest or most populous county in Colorado, bigger than Denver County. Pursuant to City Code Section 14.1.101, the Airport Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, the City Council and the City Planning Commission. The Airport Commission has 7 Members with 3 year terms. Peterson Space Force Base, which is located on the north side of runway 13/31, is a tenant of the airport.

George Mentz has an earned Doctor of Jurisprudence, an MBA from an AACSB Accredited School, and an International Law Diploma/Cert. Commissioner Mentz is a licensed attorney, on law faculty with the Top Tier Texas A&M Graduate Law Programs, and he has just served the White House for several years as a Commissioner for the USA Presidential Scholars Program. Mentz is an award winning author and has won several teaching awards. Mentz serves on the board of one of Colorado's largest charities called the TRE.org, and is on the Board of Directors of the Loyola University Alumni Board. Mentz is the author of over 60 books and audio books and has funded various charity programs to help with education in over 40 countries. Mentz is the CEO of the ISO Certified and ESQ accredited "Board of Standards" which is an international educational body with members in over 150 nations. Mentz serves as the titular Seigneur of the Fief Blondel on Guernsey which is an 800+ year old lordship and fief registered with the Royal Courts and Crown of the United Kingdom.

Colorado Springs ranked number #1 in U.S. News and World Report’s “Most Desirable Places to Live” list for 2019 and ranked #2 in the nation in 2022. For the fourth straight year in 2022, Colorado Springs ranks 1st among all metro areas for “desirability” in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Places to Live — the premier ranking index for cities. The second busiest airport in Colorado is the Colorado Springs Airport. Former AG/General and Mayor John Suthers is the leader of Colorado Springs and makes appointments to the Airport Advisory Commission where the City Council must review and confirm the nomination.

The City Council may appoint non-voting liaison members from various agencies and organizations. The Commissioners act on matters pertaining to land use, construction, planning or operation of the Colorado Springs Airport. Additionally, the Commission may act in an advisory capacity to the El Paso County Planning Commission and the El Paso Board of County Commissioners.

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