By Naomi Hatch “This year we have the opportunity to have a ‘fly-in,’” said Taylor Councilman Jared Hatch as he made a presentation to his fellow council members July 10. Hatch explained that the Airport Committee helped get the proposed fly-in together, with Hatch and David Smith working with the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and coordinating with Taylor Sweet Corn Festival Chairman Carole Owens to hold the event on Saturday, Sept. 1. EAA has been based in Milwaukee, Wis., since 1953, and has evolved into a huge group throughout the United States. Hatch said that the local chapter is willing to hold a breakfast, and pilots will fly into the Taylor Municipal Airport and offer rides to any Young Eagles, ages 8-17, at no cost. Young Eagles is the EAA term for kids who have an interest in aviation. Any money raised will go toward scholarships for Young Eagles. Hatch encouraged everyone in the town to bring their kids and enjoy a morning of aviation, stating, “It’s a wonderful event.” He showed those in attendance a video that outlines what EAA is all about, and encouraged everyone to go online to www.eaa.org to learn more about the Young Eagle program and EAA. A motion for the town to support a fly-in and to take 20 cents per gallon off the price of fuel at the airport passed unanimously. In other action, the council: * Awarded a $23,831 contract to Paul Peterson Construction to remodel the Taylor Municipal Airport terminal restrooms to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Double H Construction (Kent Hall) submitted a bid of $28,120 for the project. The remodeling project is being funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies, and was previously approved by the council. * Awarded a $41,900 contract to Surface Contracting to install handicap parking and handicap sidewalks at the Taylor Rodeo Grounds to meet ADA standards. This project will also be funded by CDBG monies. Other bids received were $42,524 from Show Low Construction; $46,956, Hatch Construction; and $79,000, Valley West Construction. * Unanimously approved a motion to adjust the manufactured homes permit and inspection fee, as desig-nated by the Arizona Office of Manufactured Homes (AzOMH), effective immediately. Zoning Administrator Jeff Johnson explained that every three years AzOMH goes over fees and raises them, noting, “Inspections are more intense, so I can see why they’re raising it.” Johnson said that the town issues permits and conducts inspections of manufactured homes through an intergovernmental agreement with AzOMH, and noted the new fees will be $300 for mobile homes and HUD manufactured homes, $600 per story for residential factory built buildings and $4.50 per lineal foot per story for commercial factory built buildings.