Aviation View - Dec 2023

196 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4 get aged, before it becomes a problem.” Buchna remains optimistic. Venango County is a charming place with many opportunities to offer savvy business investors. Buchna anticipated that Venango Regional will continue to drive that economic bus—or in this case, fly that plane into the boundless blue skies of greater prosperity. security. If something big happens, I know that they’ll do everything they can to help out.” Buchna also looked to the airport’s future, especially as that pertains to its infrastructural needs. “It’s coming into focus very quickly,” he says. “A lot of things are getting old, and they need to start being replaced.” Much requires attention, he adds, stressing that it’s very important to keep Venango Regional’s facilities as nice as they always have been. “I don’t want it to go to a shambles,” Buchna continues, emphasizing how vital it is to be vigilant in these areas. “I’m just trying to make sure I’m identifying and noting the things that it needs; to say, ‘Hey, you know what? We really need to take care of this now, or it’s going to get bad really quickly.’ That’s my focus probably for the remainder of this year and even going into next year in that planning process: replace some of that stuff that’s starting to PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Oil Region Alliance oilregion.org As the birthplace of the modern petroleum industry, the Oil Region National Heritage Area is home to fascinating stories of innovation, perseverance, and fortunes won and lost. Nature reclaimed “the Valley that Changed the World,” creating an outdoor recreation paradise with Oil Creek State Park and the Allegheny River at its heart.