RPTR CLAIMS THAT SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT HAS MARKING AND SIGNAGE DEFICIENCIES.

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I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE SOME PROBLEM AREAS THAT CONCERN SOME OPERATIONS AT SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT (TIX); FLORIDA. LOCAL ARPT AUTHORITIES WHO OPERATE UNDER FAA 141 CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE MANDATED TO ENSURE ALL PROPER TXWY/RWY MARKINGS ARE IN PLACE; HIGHLY VISIBLE AND CONFORMING TO FAA GUIDELINES. AUTHORITIES SHOULD KEEP MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE AT OR ABOVE STDS. IN PARTICULAR; THE ARPT AUTHORITY AT TITUSVILLE APPEAR TO HAVE IGNORED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM AREAS. A) ILS CRITICAL AREA: NO EXISTING BOUNDARY MARKINGS ON THE TXWY. B) HOLD LINES: USED PRIMARILY AS RWY 'HOLD SHORT' AND OR RWY 'CLEAR' MARKINGS. THESE FADED AND DETERIORATING AND OFTEN CONFUSING SURFACE MARKINGS REPRESENT A SEVERE DEFICIENCY OF COMPATIBILITY WITHIN THE NATIONAL RWY MARKING 'SYSTEM.' C) TWR LIGHT GUN: THE LIGHT GUN BASED AT THE TITUSVILLE ARPT CANNOT BE READILY SEEN FROM A DISTANCE AT FIELD LEVEL OR AIRBORNE WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ARPT. D) LACK OF AN ATIS: SPACE COAST REGIONAL ARPT [IS] WITHOUT AN ATIS; AWOS; OR ASOS. I SPECIFICALLY REQUEST THAT THE ASRS IMMEDIATELY REPORT THESE HAZARDS AS AN ALERT MESSAGE TO THE FAA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THIS ARPT IS RUN BY A COUNTY ARPT COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THERE ARE NO ATIS; AWOS OR ASOS INSTALLED. SURFACE MARKINGS ARE FADED AND NOT UP TO CURRENT STDS. THE ARPT HAS 125;000 OPS A YEAR; AND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW HELICOPTER FLT SCHOOL; EXPECTS THAT NUMBER TO DOUBLE. IT IS USED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY MAJOR TRAINING COMPANIES.