Board acknowledges $20,000 grant tied to economic development; allocation decision pending

Board members discussed a monetary grant from Mr. Milne and said the authority must decide how to spend the funds. At the prior meeting Mr. Milne presented a grant amount reported as $20,000; one board member recalled the amount as $18,000.

Members said the committee that reviewed the offer had hoped the funds would be used for economic development purposes on the airport, though at least one board member recalled the gift was given with no strict strings attached. Board member Bob said he had not yet started work on recommending specific uses for the funds.

Suggestions at the reconvened meeting included using the money for new signage; members also discussed that the funds should not be assumed to cover repair of the airport’s tower because a board member recalled Mr. Milne saying the funds could not be used for tower repair. No formal allocation, motion or vote was recorded at the meeting.

Ending: The board left the decision on allocation to a future meeting and did not commit funds at the reconvened session.