The Logan Cache Airport Authority spent the bulk of its December meeting debating how to manage hangar site demand as the airport transitions from a legacy waiting list to an application-based allocation system.

Airport manager Bob presented a draft policy to close the existing waiting list, transition current registrants into an application file organized by requested hangar size (large: 100x100 or greater; small: under 100x100), and allow staff to offer available sites to applicants whose requested size matches the site. He said the UDOT Aeronautics electrification grant review and other project priorities motivated the need to streamline allocations.

Board members focused on two contested issues: whether to keep a refundable $500 deposit or replace it with a smaller nonrefundable application fee, and how strictly to preserve first-in/first-out priority. One member proposed retaining a $500 deposit (refundable if an applicant withdraws) plus a separate application fee; others argued for a single $500 nonrefundable application fee to simplify administration. Several members favored having two distinct application lists (large and small) so offers match available site footprints.

Without a final vote on the policy, the board did approve two narrow, formal actions: returning the $500 deposits to applicants who had already purchased existing hangars and returning the deposit to the estate of a deceased registrant. The board directed manager Bob to incorporate the verbal amendments discussed at the meeting (size categories, order-by-application clause, and language allowing board consideration of airport-benefit proposals) and circulate a written draft for final action in January.

Members also asked the manager to preserve application dates for existing registrants when they transition into the new system and to be explicit in applicant disclosures about likely wait times and whether deposits or fees will be refundable once the new policy is adopted.

Next steps: staff will prepare a revised draft incorporating the suggested amendments for the board to consider as an action item at the January meeting.

Quotes

"We're doing away with the list and the deposit," the manager said while describing the proposed shift to an application file organized by requested hangar size.

"If we're going from a $500 deposit to something different, I'd like to talk about an application fee," one board member said, urging clarity on administration costs.

Ending

The board did not adopt a final waiting-list policy in December; it approved targeted refunds and sent the revised proposal back to staff for a formal vote in January.