Meriwether County, Airport Authority push for clearer airport budget accounting, communication

Aug 26, 2026

At a joint Aug. 25 work session, the airport authority outlined changes to its budget presentation—separating fuel sales, fuel expenses and card transaction fees—and asked the county for clearer lines of communication and a capital-improvement fund to track projects and local matches.

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The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners and the Airport Authority met Aug. 25 for a joint work session to review the authority's draft capital-improvement program and budget priorities. Theron Gait, who the authority asked to help explain the budget, said the authority's immediate goals were to present clearer revenue and expenditure lines and to "improve communication between the airport authority and board commission."

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