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Canyonlands Regional Airport director warns of falling lease revenue, asks for staffing and accounting changes
Summary
Airport Director Steve Gleason told the Grand County Budget Advisory Board on Oct. 3 that lease revenues have dropped sharply, restricted airport reserves will be drawn down this year, and he is requesting reclassification of an operations coordinator post and making the administrative assistant full time to improve revenue tracking.
Grand County budget advisers heard from Steve Gleason, director of Canyonlands Regional Airport, on Oct. 3 about proposed 2026 budget changes and detailed concerns about airport revenues and staffing. Gleason said lease income — normally stable — "has gone down dramatically almost by two thirds over the last 2 to 3 years," and urged more detailed billing and accounting to identify whether revenue has been miscoded or unpaid.
The discussion matters because federal rules and grant conditions restrict airport revenues to airport uses and because the airport is projecting a shortfall that the county general fund may need to cover. Gabe (county staff) said restricted airport funds currently total about $200,000 while airport actuals stand at roughly $736,000; Gleason and staff said that difference will exhaust the remaining restricted balance during 2025 unless revenue or expense patterns change.
Gleason outlined several budget requests tied to operations and…
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