Board members and airport tenants debated whether the airport should compensate hangar lessees for lost access during construction of taxiway Foxtrot and apron work.

An audience commenter urged the board to reimburse leaseholders who lose access, saying the three affected hangar owners would lose "an aggregate of less than $3,000" during the taxiway work and that the airport should cover those losses or provide alternate hangar space.

Steve, board member, and other board members pushed back, saying routine airfield maintenance and AIP-funded projects do not create an established entitlement to reimbursement. "Pavement has to be rebuilt…that's just part of doing business on an airport," Steve said, adding that the FAA and AIP do not cover compensation for temporary access losses. "AIP will not cover that. The FAA would never cover that because I've never heard of that in airport ever," a staff member said.

Board members discussed alternatives to cash reimbursement, including finding temporary hangar space or waiving ground lease fees for the period a hangar is inaccessible. Several board members indicated they would oppose either regular cash payouts or waiving ground lease fees as a precedent. One board member said the board could take a straw poll and, if needed, bring a formal action item to a future meeting for the board to consider.

Staff said they will continue to coordinate phased construction to preserve access where feasible; for Red Tail, staff said they will phase work so the operator "will always have access to one of their hangars." The meeting record shows no formal board vote on a reimbursement policy; board members discussed taking the item to the county commission if the board were to support compensation.