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La Porte Airport seeks council approval for $1.21 million 2026 budget; board warns Senate Bill 1 may cut future funding
Summary
The La Porte Municipal Airport board presented its 2026 budget at a public hearing, asking the council to approve a $1,212,738 budget. Board president Ed Volk and airport officials said the airport depends on FAA grants and local funds and expressed concern about potential impacts from Senate Bill 1.
At the Oct. 6, 2025 meeting of the City of La Porte Common Council, Ed Volk, president of the La Porte Municipal Airport Board, presented the airport's proposed budget for 2026 and asked the council to approve appropriations and tax rates for airport funds.
Volk said the airport's total adopted budget for 2026 is $1,212,738, composed of an airport general fund budget of $774,700, a debt service fund of $119,238 and a cumulative building fund of $318,800. The airport requested an adopted…
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