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Yellowstone Regional Airport seeks county operating support and approach-study funds; commissioners take no immediate action

5744451 · August 19, 2025
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Yellowstone Regional Airport Director Heron Buck asked Park County to reconsider a FY25-26 funding request for operating support and an approach/departure study. Commissioners said the county budget is set and they could not commit immediately but will review the joint-powers agreement and funding sources.

Heron Buck, director of Yellowstone Regional Airport, asked Park County commissioners to reconsider a local funding request for airport operations and an approach/departure study for fiscal year 2025-26, summarizing recent revenue losses and a growing need for local support to maintain operations and complete a safety-and-access study.

Buck said the airport had previously requested a 60/40 split of local support under the joint-powers agreement, which historically called for shared local funding for operations and capital. In the current request the airport asked for $33,333…

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