Merrill Field manager proposes staged rate increases to close projected shortfall

Jul 18, 2025

Merrill Field officials asked the committee to support proposed rate increases for tie‑downs, daily transient parking and vehicle parking to avoid a projected 2026 budget shortfall and to recover rates paused during the pandemic.

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Earl Malbus, Merrill Field airport manager, told the Assembly Infrastructure, Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee on July 29 that Merrill Field will propose rate increases in the 2026 municipal budget to eliminate an anticipated shortfall and restore rates that were not raised during and after the pandemic.

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