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Votes at a glance: Taunton Municipal Airport Commission, May 28, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Taunton Municipal Airport Commission on May 28, 2025, including placing correspondence on record, terminating a restaurant lease, amending a land lease area, accepting a MassDOT grant for grounds equipment, and approving routine reports.
The Taunton Municipal Airport Commission recorded the following formal actions on May 28, 2025. This roundup lists motions made on the record at the meeting, the stated mover/second where given, and the commission’s outcomes.
- Letters and tenant correspondence placed on record: The commission voted to place multiple letters and the tenant’s equipment inventory on the public record. Motion made by the chair and seconded; approved unanimously.
- Termination of Air Restaurant lease (2 Westco Drive): The commission voted to terminate the commercial restaurant lease for Air Restaurant and Catering LLC due to repeated material breaches (operation requirements, cleanliness, unpaid rent, insurance and signage issues). Motion made by Chairman Steve Turner, seconded by Commissioner John Paul Thomas; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous.
- Acceptance of tenant equipment inventory as record material: Commission voted to add the owner’s submitted equipment list to the record. Motion made and seconded; approved.
- Amendment to F & P Associates land lease area (10–12 Westco Drive): The commission approved a reduction of 1,814 square feet from the F & P Associates leased area to make that paved arc a common-use area (the commission noted the parcel had been used by multiple tenants previously). Motion to amend the lease was made and seconded; approved.
- MassDOT/municipal grant acceptance for grounds mower: The commission accepted a MassDOT grant for a commercial zero-turn mower (machine cost ~ $25,800; MassDOT share ~ $20,000; city share ~ $5,000). The commission authorized the chair to sign grant documents. Motion passed unanimously.
- Acceptance of ASG engineering report and related FAA/MassDOT grant actions: The commission approved the engineering report concerning the taxiway/aeronautical study and allowed staff to proceed with FAA/MassDOT grant tasks and MEPA/NEPA steps. Motion passed.
- Approval of financial and coordinator reports: Commission accepted monthly financial statements (year-to-date positive cash flow reported) and the airport manager/coordinator reports. Motions to accept each report passed.
Meeting notes: The commission’s record contains legal letters from Assistant City Solicitor Thomas P. Gay Jr., Board of Health inspection follow-ups and staff summaries of prior outreach to the tenant, plus documentation of the city’s prior support for the restaurant buildout and two-year rent-waiver arrangement. Several motions were supported by unanimous roll-call votes.
