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Board weighs $500,000 regional aviation development fund to attract and sustain airline service at CWA
Summary
Supervisors discussed a proposed Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) regional aviation development fund that would match Portage County and Marathon County contributions to provide start-up support and minimum-revenue guarantees for airlines; supporters said action now is needed to secure service, while critics warned of subsidizing carriers.
Marathon County supervisors debated on June 19 whether to authorize county staff to include a contribution to a proposed regional aviation development fund designed to help attract or sustain airline service at Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA).
The resolution before the board (Res. 39-25) would authorize county participation in a $500,000 aviation development fund proposed jointly with Portage County; the proposal assumes the two counties would provide $250,000 collectively and the remaining $250,000 would be raised from non-county sources. County staff would build the proposed contribution into the 2026 budget development process.
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