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Finance committee approves 35¢/sq ft land rental rate at Kenosha Regional Airport
Summary
The Kenosha Finance Committee voted to raise airport land rent to 35¢ per square foot effective Jan. 1, 2026, after hearing objections from hangar tenants and arguments from airport staff and the mayor about rising costs and recent capital investments.
The Kenosha Finance Committee voted to approve a mayoral resolution raising the Kenosha Regional Airport land rental rate to 35¢ per square foot, to apply to all 53 airport land leases beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The increase passed on a voice vote of the committee with Chairperson Wilson, Alderperson Rosenberg, Alderperson Dyson and Alderperson Harper recorded as voting aye. The motion moves to the full Common Council for final action at 7 p.m.
The airport director presented the resolution and cited operating losses and recent capital investments. “Since then, the state, the city, and the federal government invested over $32,000,000 in the airport in improving and updating it,” the director said, and described growing…
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