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Payson pilots and hangar tenants protest new airport fees; council appoints three to airport commission
Summary
At the June 11 Payson Common Council meeting pilots and hangar tenants criticized proposed new airport fees and urged the council to revisit rates tied to hangar square footage; the council later appointed three members to the Airport Commission, including one split vote.
Public speakers at the Payson Common Council meeting on June 11 urged the council to reconsider recently approved airport fees and the proposed rental rates for town-managed hangars, saying the new structure is inequitable and could jeopardize federal grant assurances. Later in the meeting the council appointed three people to the Airport Commission, including one appointment decided 4–3.
The most detailed public comments came from Tom West, who identified himself as an American Airlines pilot and a member of the Payson Aero Club. West said several fee items labeled as "existing" in the council packet were actually new and that some fees were unworkable for a non-towered airport. "Those things they have in there are crazy," West said of the proposed fee schedule, adding that the $2,500 runway-incursion charge and other penalties did not match FAA definitions for a non-towered…
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