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Townsend fuel system functioning; board agrees to lower price to $5.05 per gallon
Summary
Board members reported the new fuel system at Townsend Airport is working, sales have resumed, and the board agreed to lower the retail price from $5.15 to $5.05 per gallon to encourage use before runway construction begins.
Broadwater County Airport staff reported May 20 that the new credit-card-enabled fuel system at Townsend Airport is operating and that fuel sales have resumed. Airport Manager Dwight Thompson and board members said the system's functionality has already increased sales compared with the recent period when pumps were unavailable.
Board members discussed inventory levels and the timing of refill loads and then agreed to temporarily lower the retail price. The board resolved to reduce the price from $5.15 per gallon to $5.05 per gallon (decision recorded in the meeting transcript) to encourage use ahead of construction closures and to help rebuild customer confidence in the automatic fueling system. Board members said the county's back-end system and the pump displays must both be updated and staff planned to change the public price as soon as county staff or the pump vendor could adjust the settings.
Airport staff reported about 6,700 gallons of 100LL remained in the tank at the time of the meeting and that a half load varies but the tank capacity is roughly 11,000–12,000 gallons; staff said they would watch fuel age and top off the tank as needed. Board members agreed to coordinate the price change with county IT and with the vendor so pump displays match posted prices.
No formal roll-call motion was recorded; the transcript records verbal agreement among board members and staff to decrease price and to notify county staff to implement the change.
