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Shawnee County pledges support for MTAA ir-service incentive program; pledge is a guarantor, not an immediate payment
Summary
Shawnee County commissioners voted 3-0 on May 5 to adopt Resolution 2025-31, pledging county funds as a contingent guarantor for the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority—ffort to attract commercial air service under its "Get There From Here" program.
Shawnee County commissioners voted 3-0 on May 5 to adopt Resolution 2025-31, a pledge of county funds to support the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority—oard—ffort called the "Get There From Here" program to attract new commercial air service to Topeka Regional Airport.
The resolution records the county—ommitment as a financial pledge and guarantor for a minimum revenue guarantee an airline would require to start service. County Counselor Rich Eckert told commissioners the resolution requires state or MTAA funds to be exhausted before the county—unds would be tapped, and that any public funds contributed by state or MTAA would be expended first and county contributions would then be matched dollar-for-dollar by other public agencies if triggered.
Curtis Sneed…
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