Airport board votes to recommend Lacey Jessup for appointment to city council

The Hurricane Airport Board voted to recommend Lacey Jessup for appointment to the airport board and asked the city council to complete the formal appointment process.

Board members made the motion and approved it by voice vote. The recommendation does not itself appoint Jessup; board members said the candidate’s formal appointment must be confirmed by the City Council at a later meeting.

Why it matters: The board’s recommendation is the formal step the airport board takes before the City Council acts. Members emphasized that Jessup will represent residents who live near the airport and raise noise concerns.

During a public exchange earlier in the meeting Lacey Jessup said she has lived near the airport since she was a teenager and that she expects to be “a voice for the people that live there.” Board members invited her to speak briefly about local issues, including helicopter noise and community outreach.

The motion to recommend Jessup was moved and seconded; members voted “aye” and the motion passed by voice vote. The board recorded no roll-call tally in the transcript and did not list any opposing votes on the record.

The board did not set a formal effective date for the recommendation; members noted the City Council will consider the recommendation at its next agenda.

The airport board also discussed other agenda items after the recommendation, including airport infrastructure and operations updates.