Board sets rent for new OMH hangars at $325 a month

The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to set monthly rent for 14 new OMH airport hangars at $325 per month, payable in advance of the first of the month in alignment with OMH’s rental agreement policy.

Paul Weber, airport manager, told the board the hangars are nearly complete and “they are all full, all 14 slots have been spoken for,” and that a waitlist exists. Weber said the proposed $325 monthly rate is “about in line” with comparable hangars in the area and is intended to be competitive: “We don’t want to be too expensive so people don’t come. We don’t want to be too cheap. So the county takes too long to recover its investment.”

Board members asked practical questions about capacity and the waitlist; Weber said the hangars are configured for single aircraft per unit but could accommodate two very small planes in some cases. The motion to set the rent was moved and seconded and passed on a voice vote. The board clerk recorded the vote as all in favor.

The county did not provide a detailed revenue projection in the meeting. Weber told the board the hangars were beginning to look finished and that contractors indicated rent collections could begin imminently once occupancy permits are issued.