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Airport users press council to preserve current hangar leases and allow LLCs and multiple lessees
Summary
Several airport tenants and members of the Payson Aero Club urged the council to honor existing hanger-lessee arrangements and to allow leases to accommodate multiple named lessees or LLC ownership. Staff said the airport commission will present a recommendation to council in March on whether the town will take over hangar management.
Members of the Payson Aero Club and multiple hangar lessees addressed the council about proposed changes to how Payson would manage certain T-hangar leases. Speakers said the town is considering a policy requiring a single named lessee per lease and forbidding LLCs from holding leases; tenants said that would displace aircraft that are owned by partnerships or LLCs and would remove protections for co-owners.
Tom West and Mike White described shared-hangar arrangements that are common among small-airport operators and said the town should preserve existing multi-name leases and permit LLC ownership to avoid forcing aircraft out of hangars. West said denying multiple lessees or LLCs would create instability for aircraft owned by partners who change roles, retire or sell.
Town staff responded that the airport commission has recommended discussion and that the topic will appear on a March agenda; staff emphasized that the council will have the opportunity to consider the commission's recommendation and that any change will be presented for council action.
What's next: Staff confirmed a March agenda item to consider whether the town will take over management of a set of hangars and to present recommended lease terms; council members asked staff to make the March item broad enough to include multiple lease-format questions so the council can decide policy for current and future hangars.
