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Lock Haven council hears airport tenants' concerns as 2024 budget proposes $45,000 for Avgas purchases
Summary
At a December 11 public hearing, airport tenants and city staff clashed over how hangar rents and airport finances are reported in the budget. Council-approved budget updates allocate $45,000 to allow purchase and resale of Avgas; council also authorized temporary easements for an emergency water project.
Lock Haven City Council on Dec. 11 heard extended public comment from airport tenants who said the budget narrative understates what individual tenants pay and urged clearer cash management to preserve fuel sales.
Alan Hulip, an airport tenant who said he owns commercial property and rents space at Piper Memorial Airport, told the council that aggregated depreciation figures in the budget overstate the airport’s cash losses and that fuel sales are essential to keeping tenants. "If we take depreciation out ... it's $8,000 a year," Hulip said,…
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