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Nantucket Airport panel adopts weight‑grid changes after hearing on 5% rate increase and possible switch to monthly airline billing
Summary
The Memorial Airport Commission opened a public hearing on proposed rates and charges, heard airline feedback on switching some allocations from a preceding three‑year average to monthly actuals, adopted a motion to align weight bands, and asked staff to run models before making broader billing changes.
Airport commissioners on Thursday closed a public hearing and approved an amendment to the airport rates and charges that makes the terminal and FBO weight grids consistent, after months of drafting and a day of public comment.
Airport Manager Smith presented a draft that includes numerous specific fee updates and a proposed 5% across‑the‑board increase for both signatory and nonsignatory users. “We also proposed, an increase in rates charges straight across the board 5%,” Smith told the commission during the hearing.
The hearing’s most substantive debate focused not on the headline percentage but on how the airport allocates certain…
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