Broadwater County approves 20-year airport hangar lease and names former commissioner to airport board

Broadwater County commissioners approved a 20-year lease for an airport hangar for Robert Hartley and recommended former Commissioner Daryl Folkford to fill an open seat on the airport board for a three-year term at their last scheduled meeting for 2025.

The hangar lease was introduced as the same form the county has used for other tenants and was reported to have been approved previously by the airport board. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved “to approve the hanger lease for Robert Hartley for a 20 year lease.” Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded; with no public comment the motion passed on a voice vote.

County officials then took up a consent-agenda appointment. Unidentified Speaker 1 said that Daryl Folkford, described in the record as a former commissioner and long-time pilot, had submitted a letter to the airport board and that the board had approved him to fill the open position for a three-year term. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved to recommend the appointment and Unidentified Speaker 1 seconded; the recommendation passed on a voice vote.

There was no public comment recorded on either item. Commissioners closed the short meeting with holiday remarks and a reminder that the next meeting is expected to be Jan. 7 if no meeting is scheduled next week; any meeting would be posted in the hallway and on the county website. Unidentified Speaker 1 closed by saying, “That may be the fastest meeting we’ve ever had.”