Commissioners favor aviation experience as they consider Port Authority appointee
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The board discussed three candidates for the Western Port Authority board and emphasized adding aviation expertise to support efforts to attract carriers and a flight school; commissioners signaled support for candidate Scott Lynn, a longtime pilot with prior Port Authority service.
Commissioners reviewed three candidates for a four‑year term on the Western Port Authority Board and discussed the skills they say the authority needs as it seeks more airline service and aviation development.
"They said he was an asset when he was there," one commissioner said of candidate Scott Lynn, referencing his prior Port Authority service and experience as a pilot. Commissioners and staff also said they had solicited input from Port Authority leadership, including director Anthony Trevina, about what experience would strengthen the board.
Discussion emphasized recruiting board members with aviation experience to help attract airlines and potential private repair or NetJets‑style facilities, and to support a flight school and runway improvements. Commissioners noted a recent $5 million grant for runway work and said more local board expertise could be important as the authority pursues new service.
Several commissioners said all three candidates appeared qualified, but the aviation background on Lynn’s résumé was repeatedly cited as a distinguishing characteristic. The workshop transcript shows discussion and an informal consensus around the type of expertise sought; no formal appointment vote was recorded in the workshop segment.