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Naples Airport Authority delays landing‑fee plan after legal, tenant and community pushback
Summary
After public objections and legal caution from authority counsel, the Naples Airport Authority agreed to pause a proposed landing‑fee rollout and directed staff to refine options and return next month; counsel warned fees intended to 'discourage' curfew violations could trigger a Part 161 study and conflict with FAA grant assurances.
The Naples Airport Authority on Thursday postponed a decision on proposed landing fees after a lengthy debate that underscored legal limits, tenant opposition and unresolved questions about how to target costs fairly.
Chair Terry Kavanaugh opened discussion after staff presented two fee models: charging all landings (illustrated as $5 per $1,000 of aircraft weight, $10 minimum) that staff estimated could generate about $1.7 million for the remainder of the fiscal year, or charging only transient aircraft, a change staff projected would yield roughly $900,000 while adjusting the fuel‑embedded airfield cost recovery fee downward to keep the budget revenue‑neutral. Ken Warner, the authority’s senior director of finance and administration, also outlined a five‑year capital forecast that included about $110 million of expected projects.
Many tenants and…
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