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Council approves airport fee changes; amends hangar lease to allow delayed construction start
Summary
Council approved changes to hangar rental rates at Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport and amended a hangar site lease with Buffalo River Aviation to add land, permit a temporary construction easement and change the construction covenant from "complete within one year" to "begin within one year." The council approved the changes unanimously.
The Neosho City Council on Tuesday approved an update to hangar rental fees at Hugh Robinson Memorial Airport and amended an existing long-term hangar-site lease with Buffalo River Aviation LLC.
Adam (city airport staff), presenting the proposed changes, said the airport board recommended modest increases to modernize rates that had remained unchanged for about 14 years. Under the council amendment, T-hanger numbers 1 through 22 will be set at $2.25 per month, hanger 23 at $2.50 per month, Quonset-hut tenants at $2.25 per month and other storage and late-fee adjustments as presented. Council voted to amend and adopt the ordinance changes; the roll call for the amendment and the final motion both passed 7-0.
On a separate ordinance (Bill 2026-19), staff asked the council to amend a previously approved lease with Buffalo River Aviation to add acreage (the firm intends to expand to about 93,849 square feet), to allow a temporary construction easement, and to change the construction covenant so the tenant must "begin construction within one year" rather than complete it within one year. City staff said the change was requested because construction lead times for items such as hangar doors can be delayed and the tenant wanted protection against material backorders. The council discussed enforcement and noted the tenant still pays lease fees upon execution; the ordinance passed on first reading and will return for the required second reading.
Separately, council approved revisions to the airport tenure lease form to strengthen the city's ability to address delinquent accounts by adding lien provisions, late-payment enforcement, termination procedures and insurance requirements. Staff stated the revised form cites authority under Missouri statute RSMo (statute citation provided in the materials). Council discussed the leases' 90-day requirement for occupants to own or actively be seeking an aircraft and directed staff to handle one-off exceptions by administrative variance if necessary; the lease-form changes were approved 7-0.
Council members emphasized transparency and asked staff to alert the council if any construction or schedule issues arise. Mayor (the presiding official) said council would revisit any needed modifications at later meetings.
