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TRS 2 board approves air-service incentive program; staff to seek $1.6M in support
Summary
The TRS 2 board voted to approve an air-service incentive program proposal that would cap year-one incentives at $1 million and pursue a $1.6 million SCASDP grant request with a $300,000 local match from the TERS 2 fund.
The TRS 2 board voted to approve an airport air-service incentive program proposal intended to attract new nonstop routes to TKI and to support a $1.6 million federal grant application that would be paired with a $300,000 local match from the TERS 2 fund.
Ken Farley, the airport director, told the board the program is focused on marketing support for new routes that had not been served in the prior 12 months and is designed as marketing reimbursements rather than fee waivers. "I'm Ken Farley, the airport director," he said while describing the program's aims. Farley said the program would cap funding for any single year at $1,000,000 and would limit any one airline to no more than $750,000 in a 12-month period.
Board members discussed safeguards and reporting expectations before the vote. One member requested a follow-up report in roughly 15 months to assess which routes persisted and the program's measurable outcomes; the board agreed. The chair moved to approve the item and the motion was seconded; the chair announced, "That motion passes," and the meeting moved to adjournment.
