Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission is exploring options to fund upgrades to the wastewater treatment facility. “It looks like we can, at some point, make a decision about how much money we would want to contribute to reduce the amount of debt that would go with that project,” commission treasurer Richard Knabel told his fellow commissioners. […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission unanimously approved the FY23 budget at their Thursday meeting, with an estimated $12 million in total revenue and approximately $10 million in operating expenses. According to airport finance controller, Ed Christofono, FY22 was a landmark year for the airport in terms of how much fuel they sold and how much […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission unanimously approved $18,250, which will be reimbursable over time, to cover the passenger facility charge (PFC) program that is run by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to airport director Geoff Freeman, the program collects fees from passengers for flights connected to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. This program is only […]
The Dukes County commission reappointed Bob Rosenbaum to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission in a 4-3 vote Wednesday afternoon, following a letter from the state Ethics Commission saying Rosenbaum’s purchase of an airport hangar did not qualify as a conflict of interest for reappointment. Rosenbaum resigned from the airport commission last week after he purchased […]
Bob Rosenbaum, chair of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission, has resigned effective immediately. At the commission’s meeting Thursday afternoon, Rosenbaum cited an ethics commission ruling after he purchased a hangar at the airport. He purchased the hangar after one he had been renting for years was being sold. “I couldn’t find another hangar to rent, […]