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KITTITAS COUNTY
AIRPORT STUDY SESSION MINUTES
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, 205 WEST 5TH ROOM 108 - ELLENSBURG
Regular Meeting
MONDAY 11:00 AM July 10, 2023
Board members present: Chair Laura Osiadacz, Vice Chair Cory Wright, Commissioner Brett
Wachsmith
Others:
Discussion of Airport Documents
Director Ohl was advised to complete the Bowers Field Airport Documents. The draft documents
were completed and shown to the commissioners. After edits were recommended to Director Ohl
it was recommended that the edits be made and bring to the Consent Agenda for approval.
Discussion Only: Leases
Director Ohl updated the commissioners on some past due leases and his plan for getting them
all up to date. As well, Director Ohl advised that since part of the reason some of the hangar
tenants didn’t have a lease yet was the difference between a 50-year lease and a 75-year lease.
One of the ideas Director Ohl pitched was to give Tarp-It the 75 year lease to get him to pay.
Discussion Only: New Staff
Director Ohl asked the commissioners how likely it would be for the airport to hire another
operations employee to help Alan out on the airfield and with projects. The commissioners
recommended to hold off on this discussion until a later date.
Discussion Only: New Consultant
Kittitas County Airport has been with Century West for the past five years and it is time for
Bowers field to choose a new consultant. Director Ohl updated the commissioners that two
consultant groups are interested in applying, and there is a selection committee made up of Codi
Fortier, David Ohl, Darwin Triggs, Mark Cook, and Brian McElroy. The decision on the new
consultant recommendation should be made by the beginning of November.
OTHER BUSINESS
Meeting adjourned at 11:45 AM
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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Codi Fortier Cory Wright, Chairman