COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Board of Commissioners decided during their work session on Thursday to bring forward to next week’s meeting a contract for 2025 with Branch County Memorial Airport Manager Joe Best.
The one year contract agreement calls for a $6,000 salary increase to $24,000.
While it was generally agreed Best was doing a good job running the airport, the agenda item touched off a nearly half hour discussion on the funding of airport operations.
Branch County Administrator Bud Norman said airport officials are looking at ways to handle a budget deficit of over $53,000.
Airport Board Chair Mike Kelly said operating a airport used to be simple.
Best was named the airport manager in May of 2018. Formal action by Commissioners on the contract is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
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