Withdrawal from the Logan-Cache Airport Authority
The council approved leaving the airport authority 4-0 on December 16, 2025, but repealed that resolution 5-0 on August 4, 2026 because FAA grant eligibility requires Logan to remain a member. The 1992 agreement will be amended so Logan makes no direct financial contributions, with a seven-member sponsor board and a seven-member authority board.
- Where it stands
- Withdrawn
- Type
- Public project
- Location
- Logan-Cache Airport
- Applicant
- City of Logan
Every hearing and vote
December 2, 2025 · City Council
Workshop: withdrawal from the Logan-Cache Airport Authority, Resolution 25-46
Discussed
City Attorney Craig Carlston said a 1992 interlocal agreement allows withdrawal with or without cause by resolution, subject to a six-month wait that the county could waive. Mayor Daines cited projected capital costs, possibly $5 million to $10 million for master plan projects, and said one entity directing the airport is more efficient. The city would keep zoning authority and a board seat, and assets would split 50/50 if the airport closed. Vice Chair Johnson called $100,000 a year steep and questioned whether the county is best positioned; Council Member Amy Anderson was not opposed; Chair Simmonds said the airport needs a board invested in it. Action was set for December 18.
December 16, 2025 · City Council
Withdrawal from the Logan-Cache Airport Authority, Resolution 25-46 (public hearing)
Approved · 4-0
The council withdrew the city from the 1992 interlocal agreement; the county agreed to waive the six-month waiting period. The city keeps two board seats overseeing zoning and hangar review, and assets would split 50/50 if the county stops running the airport. Finance Director Richard Anderson said the city cannot match county funding and that withdrawal ends double taxation. Mayor Daines said the county wants the agreement in place before year-end. A resident supported it; Jonathan Shill, a commercial hangar owner, worried about losing a city voice. Vice Chair Johnson was less opposed than two weeks earlier but uneasy about the county following through.
August 4, 2026 · City Council
Repeal of airport authority withdrawal and interlocal agreement amendment, Resolution 26-25 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council repealed Resolution 25-46 because FAA grant eligibility requires Logan to remain a member, and authorized an amendment to the 1992 agreement under which Logan makes no direct financial contributions. The new structure has a seven-member sponsor board including the mayor or designee and one council member, and a seven-member authority board. Assets split 50/50 on dissolution, or revert entirely to the county if it operates the airport for at least 20 years afterward. No one spoke.