Desert Aire Airport District votes to eventually dissolve district
A sign marks the entry to the Desert Aire Airport. Surrounding the runway are numerous private properties with direct access to the tarmac.
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Airplanes are parked on the tarmac at the Desert Aire Airport during a 2023 fly-in event. If the Desert Aire Airport District is dissolved, the airport will remain open for public use
Exterior of the Desert Aire Owners Association building, which sits next to the Desert Aire Golf Course and Desert Aire Airport. The DAOA leases the airport land to the Desert Aire Airport District.
Desert Aire Airport District Commissioner Kenneth Broda, left, speaks during an October 2023 candidate forum at Wahluke High School in Mattawa. Commissioner Bob Trantina sits to his right. Broda and Trantina are planning on serving on the Desert Aire Owners Association committee for managing the Desert Aire Airport, according to Commission Chair Karl Reese.
DESERT AIRE — Grant County Airport District 1, also known as the Desert Aire Airport District, held a special meeting Saturday with members of the Desert Aire community to discuss the district’s future, during which the commissioners voted to begin the process of dissolving the district.
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