Airport
 on January 22, 2026
The Union County Airport began its first 2026 board meeting last week approving the budget for the new year. As part of the budget conversations, the board discussed the final steps to completely paying off the construction of the new 15-unit t-hangars. An official at the meeting said there are only four hangar bays left to complete, with much of the work expected to be finished next month. (Photo submitted)

Airport budget set at $207K for 2026

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

The Union County Airport Authority officially approved its budget for 2026, including a full rundown on the status of payments for the new 15-unit t-hangars.

At the regular meeting of the airport last week, board president Steve Koenig said that the operating budget for 2026 will be $207,060 not including grants and other sources of funding.

“This year (2025) we only spent $115,000 on the budget, so these budget numbers are in fact that, they are a very conservative estimate of what we need to run the airport,” Koenig said. “For the last three years we haven’t exceeded $135,000 for our actual operating budget.”

He said that the budget numbers were already submitted to the county but they need a…

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