Lacombe’s airport could go up for sale after disagreement between City and operator
The City of Lacombe is exploring the possibility of selling the local airport, which it has owned since 1963.
This comes after Councillor Don Gullekson filed a notice of motion on June 10 suggesting the City look into the feasibility of doing so. His motion was unanimously approved at council’s regular meeting on July 8.
Gullekson said the benefit is that if the airport, which has long been operated by the Lacombe Flying Club (LFC), can be sold, then property taxes could possibly start coming back to the City. The current agreement sees nearly 100 per cent of those go back to the LFC as operator.
However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye.