Palmer settles federal case over diverting airport grant funding

[alaskaflyer]

http://www.adn.com/2011/05/24/v-printer/1880449/palmer-settles-federal-case-over.html

According to the charges, the city's statements on grant applications included wrongful assurances that it met two requirements to get federal airport grants -- that airport revenue will only be used for the airport, and that airport land leased for non-airport uses will be rented at fair market value.

For example, the complaint says that the city used airport money to buy a city road grader, and used revenues from the 18-hole Palmer Golf Course on airport property to make payments for unrelated city bond debt.

Low-hanging fruit.

 

[silver-eagle]

"I didn't think you meant ALL the airport revenue. The golf course has nothing to do with airplanes."