In a news release to Huckleberries Online, Commissioner Jai Nelson says she had nothing to do with dismissal of county airport manager Greg Delavan:
there has been reporting and comments attributed to me which are inaccurate. I did not support Mr. Delavan’s dismissal. I was not in attendance in the meeting when he was dismissed. Furthermore, I do not support how the dismissal was handled. Mr. Delavan is a long-term county employee who has served as the Airport Director for many years. He has been a stalwart advocate for the airport. During the past ten years, he has overseen nearly $18 million in FAA grant funds for airport improvement projects. Under his direction, our airport is becoming much closer to operating as a self-sustaining department. In the past few years, fee based revenues are steadily increasing and the airport is much less reliant on taxpayers for operational support. More here.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
attendance in the meeting when he was dismissed. Furthermore, I do not support how the dismissal was handled. Mr. Delavan is a long-term county employee who has served as the Airport Director for many years. He has been a stalwart advocate for the airport. During the past ten years, he has overseen nearly $18 million in FAA grant funds for airport improvement projects. Under his direction, our airport is becoming much closer to operating as a self-sustaining department. In the past few years, fee based revenues are steadily increasing and the airport is much less reliant on taxpayers for operational support. More here.
