County Fires Airport Manager Delavan

After 20 years as Kootenai County’s airport manager, Greg Delavan was handed his walking papers on Friday. “The commissioners wanted to go in a different direction,” said County Commissioner Todd Tondee (pictured) on Monday, adding that Delavan was not fired for cause. “He is no longer a county employee.” Tondee said the airport is involved in many controversial issues and the commissioners wanted to change course and take the airport in a different direction. Tondee and Commissioner Jai Nelson are lame duck commissioners. Their replacements will be elected next week, but Tondee said the timing of Delavan’s termination was not due to the election/ Jeff Selle , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

Question: Commissioner Tondee said Delavan was fired because the commissioners — two of whom are lame duck — want “to go in a different direction.” Does anyone know what a statement like that even means?