Going commercial?

A discussion during the regularly scheduled Saratoga Airport Board meeting on July 11 revealed Shively Airfield qualifies through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate as a commercial airport. Members of the board, however, were cautioned at a recent joint meeting that going commercial would invite a new series of frustrations and would increase the burden on the Town of Saratoga.

The board also discussed an ongoing issue with taxiways at the airfield being labeled as “non-standard” and discouraging larger jets from landing as well as the possibility of implementing landing fees...