AIRPORT MONEY

As usual the city has publically demonstrated what little it knows about aviation and the FAA.  Why do they call it entitlement funding?  Because the airport is entitled to the funds, and these funds are guaranteed despite what the city is trying to get the public to believe.  Mr. Childers is either uneducated in these maters or he is lying about the ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.   Most people will probably go with lying. 

Back in 2012 the Feds made a comment about the way St. Clair operates its airport.

In light of the FAA’s concerns about the City’s apparent unwillingness to maintain St. Clair Regional Airport available as a usable airport, the Agency will not consider closing St. Clair Regional Airport, as the city requested several months ago, until the city corrects deficiencies at the airport.

What did MoDOT actually state? 

The city states

DESIGN DEFICIENCIES:
We do not have the ability or resources to correct deficiencies in design which were presumably approved at some point in the past.
Please contact me at your convenience to schedule a site visit regarding items 10 and 12, and if you have questions regarding the above. Thanks for your help.
Sincerely,
Rick Childers
City Administrator

The city cannot fix the airport because they don’t have any money, but they give the entitlement money back to MoDOT.