Business at the Airport

At the last Board of Supervisors' Meeting we heard from Cliff Nash, who runs the Tunica County Airport. The Board was presented with a $3M+ FAA grant to build a new hanger and apron. Okay, so where is the feasibility study showing we need a new hanger and apron? Maybe we need this project and maybe we don't. Who knows?

This is what I do know: GRANTS ARE NOT FREE! Citizens of the United States of America are paying for this grant and it is adding to our NATIONAL DEFICIT. If we don't need it, we shouldn't take it. Doesn't anybody believe this???

Here's another bit of information I gleaned from the airport report. We are not getting the business from Southern Airways Express and Nash did not know if this airline was going to be up and running or not.

Funny thing about that. I had just seen a Southern Airways Express ad on TV this past weekend.

Then last night there was a news story about Southern Airways Express flying out of Memphis International Executive starting Oct first. Look them up for yourself online.

Finally, I had a lightbulb moment. The President and CEO of Southern Airways Express is Stan Little. AND Stan Little is the personal attorney of one of our Supervisors, Cedric Burnett. So, there you have it sports fans. Not only does the Beat 2 Supervisor vote no on just about everything at Board meetings, he didn't secure this piece of business for our County.

Wake-up Tunica County, in 2015 we have to re-elect the Supervisors from Beats 3, 4 and 5 and replace the Supervisors from Beats 1 and 2.