Port of Coupeville to make offer on Oak Harbor airport
COUPEVILLE — The Port of Coupeville continues to pursue ownership of the A.J. Eisenberg Airport near Oak Harbor.
Following an executive session during a public meeting Wednesday, port commissioners passed a motion instructing the executive director to work with the port’s attorney to make an offer on the airport “with contingencies to protect the port.”
The details of the decision are unclear, including what funds the port would use to purchase the airport.
The decision is a departure from the port’s previous course of action. Port commissioners voted in October 2021 to encourage the county to purchase the airport, though they still intended the port to be the ultimate owner and operator. The plan was for the county, which has the funds but no desire to own the property, to immediately transfer ownership.
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