AGO Opinion Topics: MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS

The city of Centralia is legally authorized to enter into an agreement with the city of Chehalis and Lewis county concerning their joint airport whereby Centralia agrees to share in the costs of operation and of acquisition of additional property with the proviso that any new improvements are to be jointly owned by all three parties and any increase in the value of the property, real and personal, owned by the city of Chehalis and Lewis county is to be owned by all three parties in equal shares.

The board of county commissioners has no authority to make transfers from the airport fund to other county funds.