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BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUGUST 25, 2025
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
At 3:30pm on August 25, 2025, the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Barkley
Regional Airport Authority was called to order by Emily Roark, Chair of the Board. The meeting
was held in person at the airport terminal after being properly advertised and noticed. A
quorum of Directors was present throughout the meeting for the purpose of conducting
business, either in person or over Microsoft Teams (as noted below).
Directors in Attendance: Jason Crockett; George Cumbee; Marshall Davis; Kelly Scruggs; Lanie
Fearon; Jeff James; Kevin Kauffeld; Dan Knowles (via Teams), Dann Patterson; and Emily
Roark.
Directors Absent: None.
Others in Attendance: Executive Director, Dennis Rouleau; Carol Creason; Luci Aguilera; Kat
Byers; David Riley, Secretary and Board Attorney; Mike Reiter and Jake Marshall (CMT); and
Representatives of Four Rivers Aviation.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted.
III. Approval of Board Minutes
a. BRAA Board Meeting Minutes – 07/28/2025
Having had an opportunity to review the minutes and comment thereon, Director
Crockett moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of the regular meeting of July 28,
2025. The motion was seconded by Director Patterson and passed by unanimous voice
acclamation without opposition.
IV. Approval of July 2025 Financial and Statistical Report
This item was presented by the Executive Director. The BRAA’s current financial statements
(with month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons) were reviewed. The Board also
reviewed current accounts receivable. The Board also reviewed statistical reports for: (a)
passenger counts; (b) parking lot revenues; (c) car rental revenues; (d) air traffic counts; (e) jet
A fuel sales; and (f) avgas fuel sale. Of the foregoing statistics, the Executive Director made
special comment parking lot revenues and Jet. Parking lot revenues were the highest ever
collected in July. Jet A sales in July were the lowest sales for any month on record.
Having had an opportunity to review this information and ask questions, Director Scruggs
moved to approve the July 2025 financial and statistical reports. The motion was seconded by
Director Kauffeld and passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition.
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V. Airport Director’s Report
These items were presented by the Executive Director with the input of others, as noted.
a. Air Service Development
The airport has not received any update from the DOT on the Board’s recommendation of
Skywest as the new EAS carrier. The Executive Director is not sure when to expect to
receive an update and is concerned that the DOT may not respond in a timely manner or
in a time that will allow for the timely sale of tickets after November 30, 2025. The
Executive Director will keep the Board updated on any developments. Of note, the DOT
recently rejected all the bids for Parkersburg and selected the lowest bid. If that were to
occur here, service would remain with Skywest but would only include a route to Chicago
O’Hare rather than also including Houston.
b. Chamber DC Trip/Priorities
The Executive Director reviewed the following three priorities identified for the upcoming
Chamber DC trip and provided context and analysis for the Board on each item.
i. EAS Funding
ii. Electrical Project
iii. SRE/ARFF Building and ARFF Truck
c. Airfield Construction
These items were presented by Executive Director with input and comment by Mike Reiter
and Jake Marshall from CMT.
i. Runway 5/23 Rehabilitation Project – Phase III
This project is now underway and includes the removal of trees and other
potentially obstructing vegetation around the perimeter. ii. Airfield Service Road Rehabilitation and Extension Project
This project is also underway and includes lots of site preparation work, including
drainage and dirt work. Paving is expected to begin in the next month or so.
iii. Fuel Farm Project
This project is proceeding at an exceedingly slow and disappointing pace. The
contractor to whom the bid was awarded is proceeding slowly.
d. FFA Airport Capital Improvement Projects (ACIP) List for 2026-2030
The Executive Director provided the Board with a list of projects proposed or
contemplated over the next four years. No action is yet needed on this item, but it will
come back before the Board for a vote in the near future.
VI. New Business
a. Approval of the BRAA FYE June 30th, 2026, Operational and Capital Budget
This item was presented by the Executive Director. Having received the presentation and
had an opportunity to ask questions, Director Scruggs moved to approve the FYE June 30,
2026, Operational and Capital Budget. The motion was seconded by Director James and
passed by unanimous voice acclamation without opposition.
Of note, Director Davis asked questions about the Authority’s financial position into 2026
and 2027, given that it is well known that the Authority and Airport operate at a deficit.
The Executive Director explained that he believes the Authority is in a position to continue