The hotel-motel tax revenues have specifically been used for capital improvement

projects at the airport, and a number of projects were put on hold while

the hotel-motel tax money was in a holding pattern, sometimes with no idea

when the payments might again land in the authority's accounts.

The payments have resumed again now that the authority signed an agreement

with the city's tourism association, which is acting as the "pass-through" agency,

receiving the money from the city and then passing it along to the airport

authority.

During the retreat, which runs from 3-7 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow,

authority members will also share their ideas for what direction the airport

should be headed.

Saturday's session will focus on identifying key issues that will need

to be addressed and preparing time lines and a list of tasks to be completed.