Jamestown  (CSi)  To supplement the projected 2018 budget shortfall,  the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority is requesting that the Stutsman County Commission grant a 3 percent increase in funding.

At Wednesday’s meeting on a  5-0  vote with members Craig Neys and Trent Sletto not present, the board requested the funding increase.

Jamestown Regional Airport Director Sam Seafeldt,  Mayor Katie Andersen and Authority member Mark Urquhart, with the  financial committee, discussed the proposed 2018 budget noting $656,440 in revenue and $727,650 in expenses, with a $71,210 deficit.

Andersen said the shortfall will be addressed either through finding additional revenue sources or by adjusting the budget’s expenditures.

The proposed 2018 budget includes a four percent increase in salary and wages, that were recommended by the Authority’s Human Resources Committee.

Also at the meeting, Seafeldt reported that Jamestown Regional Airport  in July this year, had 1,297 paid passenger boardings a new record.

So far August numbers this year area at 850 paid passenger boardings, adding that those numbers could still improve.