Airport panel to redo manager interviews publicly

Airport Commission · Meeting of October 27, 2026

BARNSTABLE — The Cape Cod Gateway Airport Commission acknowledged an open-meeting violation and will redo airport manager finalist interviews in public on Nov. 9. Commissioner Bearwith told the board the Oct. 6 interviews, held in executive session, "should have taken place in public session in order to comply with the open meeting law." The Commission separately approved, by unanimous voice vote, a fiscal 2027-32 Capital Improvement Plan presented by Bob Mallard of Airport Solutions Group, plus parking lot management and parking-access-control RFPs. Airport Manager Mike Nelson reported fiscal 2026 revenue of about $16 million against expenses of $11.8 million, an "$4.2 million surplus," with reserves now certified at $19.5 million.

A quarterly noise report showed one West Yarmouth household generated 1,767 of the quarter's 1,885 total complaints, or 93.7 percent.

In the full story:

• Open Meeting Law Lapse and Airport Manager Search
• Capital Improvement Plan Presentation, FY2027-32
• Parking Lot Management and Access Control RFPs
• Noise Complaints Report, Third Quarter
• Marketing and Communications Update
• Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Report
• Operational and Project Updates
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,239 words

Source: the Airport Commission meeting of October 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.