County rehires airport manager, mulls subdivision fencing issues

Paul Thur was rehired as the county’s fulltime Airport and Land Planning Manager after an executive session at the Dec. 19 meeting of the Big Horn County Commission.
In airport news, Thur noted that in a recent meeting regarding the airports it was recommended that a commissioner sit on the steering committee for the airport’s master plans. Commission Chairman Bruce Jolley will fill that seat.
Thur suggested that the master plan show the proposed Search and Rescue building even though the building is still in the discussion stages. “Just because it goes in there doesn’t commit anybody to anything,” Thur explained.
Thur thanked the commission for the Martin Mercer appointment to the County Airport Board.
For land planning there was a simple subdivision request that the commissioners approved.  There was also some discussion about subdivisions and homes that are in flood zone areas.