The total tab for RSW operations will approach nearly $125.5 million, up 2.2 percent over this year.
Count on bigger crowds at the terminal: The early projection calls for more than 9 million passengers, up 5 percent over the 2017/2018 budget estimate.
None of your property tax dollars go to support the airport, ever. RSW gets its operating funds from rental rates and fees charged to airlines, and also takes a cut from sales of goods and services at the passenger terminal.
Lee County Port Authority’s 375-member workforce won’t grow.
Port authority employees will get raises. They’ll vary according to job performance, but should average out to about 3 percent over the fiscal year.
Authority Executive Director Jeff Mulder is paid just over $247,032. There’s no raise on his horizon until late December, when Lee County commissioners will review his performance.