Broken Arrow City Councilors agreed to spend $150,000 for a consultant to figure out if building a regional airport in the city makes sense. Even if it’s an economically sound idea, it’ll be decades before flights take off.
The councilors voted unanimously Oct. 20 on a one-year contract with Garver LLC to present a forecast of aviation demand and a development plan recommendation. The consultant company is based in North Little Rock and has offices in Tulsa.
Broken Arrow Engineering and Construction Director Charlie Bright addressed the council before the vote to emphasize this is the exploratory phase…