An update on the Chisholm-Hibbing Airport controversy from earlier in the week. The Airport Commission has chosen to accept the check from former airport director Dave Danielson as a “resolution” to the matter. They then named the interim director to officially succeed Danielson despite his using the airport address as the address for his private business. I’m just about done talking about this messy deal, but I encourage you to read these stories from the Hibbing Daily Tribune.
Kudos to a great Iron Ranger, Veda Ponikvar, for speaking up and voting against the rubber stamp mentality you see from this out-of-touch public body. There is a tendency in my beloved Iron Range to attack the messenger when confronted with trouble, rather than determine the actual problem. As much as I would have liked to see a proper investigation, we can hope that the cities of Chisholm and Hibbing will hold the airport to better account in the future.