By Jason Graziadei
IM Senior Writer
(Aug. 11 , 2011) Hawaii. Las Vegas. Napa Valley. Washington, D.C.
These destinations were among the dozens of out-of-state trips for aviation conferences taken by Nantucket Memorial Airport manager Al Peterson and other airport employees in recent years, according to travel records and invoices obtained by The Inquirer and Mirror through a public records request.
Airport manager
Al Peterson
A review of those documents and budget records show that the airport racked up more than $100,000 in expenses for out-of-state travel since the 2008 fiscal year. Compared across town government, the airport’s bills for out-of-state travel exceeded those of all municipal departments and other enterprise funds combined over that period.
In addition, the membership dues paid by Nantucket Memorial Airport to the various aviation associations and groups that hosted the conferences and training sessions alone topped $90,000 during that span.
Through his affiliations with as many as five different aviation associations, Peterson has traveled more extensively than any other Nantucket municipal employee. He has attended numerous events hosted by the Massachusetts Airport Management Association, of which he is president, as well as the American Association of Airport Executives, the National Air Transportation Association, the National Business Aviation Association and the Airports Council International.
In an interview last week, Peterson said his out-of-state travel to aviation conferences was necessary to stay current with proposed legislation that could affect the airport, to network and compare information with other aviation officials, and participate in the associations’ lobbying programs. But does he truly believe the trips are worth the expense?
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