Board releases Parker Chadwick from hanger 13 lease after utility and site constraints

Parker (Chadwick) called into the Broadwater County Airport Board meeting and asked to be released from his lease for hanger 13, citing rising construction costs, a Spectrum utility line that appears to run through the lot, and a buried tank or underground structure in the proposed footprint.

Board members confirmed they had observed locate markings in the lot and that the sanitarian and utility representatives had been consulted. Northwestern Energy reportedly told a prospective builder that if utility crews had to work on the nearby high‑voltage line they would not assume responsibility for collateral damage to adjacent structures. That liability concern, combined with higher material costs, led Parker to request release from the lease.

The board moved and approved a recommendation to release the lease; members asked Parker to provide any documentation (locate maps, utility contact notes) that could help clarify the site for future lessees. The board will forward the recommendation to the county commission for formal action at its July 8 agenda.