Airport landing fee increase

Said the city wasn't open to feedback at the recent stakeholder meeting, argued light aircraft traffic is dropping and the airport is leaving money on the table, and asked for a public explanation of the commission's rationale.

Questioned how the program can be called successful while $24,000+ goes uncollected, criticized the lack of the promised workshop, and asked commissioners to postpone and hear the pilots' alternative plan.

A Dominican Republic-born pilot who said the fees are pushing the pilot community out of Kissimmee, unlike Orlando-area airports.

Presented his own numbers showing the city lost roughly $80,000 in 2025 under the Vector contract after collection fees and uncollected invoices, and pitched an FBO-collection alternative that he says earns the city more.