The City of Lakeland commissioners agreed to waive rent payments for one year for the nonprofit Sun ‘n Fun organization because the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to cancel its annual fly-in, which had been scheduled in April.
The City Commission on Monday agreed to waive $330,397 in rent that would have be due to Lakeland Linder International Airport.
City Manager Tony Delgado said revenue generated by the fly-in supports youth educational programs at the city-owned airport, including the Central Florida Air Academy, Aerospace Center for Excellence and the Lakeland Aero Club.
Delgado told commissioners, “This is a unique circumstance, and the airport is fiscally able to absorb the reduction in revenues in the current year as well as the next fiscal year’s budget,”.