Airport advisory groups say critical information on runway withheld from council 

Members of two airport advisory groups said Monday that city councilors were missing critical information when they decided to move forward with closing a secondary runway during a work session on the matter in February.

The city’s Airport Advisory Commission in a letter suggested the costs of rehabilitating and maintaining the runway were overstated in a consultant report, while city officials failed to explore alternative funding sources that could help cover costs.

The result, the…