Sounds like we have differing opinions on whether airport infrastructure is a valuable community asset worthy of its share of a council budget, like the many other items that compete for the spend available.
It is however a well argued point and does not stoop to the usual level of vitriol towards the airport staff that continually appears on this thread from many posters that I personally find so distasteful on what is supposed to be a pilots forum.
It's a great facility, the more it gets used, the less likely we are to lose it. So I'm with the supporters, not the cynics: full marks to ABC for giving it a go, and I hope it keeps going.