Contracts signed for tree removal and Navaid replacement; work expected this fall

Aug 13, 2026

Gale Associates briefed the commission: notice of award and construction contracts for off-airport tree removal have been issued (earliest start Oct. 16), and a Town contract with Cullen Electrical for PAPI/rotating-beacon/wind-cone replacement is fully executed and expected this fall.

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Gale Associates airport engineer Matt Herren told the commission three active projects are in contract administration. On tree removal he said: "Happy to announce that the notice of award and the construction contracts have been issued. The earliest that tree removal can commence is October 16." Herren said that off-airport tree clearing will require coordination because "the runway will need to be shut down while we're doing the actual tree clearing."

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