Committee forwards agreement with FAA for airport tower operations planning
The committee approved forwarding an operations agreement with the FAA related to the contract tower program; staff said the agreement clarifies roles and costs but "does not provide for a tower" and estimated construction costs around $12 million if funding is secured.
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Park, director of Public Works, explained the operations agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for Lee's Summit's participation in the contract tower program. He emphasized the agreement clarifies roles and operating costs and "reassures we have a good understanding of what the FAA would operate and their associated cost and what the responsibilities of the city were," but emphasized: "This does not provide for a tower. We're still searching for those funds to build a tower."
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