Meriwether County asked to provide roughly $200,000 match to secure $1.0M FAA apron grant
At a March 24 work session, Airport Authority leaders asked Meriwether County commissioners to commit about $198,000 as the local match to secure approximately $1.0 million in FAA funding for rehabilitation of the main ramp/apron, a project estimated at about $1.2 million. County staff said the Board must identify local funds before the federal opportunity expires.
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Airport Authority Chairman Mike Watson told the Meriwether County Board of Commissioners on March 24 that the airport’s next major project is rehabilitating the main ramp in front of the fuel farm and hangars, an effort he said would cost roughly $1.2 million in total and that the FAA would cover about $1.0 million if the County provides a local match of roughly $198,000. "The ramp area is going to continue to deteriorate every year," Watson said, urging the Board to consider taking federal money now rather than paying for the work entirely later.
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