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Aurora airport budget review targets runway-wildlife mitigation, lighting vault generator and salt-shed repairs
Summary
Airport staff asked the finance committee to fund clearing of 17 acres north of an east2Dwest runway to reduce wildlife hazards, to bid a federally funded airfield lighting vault generator project and to repair a corroded salt storage shed used on the land side.
Steve Andres, airport division manager, briefed the Aurora Finance Committee on Oct. 30 about 2024 highlights and two decision packages for 2025: clearing approximately 17 acres of trees north of the east2Dwest runway to reduce wildlife habitat and rehabbing a corroded salt storage shed used on the land side.
Andres said the wooded area has attracted deer and coyotes, creating runway hazards. He described a recent small bird strike and noted that standard wildlife deterrents such as propane-fired noisemakers can lose effectiveness: "After the first half an hour, the…
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