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County accepts state grant for airport geothermal work; budget proposes $1.97M/year airport stabilization plan
Summary
Legislature accepted a New York State grant to add geothermal components to airport rescue/firefighting and snow‑removal facilities and heard a county administration proposal to provide roughly $1.97 million per year for three years to stabilize Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport operations.
Tompkins County accepted a New York State Department of Transportation grant Sept. 2 to install geothermal heating and cooling at airport aircraft rescue‑firefighting and snow‑removal equipment facilities, and legislators discussed a separate county proposal to provide recurring funding to stabilize Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport operations.
The Facilities and Infrastructure Committee moved and the legislature voted unanimously to accept the NYSDOT funding and to authorize the local share. Committee members and airport staff said the grant…
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