Airport budget seeds hangar development and runway improvements
Airport managers told the council they are saving across multiple years to fund hangar expansion and airfield work, planning to use cash on hand rather than large federal grants to avoid prevailing-wage and other cost escalators; they also described grooving the runway as a lower-cost way to accommodate larger aircraft.
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Airport staff briefed council members on a multi‑year plan to fund new hangar space and airfield improvements without relying on large federal grants. County staff said they have been setting aside cash over a three‑year period to pay for environmental studies and preliminary construction work on land purchased next to an existing industrial site.
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