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Lake Wales Airport seeks to buy fuel equipment, expand hangar leases as operations rise
Summary
Airport director reported rising activity and asked the commission to approve the purchase of an Avgas fuel trailer and acquisition of a used Jet-A fuel truck, plus new ground leases and a renewal for a flight school; staff said existing debt proceeds must be used on capital outlays before year-end.
Amanda Robb, airport director for the City of Lake Wales, told commissioners the airport’s operations and fuel sales have risen substantially and staff want to purchase a 500-gallon Avgas fuel trailer and acquire an existing Jet-A fuel truck to expand refueling services.
Robb said the city has about $133,000 in debt proceeds that must be spent on capital items before the fiscal-year deadline, and that market prices for new fuel trucks are near $300,000 each. As a lower-cost alternative to buying a new Avgas truck, staff proposed a filtered 500-gallon Avgas trailer that can be towed by an airport vehicle and meets FAA/DEP…
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