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Urbana seeks FAA and state airport grants for beacon and pavement work
Summary
City staff told council they will apply for an FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant to replace the aging rotating beacon and for an ODOT airport grant to repair taxiway/runway pavement; both measures passed council approval to submit applications.
Urbana City Council on April 22 approved two items directing staff to pursue airport infrastructure grants: one to replace a failing rotating beacon and another to repair runway/taxiway pavement.
For the beacon, staff said the city sought to replace an aging rooftop rotating beacon with a ground-mounted LED beacon to improve reliability and maintenance. Staff presented bids opened the morning of the meeting: an engineer's estimate of $165,080; a low bid from Jeff Howard Electric at about $100,006; and a second bid from Bond…
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