Gardner City Airport Commission approves MassDOT grant assurances, hears project updates on Runway 18/36, master plan and wildlife survey

The Gardner City Airport Commission voted to approve MassDOT grant assurances tied to a wildlife hazard site visit and received status updates on multiple airport projects, including runway closeout paperwork, an EPA-approved stormwater pollution prevention plan and the final payments for the airport master plan.

The commission approved a motion to accept the Massachusetts Department of Transportation grant assurances for the wildlife hazard site visit, an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) project that also includes FAA funding. Commissioner (unnamed) moved to approve the grant assurances and a second was recorded; the commission then voted to approve the document, making the state-level paperwork official for the wildlife survey project.

Why it matters: the grant assurances formalize the state portion of funding for the wildlife hazard site visit and allow the city to complete required contract and grant steps so consultant work can proceed on schedule.

The commission heard several project updates from the airport’s engineering representative. The consultant reported that the closeout report for the Runway 18/36 pavement survey (the “18/36” project) was submitted to the FAA on April 3 and that the city…