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Covington County airport board reports $1.5 million FAA taxiway grant, safety work and new charter service
Summary
Jed Blackwell, speaking to the Covington County Commission, said the airport won a $1.5 million Federal Aviation Administration grant to rehab a taxiway and outlined safety and leasing plans including a pending CTAF frequency change and a new charter operator.
Jed Blackwell, identified to the commission as a member of the airport board and the county school board, told Covington County commissioners that the airport has been awarded a $1,500,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate an existing taxiway.
"This is to rehab our existing taxiway," Blackwell said. He told commissioners the airport expects bid openings this Thursday and anticipates starting the project in late July. Blackwell said the county would supply the local match already kept in the airport general fund — he estimated that match at about $75,000.
Why it matters: the airport is one of the county's largest transportation assets and, according to Blackwell,…
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