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Lake Wales approves FAA grant agreement for airport wildlife hazard plan
Summary
The City Commission approved Resolution 2025-14 authorizing execution of an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant (AIP #31200400362025) to fund a wildlife hazard management plan at Lake Wales Municipal Airport.
The Lake Wales City Commission approved Resolution 2025-14 to authorize execution of an Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for AIP grant number 31200400362025. The resolution authorizes city participation in a wildlife hazard management plan at Lake Wales Municipal Airport.
The matter had been discussed at a prior work session; no public comment was offered at this meeting. After a motion and a second, the commission approved the resolution by roll-call vote: Commissioner Williams — yes; Commissioner Thompson — yes; Commissioner Gillespie — yes; Deputy Mayor Gibson — yes; Mayor Hillgoss — yes.
The resolution authorizes the city manager and appropriate staff to execute the grant agreement and advance the airport project with FAA participation. No contested issues were raised during the vote.
Specific project details (budget breakdown, timeline) were not read into the record during the meeting beyond the grant number and the project's purpose (wildlife hazard management plan).
