Council OKs airport taxiway/apron agreements and grant amendment for rehabilitation work

The Lebanon City Council on July 28 approved an amendment to a state block grant and supplemental and consultant agreements related to rehabilitation work on the taxiway and apron at Floyd W. Jones Regional Airport.

Council members were told the projects — rehabilitation of taxiway, apron and related taxi lanes — are part of the airport capital improvement plan and master plan. The council voted on three related ordinances: an amendment to the original state block grant, a supplemental agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly for engineering, and an aviation consultant agreement for T‑hangar taxi lane reconstruction.

Why it matters: Rehabilitation work on taxiways and aprons supports safe aircraft ground operations and preserves airport infrastructure relied on by local aviation users.

Details and procedure: Staff presented the items together and said they were related components of the same rehabilitation project. Council reviewed and approved the amendment and agreements in first and second readings; the ordinances were recorded as council bill numbers 68‑86, 68‑87 and 68‑88 and later assigned ordinance numbers in the 71‑28 to 71‑30 range.

Discussion vs. decision: The council’s actions were formal approvals of grant amendment and consultant agreements; no separate construction contract for pavement work was approved at this meeting.

Votes: Each item was approved by roll call. Staff noted the items relate to planned airport repairs and markings and that engineers and consultants will continue work to finalize project scope and implementation.