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Rangeley Airport commission discusses $150,000 AIP design award, invites Stantec to advise on hangar development
Summary
At its June 30 meeting the Rangeley Airport Commission reviewed a federal AIP design award for apron reconstruction and taxiway design that could support future hangar development, and voted to invite consultant Stantec to a future meeting to advise on accelerating projects in the airport capital plan.
The Rangeley Airport Commission on June 30 reviewed a federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) award for design work on the airport apron and taxi lanes, and agreed to invite engineering firm Stantec to a future meeting to discuss hangar development and timing of capital projects.
Commissioners said the AIP award covers design only for apron reconstruction and taxi-lane work intended to support future hangar development on airport property. Commission materials discussed a roughly 31,000-square-foot apron in poor condition that inspectors described as “alligator-cracked” and recommended for reconstruction; documents also referenced a 350-foot taxi lane and two additional taxi lanes about 200 feet long to provide access for proposed hangars on the west and north sides of the field.
Commissioners discussed how a design-only award can be used to produce engineering plans and an updated airport layout that would make the airport eligible for later construction funding. Commission members noted the Airport Improvement Program’s entitlement rules and timing: communities can accrue up to three years of entitlements (about $450,000) if they do not obligate the funds immediately, but unused entitlement dollars may be reallocated to other eligible airports if not programmed. The commission discussed whether targeted local funding or earlier programming could move the hangar project up in the state DOT capital improvement plan.
Members also discussed the possibility that AIP funds could be used to produce hangar designs that would attract private developers or an FBO operator; commissioners stressed that the current AIP award does not include construction funding. Commissioners asked staff to share the AIP scope of work and to coordinate a meeting with Stantec to explore whether elements of the apron/taxiway design or project phasing could be advanced sooner.
The commission voted to invite Stantec to a future meeting to review the airport’s capital improvement program, talk through hangar-development options, and assess whether entitlement funds or other sources might shorten the project schedule. The invitation was framed as an informational meeting; no construction decision was made at the June 30 meeting.
Commissioners said they will continue to share the engineering scope and FAA materials with Stantec and the public as planning moves forward.
