Grand County OKs Kremmling blast‑fence design contract and ratifies $363,000 FAA entitlement transfer

County commissioners on Tuesday approved design and engineering services for a Kremmling Airport blast‑fence upgrade and ratified an FAA entitlement transfer that sends $363,000 from Granby Airport to Kremmling Airport.

Sean Mahorney, who represents the county airports, told commissioners the services contract with H.W. Lochner Inc. covers design, engineering, bidding, construction support and closeout for the Kremmling blast fence project. The contract cost is $67,440; total project funding is listed as roughly $222,223. Mahorney said the funding split is 90/10 between the state and local — leaving Grand County’s share at $22,223.

The commissioners asked whether federal funds were involved; staff said the project is a state‑and‑local cost share and that federal participation was not included for this contract phase. The board voted to authorize the chair to sign the H.W. Lochner contract.

Separately, Mahorney asked the board to ratify an FAA entitlement transfer that had been signed the prior week but not formally approved by the board. The transfer moves $363,000 of FAA entitlement funds from the Granby Airport to the Kremmling Airport. Mahorney said the FAA had delayed returning the form to the county previously and the county was ratifying a signature that had already been executed.

Commissioners approved ratification by motion. The county manager and airport staff said transferring entitlements between county‑owned airports is a standard practice when a project on one field needs funding at another.

The approvals allow airport staff to proceed with contracting for design services and to apply the entitlement transfer toward the Kremmling project."