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Winnsboro airport board urged to ready projects as state and federal aviation money becomes available
Summary
Board members reviewed takeaways from the TxDOT Aviation Conference, discussed grant opportunities and fuel/approach changes, and considered bids to expand hangar capacity as the airport works to reach 10 based aircraft for reclassification and funding eligibility.
Board member 1 reported to the Winnsboro Airport Board on key takeaways from the Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) Aviation Conference, urging the airport to have project plans and records "shovel ready" so it will rank highly when state and federal aviation money becomes available.
The board heard that federal and state funding programs are prioritizing safety, new technology and air mobility, and that substantial discretionary and Airport Improvement Program funding is being allocated to airports that are prepared to proceed. Board member 1 told the meeting, "Make sure you have your airport layout plan and anything that you're going to have that shovel ready, as ready as possible because money tends to show up at different times. And if you're ready, you go to the top of the stack." The presenter also noted there is "$50,000,000 of discretionary grant money…
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