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Airport director warns aging equipment, maintenance needs as Life Flight operations resume at regional field
Summary
Gardner Airport staff told the Welfare Subcommittee the facility runs on a tight budget and relies on a volunteer mechanic; aging mowers, a 20-year dump truck and a loader need maintenance or replacement and the airport commission is pursuing FAA grant funding through a 20-year plan but equipment replacements will be years away.
The Airport director briefed the Welfare Subcommittee on a tight operating budget, aging equipment and the need for maintenance funding after Life Flight operations began using the Gardner runway.
The director described a 23-year-old mower, a 20-year-old one-ton dump truck and a 28-year-old loader among key pieces of equipment requiring maintenance. The airport currently relies on a donor mechanic who provides maintenance work; the director said that, if donated labor is no longer available, the airport would…
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