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Board approves airport upgrades — cameras, Wi‑Fi, mower, hangar painting; lease rate corrected to $40/acre
Summary
During a board-authorized airport meeting, commissioners approved security cameras and Wi‑Fi upgrades, a 72-inch lawnmower, painting of 18 T-hangars (private share billed to owners), and adjusted a farm lease rate at airport land from $35 to $40 per acre for a one-year term.
The Gratiot County Board approved several measures to upgrade airport operations and facilities, voting to fund security cameras and Wi‑Fi upgrades, purchase a rear-discharge lawnmower for grounds maintenance, move forward with painting a set of aging T-hangars and adjust an agricultural lease rate for airport land.
Lehi, the airport presenter, recommended a vendor proposal to install five security cameras (two inside the terminal, one on the terminal exterior, one covering the corporate building parking area and one at the fuel farm) at a quoted cost of $17,410 with a monthly monitoring fee of $138. The board also authorized up to $8,000 to upgrade on-site Wi‑Fi to support the camera system and operations.
On grounds equipment, commissioners approved a 72-inch John Deere rear-discharge mower from a local dealer at $15,202.21, with the airport's mowing partner (EAA chapter) agreeing to contribute $1,300 toward the trade-in or cost-share.
The board awarded low-bid painting work for 18 T-hangars to a local contractor (bid split between nine county-owned and nine privately owned hangars). The low bid totaled about $43,004.73; the motion recorded a contract amount of $43,473 and specified the county will bill private hangar owners for their share (approximately $22,005.32 for private hangars). Commissioners discussed allowing short payment arrangements for private owners who cannot pay immediately.
Finally, the board fixed an earlier clerical error in a land-lease rate, approving a one-year lease with Grafton Farms at $40 per acre (the prior motion had shown $35 per acre in error). The board received a brief operations report showing increases in jet fuel sales after the fuel-farm conversion to self-serve.
The measures were approved by motions during the airport session and returned to the regular meeting.
