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Dalton council approves airport hangar, runway and lighting work with state and federal funding
Summary
Council approved multiple airport contract actions and accepted state and federal funding that together fund hangar construction, taxiway and electrical rehabilitation, and approach-light upgrades; local share estimates were provided for the MALSR approach-light project.
The Dalton City Council on May 19 approved a series of contract amendments, change orders and funding agreements to complete hangar construction and to rehabilitate airfield taxiways, runway lighting and the approach-light system at the Dalton Municipal Airport.
The actions bundle grant and contract work that city staff said will add a third hangar, replace decades-old airfield lighting with LED components, perform taxiway rehabilitation and repair the MALSR approach-light system. Council approval included a GDOT supplemental agreement that provides an additional $500,000 for the hangar program and a separate GDOT funding contract and federal allocation for taxiway and electrical work.
Why it matters: the projects address aging airfield components and approach lighting the staff described as critical for safe landings in poor weather. The package mixes state airport aid and federal funds and carries a…
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