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Caribou council authorizes FAA grant application for new airport snow‑removal equipment
Summary
The City Council authorized City Manager Penny Thompson to apply for a Federal Aviation Administration grant to replace aging snow‑removal equipment at Caribou Municipal Airport and add a broom attachment intended to reduce runway damage and keep the field open for life‑flight operations.
The Caribou City Council on Feb. 24 authorized City Manager Penny Thompson to apply for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant to replace aging snow‑removal equipment at the Caribou Municipal Airport and to add a broom attachment intended to reduce runway wear.
The move comes after airport staff presented bid results and recommended a Case loader with multiple attachments. Dave, Public Works Director, told the council the airport’s existing equipment is about 20 years old and that adding a broom would allow crews to sweep surfaces, reducing hard packing and the risk of lifting chunks of runway pavement. "So the, the airport…
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