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Keystone Heights Airport Authority details $14.9 million project pipeline, seeks state appropriations for turn lanes and sewer
Summary
David Kirkland told Bradford County commissioners Feb. 20 that Keystone Heights Airport has $14.9 million in planned projects through 2031, is seeking state appropriations for turn lanes on State Road 100 and a water/sewer connection, and is marketing airport land for aviation and light-industrial uses.
David Kirkland, representing the Keystone Heights Airport Authority, briefed the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 20 about past work, ongoing operations and a $14.9 million pipeline of projects planned for 2025–2031.
The authority’s presentation said the airport covers about 2,400 acres and the airfield itself is roughly 600 acres. Kirkland told the board the facility is “a potential catalyst for local and regional economic development” and described efforts now underway to win state appropriations for deceleration and turn lanes on State Road 100 at both airport entrances and for a water and sewer extension back to Airport Road.
Kirkland also reviewed funding sources that support airport projects, citing the Florida Aviation Grant Program through FDOT and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, funded by the Airport and Airway…
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