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St. Louis County board unanimously backs $3 million state aid request for 148th Fighter Wing hangar upgrades
Summary
The St. Louis County Board approved a letter of support urging $3 million in state funding for a Duluth Air National Guard maintenance shelter used by the 148th Fighter Wing. The board cited the unit’s economic and community role and voted unanimously to send the letter.
The St. Louis County Board unanimously approved a letter of support for a $3,000,000 state funding request to help replace and upgrade an aircraft maintenance shelter serving the 148th Fighter Wing at the Duluth airport.
The board’s motion, made by Chair Commissioner Harlock and seconded by Commissioner McDonald, passed without opposition. Chair Harlock said the board toured the base and received briefings on the wing’s mission and facility needs, and described the hangars as aging infrastructure that should be modernized.
Administrator Gray told the board the hangars were originally built decades ago and had been relocated to the base in the 1970s or 1980s, and that the requested state funds would complement local and regional support. Gray said the $3,000,000 figure is the amount the Duluth area partners are seeking in state support.
Commissioners who spoke called the 148th Fighter Wing both an important local employer and a community partner. Commissioner Boyle noted the unit has been a regional partner since World War II and that this was the first time the unit had asked for state dollars; he called the request “a no-brainer.” Commissioner Jugovich and others described the base visit as informative and thanked staff for arranging it.
The board’s vote was recorded as unanimous. No county appropriation was approved at the meeting; the action was a letter of formal support for the state funding request submitted by Duluth-area partners.
Requests for additional detail about the specific content of the letter or any county follow-up were not specified during the meeting.
