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Council approves $7 million for airport observation-deck buildout as final phase; cost and schedule questions remain
Summary
Acting Aviation Director Manny Manriquez told the council the $7 million in R171 will fund the observation-deck buildout — the final phase of the Dream of Flight renovation — and support a 'fly-side pass' system to let non-travelers cross security. Several councilors asked for a guaranteed maximum price and a clearer timeline; a motion to defer
Acting Aviation Director Manny Manriquez presented a change to the Aviation Department capital improvement program to fund the buildout of an observation deck as the final phase of the airport’s Dream of Flight renovation.
Manriquez described the $7 million item as the city’s initial construction allocation for the observation-deck buildout and said construction would begin in the airport’s slow season in January. The deck will include a glassed viewing area and an outdoor patio and will be paired with a process to allow non-traveling visitors to access the secure side of the terminal via a TSA-managed credentialing system (the administration described the pass as…
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