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County backs $13.6 million EDA application to build infrastructure at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport

5739794 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a county application for Economic Development Administration funding to construct runway/taxiway improvements, add water/sewer to the infield and build an alternate access road; county would provide a 20% match drawn from state FDOT funds and county incentive reserves.

The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 9 approved staff to submit an Economic Development Administration (EDA) disaster-recovery grant application seeking $13.6 million to build infrastructure at the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport.

The project, as presented by Economic Development Director Valerie Piante, would rehabilitate an inactive runway to a taxiway, add water and sanitary sewer to the infield, build stormwater retention and create an…

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