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Stevensville approves additional aviation-fuel purchase and accepts FAA grant offer for new tank
Summary
The Stevensville Town Council approved a 5,000-gallon aviation fuel purchase for the Stevensville Airport and voted to accept an FAA grant offer to replace the leased fuel tank; officials said sales have outpaced expectations and a new tank could be delivered by year-end.
The Stevensville Town Council on Aug. 7 approved the purchase of an additional 5,000 gallons of aviation gasoline for the Stevensville Airport and accepted a Federal Aviation Administration grant offer to fund a new on-site fuel tank, town staff said.
Town staff explained the purchases were prompted by faster-than-expected sales: "From July 1 to through Tuesday, we've sold 3,217 of those 4,000 gallons," said Brian Mayer, airport staff, and asked the council to approve a split-load purchase of 5,000 gallons. Mayer said the vendor quoted $4.51 per gallon as of the day before the meeting and estimated the purchase would run about $22,005.50, subject to daily price changes.
The council was also presented an FAA grant offer to replace the airport's leased fuel tank. "This is a grant offer from the FAA for the new tank, $537,035,…
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