Cody council approves airport master plan grant, water projects and stormwater rate increase

The Cody City Council approved five funding and contract items at its meeting, authorizing grants, a professional-services agreement and a utility rate ordinance that city staff said will make projects eligible for future state and federal funds.

City staff said the approvals include a $415,010 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant for an updated Yellowstone Regional Airport master plan; a $150,000 design grant from the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission for the Belfry Bridge boat ramp; a professional-services agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc., for raw water pump house rehabilitation for $89,600; submission of a Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) level 3 funding application for $1.5 million toward construction of the pump house project; and final (third) reading adoption of a stormwater drainage utility rate ordinance that will take effect on utility bills beginning Sept. 1.

Aaron Buck, the airport spokesperson, summarized the airport item and the need for an updated plan. "It's for $415,010. It's for an updated airport master plan," Buck said,…