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Uintah County secures FAA grants for airport north ramp; local share totals about $532,120
Summary
Airport director Ken Campbell told commissioners that two FAA grants totaling $5,388,388 will fund reconstruction of the north ramp at the Vernal airport; the county's combined local share including an added local "schedule 2" portion is $532,120.40. Work may be split to avoid winter conditions.
The Uintah County airport will proceed with a multiyear north-ramp reconstruction project after the Federal Aviation Administration approved two grants totaling $5,388,388, County Airport Director Ken Campbell told the Uintah County Commission on Aug. 19.
Campbell said the two FAA grants are grant 048 ($2,378,888) and grant 049 ($3,009,500). The county's local share for grant 048 is $125,204; the local share for grant 049 is $158,394.90. A locally funded additional component (referred to as "Schedule 2" in project documentation) to allow repairs within 50 feet of hangar openings would add $248,521.50. Including Schedule 2, Campbell gave a combined county local contribution of $532,120.40.
Campbell told commissioners he is concerned about starting the work too late in the season. "I'm only willing to let them do half of this project this year," he said, explaining that starting the full project and then hitting winter would create a mud problem that could delay completion. If the awarded contractor cannot complete the initial half before winter, Campbell said he would defer the remainder until warmer weather in February or March.
Background and scope: the north ramp serves the airport's two fixed-base operators and long-standing aircraft parking areas. Campbell said the county and city previously coordinated to sign and return the FAA grant documents; one grant has already routed through city signatories and the other has reached county commissioners for signature. He told the commission that utility work funded earlier with a county grant at the airport is complete except for a pending gas-company bill.
Campbell also updated commissioners on passenger traffic under the county's air-service agreement: the airport is more than 1,100 passengers ahead of intended goals at the mid-point of a 32-month contract, and last year SkyWest-recorded enplanements were about 13,900.
No formal vote was recorded on the grants at the meeting; commissioners asked staff to confirm outstanding signature routing for the two FAA grants and to coordinate timing with the contractor.
