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Pitkin County staff to submit $5 million congressional earmark request for airport terminal design
Summary
County staff told commissioners they intend to resubmit a congressionally directed spending request for $5 million to support design and early work on the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport terminal; the board authorized staff to proceed and asked staff to collect letters of support.
Pitkin County staff told the Board of County Commissioners on March 18 that they will resubmit a congressionally directed spending (CDS) request for the Aspen–Pitkin County Airport terminal design and asked for the board’s authorization to pursue roughly $5 million as an initial earmark request.
County staff said the county had previously prepared a CDS request for the terminal and later withdrew it while planning and ballot work proceeded. John (staff member) told the board that staff and the county’s lobbyist recommend a $5 million request now to support design and engineering costs; he described the amount as within the normal range of congressional earmark requests and as a modest, flexible start toward the airport’s larger funding needs.
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