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Airport commission recommends City Council approve $5.1 million PFC application to reimburse projects, buy firefighting truck
Summary
The Santa Barbara Airport Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council approve an application to use $5.1 million in already-collected passenger facility charge funds for previously funded projects and a new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) truck.
The Santa Barbara Airport Commission on Feb. 13 voted unanimously to recommend the Santa Barbara City Council approve a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) application that would allow the airport to use $5,100,000 in PFC funds the airport has already collected.
Airport business manager Jonathan Abad told commissioners the application would allocate $3,600,000 to reimburse the airport’s local share of previously funded Airport Improvement Program (AIP) projects (including a small consultant fee) and $1,500,000 to purchase a new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) truck. "Approving this application is essential to…
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