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Commission discusses water-line options for airport development; estimated range mentioned
Summary
Commissioners revisited options from the water department to extend water service to development areas within the airport, referencing earlier cost estimates that the meeting described as ranging roughly $300,000 to $500,000 for north and south segments. Staff urged further modeling and coordination with the city.
Commissioners discussed prior presentations from the city water department outlining two options to extend water service within airport property to support development north and south of the terminal. One commissioner estimated the options discussed at a previous meeting ranged from “3 to 500,000,” and another participant described those options as roughly $300,000 to $500,000 while noting the comment was from memory and would require further modeling.
Garber and commission members said the north segment would support development off the ends of existing hangars while the south segment would tie into Powell Street; both runs are on airport property and would enable future development in those areas. Commissioners said the matter includes several moving parts — school involvement and other coordination — and that further modeling from the water department would be useful to evaluate alternatives.
One commissioner noted the city provides roughly $300,000 in state funding each year to the airport and suggested the city might help extend that funding to cover part of construction costs, but no commitments or new funding allocations were made at the meeting. Staff said they will continue to coordinate with the water department and bring additional modeling and alternatives back to the commission.
