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Federal shutdown slowing airport projects, checks and clearances, Bangor airport director warns
Summary
Jose Saavedra, director of the Bangor airport, told the council that the federal government shutdown is delaying FAA reviews, background checks and grant processing and is already producing flight cancellations and other downstream effects that can hit the local airport budget and projects.
Jose Saavedra, director of the Bangor airport, told the council that the federal government shutdown is already affecting local airport operations and capital projects.
Saavedra said the airport relies on federal support for much of its capital work — "upwards of 95% of funds for some capital improvement projects," he said — and that recent FAA staffing and processing slowdowns have put some applications and reviews on hold. He said a passenger facility charge application is on hold because FAA reviews cannot…
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