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Council committee approves $2.7M deal to move airport wetlands to Grafton under EPA rules
Summary
The Transportation & Mobility Committee approved an amended ordinance to contract with West Creek Conservancy to create approximately 24 acres of wetlands in Grafton to replace about 8 acres on the Cleveland Hopkins airfield, an action tied to EPA watershed rules and FAA safety recommendations and estimated at $2.7 million.
The Transportation and Mobility Committee voted to move forward with an amended ordinance authorizing the director of port control to contract with West Creek Conservancy to design and implement wetland mitigation offsite, creating replacement wetlands in the township of Grafton so wetlands on the airport airfield can be removed.
Assistant Director Dennis Kramer said wetlands were created on the airport campus decades ago when runways were constructed and that the wetlands are a wildlife attractant that can be hazardous…
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