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Airport seeks $900,000 supplemental for hard-stand upgrades; staff proposes reusing unexpected MassDOT dorm grant
Summary
Airport staff asked the Capital Program Committee to rank a $900,000 supplemental to widen and thicken hard stands (Gate 2 Alpha priority) to handle larger aircraft (JetBlue A220 and possible American A319). Maria said $802,000 in unexpected MassDOT dorm grant funds could be reappropriated at Town Meeting, leaving roughly $100,000 from retained earnings.
Airport officials asked the Nantucket Capital Program Committee on Nov. 13 to rank a $900,000 supplemental appropriation to upgrade concrete hard stands at the terminal apron, saying heavier, wider aircraft now regularly use island gates. "We have enough in the other one to just do Gate 2 Alpha right now, which is the high priority," the airport manager said, explaining the work will widen and thicken the concrete to accommodate wheelbase and wingspan changes.
Maria, town finance staff, told the committee the airport unexpectedly received $802,000 from MassDOT for the town’s employee housing dorm…
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