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Gardner Airport seeks transfers for runway follow‑up, flags maintenance shortfalls
Summary
Airport staff told the committee the airport’s repair budget is nearly depleted and requested transfers of $20,500 from runway surplus and about $4,600 from an FAA fee return to cover a tree‑cutting safety project and a leaking hangar roof; members discussed revolving accounts for MIT fees and contractor licensing liabilities.
Speaker 5 told the Public Welfare Committee on Nov. 18 that Gardner Airport could attract operators from nearby airports that may close, but that the airport’s repair budget is thin and several maintenance items require immediate attention.
Speaker 5 said the airport has roughly $700 left in the repair budget for the fiscal year after an unexpected $2,600 electric gate repair and warned about liability concerns if operators run snow‑plow equipment without proper CDL licensing. He reported finding two CDL‑licensed contractors to provide snowplowing this winter to limit risk…
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