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Glacier County officials discuss 2.5–3 mill levy to fund Cut Bank Airport upgrades
Summary
Glacier County commissioners heard an airport update from Britton Geiger on Oct. 13, 2025, including an FAA-funded beacon, plans for terminal rehabilitation, and a proposal to place a 2.5–3 mill countywide levy on the ballot to help pay for future runway and taxiway projects.
Britton Geiger, identified by name during the meeting, told Glacier County commissioners on Oct. 13 that an FAA grant and state Aeronautics match will cover a nighttime beacon project at Cut Bank Airport and “it shouldn't cost anything on local taxpayers.”
Geiger said the airport is considering a terminal rehabilitation project next year and that a COVID-era change could reduce the usual 10% match to 5% for that cycle; local foundations have offered to supply the reduced local match. He cautioned the board that engineering work is not complete and final costs are unknown — "they're just pulling something out of the air like $1,000,000," he said — and that exact project budgets will…
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