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Shelbyville reviews $6 million federal set‑aside and candidate projects for city airport
Summary
City staff outlined candidate uses for a $6 million federal set‑aside at the municipal airport — run‑up area, taxiway, corporate hangar and terminal ADA upgrades — said the grant requires a 90% federal share and a 10% local match, and pledged to return with bids and grant paperwork at an upcoming council meeting.
Shelbyville city staff on Friday reviewed federal and state grant options and candidate projects for a $6,000,000 federal set‑aside awarded to the city for airport improvements and said formal council action will follow after bids and grant paperwork are prepared.
Paul, the airport director, told the special‑call workshop that Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) had sought approximately $8.9 million through the congressional appropriations process and the city wound up as a line item for $6,000,000 in the House appropriations listing. "We were a line item on the appropriations list for $6,000,000 that was a set aside for airports," he said, adding the funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA.
The director said the money is…
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