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DeKalb County Council approves encumbrance for delayed airport snow-removal equipment; runway reclamation scheduled for 2027
Summary
County council approved encumbering $989,755 for snow-removal equipment delayed to February 2026 and heard a report from Randy Fox that the airport will close for about 60 days in 2027 for reclamation and repaving of 5,000 feet of runway; council discussed tenant impacts and new hangar construction.
Randy Fox, airport director, told the DeKalb County Council that the Albert De Kalb Executive Airport will undergo a major reclamation of 5,000 feet of runway in 2027 that will require the field to close for roughly 60 days, with additional short closures for final grooving and markings.
“We're gonna be closed for probably 60 days in 2027 to mill out 5 and a half inches of blacktop, stabilize all the under structure ... and then put new 5 and a half…
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