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Ocean Shores committee opens discussion on hangar expansion, FAA grant timing and layout plan review
Summary
Committee members reviewed an undated 49‑page airport layout plan, discussed adding four hangars, the costs and likely lack of FAA funding for hangars themselves, and proposed a follow‑up meeting with Century West and an FAA representative to resolve permitting, paving, and grant timing before Dec. 15.
Members of the City of Ocean Shores Municipal Airport Advisory Committee on Sept. 18 focused on hangars and the airport layout plan as the committee looks to bolster airport longevity and revenue potential.
Scott said he circulated the airport layout plan — a 49‑page document that lacks a clear date — and called out its hangar section as outdated. The plan describes two 40‑by‑50 hangars "located south of the apron" while committee members noted four hangars are now present (the plan text is no longer current).
Discussion centered on whether the city should build additional hangars, permit private construction, or focus limited public dollars on pavement and taxiways that would make private hangar construction more feasible. One member observed that hangar rents in Ocean Shores are modest ("about $600 a month" was cited), and that building hangars to rent is unlikely to recoup the city’s investment quickly.
Scott and others said FAA grants may fund associated pavement or taxiway work but are unlikely to fund hangar construction itself. The committee highlighted a possible grant application timing issue: members referenced a Dec. 15 cutoff in the grant schedule and recommended Century West and an FAA representative be invited to the next meeting to clarify what work is eligible and how pavement, taxiways and hangars fit into the airport improvement priorities.
The committee agreed to make hangar layout and permitting a formal agenda topic at its next meeting and to ask Century West to join via Zoom, possibly with FAA staff, to answer specific questions about FAA priorities and grant eligibility before pursuing construction or major pavement projects.
No formal vote was taken; members tasked Century West and committee volunteers to draft an FAA‑oriented description of a taxiway to existing hangars and pavement needs so the city can seek clarity on grant eligibility.
