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Committee backs MCRA CIP amendment to add community review for North End hangar amid noise concerns
Summary
The Economic Development Committee recommended approval of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority's FY27'132 CIP and accepted language requiring the authority to present North End hangar plans to community stakeholders; members flagged community noise, a federal funding timeline and a rise in the hangar's cost estimate.
The Montgomery County Economic Development Committee on Monday recommended approval of the county executive's FY27'132 capital improvements program for the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, amending the project description to require the revenue authority to present final plans for a proposed North End hangar to community stakeholders before construction.
Committee President Natalie Fanny Gonzales convened the session and called forward staff and revenue authority representatives to review the MCRA package, which staff said totals about $11.7 million over six years and is "largely self contained" by federal and state aid and the authority's bonding capacity.
Councilmember Lukey, who serves on the AirPark Community Advisory Committee, told the panel that "there's already funding available for the work related to the expansion" and asked…
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