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Board accepts CDOT grant for airport AWOS replacement, asks staff to find small funding gap
Summary
Trustees adopted Resolution 23 to accept a CDOT grant covering most of an Automated Weather Observing System replacement at the municipal airport and directed staff to seek ways to close an approximately $30,000 local gap and to pursue a preferred alternate site to avoid limiting future airport development.
The board adopted Resolution 23 to accept a CDOT Aviation grant to replace the aging Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at the Buena Vista airport.
Staff explained the existing system has reached the end of its useful life and that the total project cost is estimated at about $333,000 with CDOT funding covering roughly $300,000. Staff described alternative locations and said siting the AWOS at the preferred alternate ("alternate 3") would preserve more land for future hangars and commercial development but requires finding an additional local contribution (discussed at approximately $30,000). Trustees praised CDOT for adding funds and asked staff to examine budget options or delay other airport capital projects to close the remaining gap.
Trustee motion language approved the grant acceptance and separately authorized staff to pursue alternate-site options and internal budget adjustments or fundraising to close the gap, with staff reporting back to the board. The board recorded roll-call approval for Resolution 23 and separately approved direction for staff to pursue funding strategies for the preferred site.
