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Wood County Regional Airport warns of looming grant deadline and funding gap for runway/overlay projects
Summary
Jamie Weidner, president of the Wood County Regional Airport Authority, told county commissioners the hangar project is stalled, a state $750,000 grant needs approval by June 1, and an overlay project is estimated at $2.1–$2.2 million with about $300,000 required up front.
Jamie Weidner, president of the Wood County Regional Airport Authority, told county commissioners on April 21 that the hangar project is at a standstill and that grant timing is critical for the airport’s capital plans.
Weidner said the authority is working with the Federal Aviation Administration on funding for an apron and taxiway and that available funds will be lost if not used. He told commissioners that the state wants the $750,000 grant funds, which could be…
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