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Council approves option-to-purchase step for proposed airport relocation; consultant outlines funding and environmental steps
Summary
The council voted to proceed with an option agreement to secure replacement land for a planned airport relocation. Consultant Craig Kobia summarized stakeholder work with FAA, BLM and engineering firm Ardura and noted potential project scale and funding patterns (FAA ~90%, state ~4–6%, local match split between city and county).
The Rexburg City Council on April 15 authorized staff to proceed with an option agreement to acquire land tied to a proposed airport relocation, after a presentation by airport relocation consultant Craig Kobia.
Kobia (vice chair of the airport board) described recent stakeholder coordination that included the FAA, the Bureau of Land Management and the engineering firm Ardura. He said the board is pursuing an option to purchase roughly…
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