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County transfers $109,000 in FAA entitlements to Rangely for airport master planning
Summary
The board approved moving $109,000 in FAA entitlement funds from Meeker to Rangely to fund an updated master plan and Airport Layout Plan for Rangely Airport, a step staff said is required before major runway/taxiway projects.
The Rio Blanco County Board approved transferring $109,000 in federal airport entitlement funds from Maker Coulter Field (Meeker) to Rangely Airport to fund a Rangely master planning and Airport Layout Plan update. County staff said the FAA provides multiple entitlement buckets (AIP and AIG) to each sponsor and that transfers are allowed to consolidate funds for larger projects.
Staff explained the master-plan update was originally estimated at $500,000 but scope and data availability reduced the project estimate to about $388,000. The county expects master planning and the airport layout plan to be completed before pursuing runway or taxiway rehabilitation projects. "Master planning has to be done before you can take the next steps of actually doing things," a commissioner said; staff confirmed the Rangely plan was moved up to accommodate next-year pavement maintenance projects.
The board approved the transfer on a motion and roll call; staff said the transfer will support revised master planning work and follow FAA forecasting procedures so subsequent capital projects fit the county's multi-year CIP.
