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Chairman Keller forwards $817,114 airport apron appropriation to full council
Summary
The Russellville finance committee voted to forward a recommendation that the full council approve an $817,114 pass-through appropriation from Economic Development Capital Fund 27 to fund Airport Apron Reconstruction Phase Two; committee members noted federal and ADA funding shares and said the project would be reimbursed to the city.
Chairman Keller moved to forward Item 1 — an $817,114 pass-through appropriation from Economic Development Capital Fund 27 to fund Airport Apron Reconstruction Phase Two — to the full Russellville City Council with a recommendation of approval. "I move to put forward item one to the full council with the recommendation of approval," Chairman Keller said.
Committee members discussed the funding split and reimbursement. A committee member summarized the funding as coming predominantly from federal sources and a small share from ADA, noting the city would be reimbursed: "It's 95 [from the FAA] and 5 [from ADA] — 100% reimbursed to the city," a participant said. No further substantive debate was recorded.
The committee voted by voice to forward the item to the full council; those present answered "aye," and the chair announced Item 1 was forwarded. The motion was seconded on the floor; the record did not show a named seconder or a roll-call tally.
Why it matters: forwarding an appropriation to the full council advances the airport apron reconstruction project to final consideration; the funding structure described in committee indicates the city expects the project to be chiefly supported by outside sources with reimbursement to the local budget.
What’s next: the full council will consider the appropriation at its meeting; the committee did not set a final approval date during the finance meeting.
