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Harrietstown board selects McFarland Johnson as airport consultant and approves $72,450 transfer for east apron drainage
Summary
At its Aug. 8 meeting the Town of Harrietstown Board selected McFarland Johnson as the Adirondack Regional Airport’s architectural, engineering and planning consultant for up to five years, approved $72,450 from the Airport Fund to cover PFAS-related soil removal for east apron drainage, and authorized several airport grants, contracts and training items.
The Town of Harrietstown Board on Aug. 8 selected McFarland Johnson as the Town’s architectural, engineering and planning consultant for the Adirondack Regional Airport for a term of up to five years, and approved multiple related airport actions.
The resolution to name McFarland Johnson followed a qualifications-based selection process (four proposals were received). Jeremy Evans moved the resolution; it passed on a roll-call vote in which Supervisor Mallach voted No and the other board members voted Yes (Councilwoman Tracey Schrader recorded her vote as "Yes, with reservations"). The consultant will provide aviation planning and architectural/engineering services for development projects at the Adirondack Regional Airport for up to five years, the minutes state.
Separately, the board adopted Resolution #12 of 2024 to move $72,450 from the Airport Fund balance to cover the cost of removing contaminated soils as part of east apron drainage work. The Airport Manager reported that the existing rehabilitation grant will not cover soil removal because of PFAS concerns and that Luck Brothers provided the estimate for the Airport’s share; the resolution was moved by Councilwoman Ashley Milne and carried (Councilman Evans was excused for that vote). The minutes include the full resolution text.
The board also approved a set of related items: accepting and executing FAA grant offers when and if they are provided for a terminal elevator and for hangar structural repairs; approving CT Male to perform characterization work at a cost of $5,200; and authorizing one line service worker to attend recurrent ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting) training with allowable expenses covered. The board voted to accept and execute Master Plan Update and Pavement Management Plan grant offers for the airport as well.
No public comment or formal opposition to these airport items appears in the minutes. The adopted transfer for soil removal is intended to address drainage and PFAS-related soil disposal requirements that the current grant would not cover. The minutes note that details and estimates (Luck Brothers) are appended to the packet and that the resolution and related documents are included in the meeting record.
The board concluded airport business and continued with committee assignments before adjourning at 7:29 p.m.
