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Plymouth moves on airport fees and announces $172,464 FAA engineering grant
Summary
The Common Council passed an ordinance amending the Department of Aviation fee schedule on second and third readings. Separately, the board announced Plymouth will receive a $172,464 FAA grant to fund engineering work for airfield rehabilitation and relocation of lights; construction funding is expected later.
The Common Council held second and third readings on an ordinance (2026‑22‑63) amending the Department of Aviation fee schedule and voted to pass the ordinance on both readings.
At the Board of Public Works & Safety meeting earlier in the evening, a staff speaker reported that the FAA awarded a set of grants and that Plymouth’s portion is $172,464. The speaker said that money will go toward engineering work connected to airfield rehabilitation and moving lights that were recently installed; the grant was described as funding engineering deliverables with a likely follow‑on construction grant to follow.
Council members voted on the ordinance amending aviation fees by roll call; staff also asked the council to accept two charitable donations — $1,000 from Beacon Health System for the mayor’s summer music series and $100 from Tammy Napier for the police K‑9 fund — and the council approved the donations.
City staff said the FAA engineering grant will support design work this year and that construction funding would be pursued in a subsequent grant round or year. The council did not change programming attached to the donations and accepted them for their listed purposes.
