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Council authorizes FAA grant application as Fremont airport taxiway project grows to about $5.1 million
Summary
Council approved a resolution to authorize the mayor to apply for FAA grant funding for a taxiway replacement project that staff said grew to approximately $5,100,000, with the FAA covering most costs and the city's share now about $192,000.
The Fremont City Council voted 8–0 to authorize the mayor to sign an application for Federal Aviation Administration grant funding to replace and upgrade taxiway pavement, lighting, and drainage at the municipal airport. Dan Gillis, Director of Public Works, told the council the project has grown in scope and cost to about $5,100,000 after designers identified additional needed work.
Gillis explained the expanded scope includes moving connections to meet FAA standards, replacing older incandescent taxiway lights and adding drainage work. He said the FAA would contribute roughly 95% of eligible project costs, the state about 2% (capped at just over $64,000), and that "our contribution is now a $192,000 and some change." Gillis framed the timing as an opportunity to take advantage of unusually favorable federal funding.
