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Roscommon County airport manager outlines federally funded T‑hangar plan, local match under $7,400
Summary
County airport manager presented design and funding for a 4‑unit T‑hangar and taxi‑lane work, describing a $264,610 project (design and associated taxi‑lane work) largely paid by federal funds with a local share built into the airport budget of $7,355.92 for one option. Sponsor contracts and a chair signature will be required before construction.
Roscommon County’s airport manager told the Board of Commissioners the county is moving forward with design work for a taxi lane and a 4‑unit T‑hangar that was folded into the same design exhibit. The airport manager said the total project budget shown in the packet for the design was $264,610 and that funding breaks down roughly 95 percent federal and 5 percent state for design work, with no local match for that design phase.
On the construction side the manager explained the work has to be split into two concepts because of funding rules. For one version the county’s local share would be $7,355.92 for a 4‑unit T‑hangar plus aprons; that amount, the manager said, was already included in this year’s airport budget. "Our share is $7,355.92, which is in the airport budget for this year," the airport manager told the board.
The manager also said the Federal Aviation Administration’s AIP/NPE money had been largely exhausted for certain IIJA/bridge‑style funding and that the county had relied on non‑primary entitlement funds from the FAA for part of the hangar work. He described the T‑hangar project as one of the airport’s first revenue‑generating projects and said winning bid results so far came in lower than the engineer’s estimate, which helped the budget position. He added that two separate sponsor contracts will be required and that the board will need to authorize a resolution allowing the chair to sign MDOT/FAA sponsor documents.
Board members asked about timing, local cashflow and reimbursement. The manager said he would forward the sponsor contracts to the chair for signature and that construction could begin in September or sooner if paperwork is completed. He also encouraged commissioners to budget cautiously given uncertainties about state and federal reimbursement timing. The manager closed by reminding the board of the airport’s pancake‑breakfast fundraising event on June 7 to support aviation scholarships.
Next steps: staff will circulate the sponsor contract(s) to the board and bring a resolution authorizing the chair to sign once the contracts are received.
