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Council approves single‑phase airport master‑plan agreement; total cap $407,762
Summary
Council approved an engineering agreement for a single-phase airport master-plan update with Hanchen Engineering, capped at $407,762 with the city's share listed as $13,794; the city says the update is necessary to access state and federal funding.
City staff recommended and the council approved an engineering agreement with Hanchen Engineering to update the airport master plan using a single-phase approach recommended by IDOT. Staff said the master plan update is required for future airport project funding and multi-year funding requests.
"The total cost is capped at $407,762 with the city's share being $13,794 and the remainder funded by a mix of federal state and local sources," staff said during the presentation. Staff added that the city previously approved a multiyear approach but now concurs with IDOTs single-phase recommendation.
Council members expressed support for the project's potential to attract investment and improve regional transportation options. The motion to approve the engineering agreement passed on a recorded 6-0 vote.
