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Airport manager seeks bigger federal grant for snow removal equipment, describes proposed ACARS lease
Summary
Sheridan County airport manager presented a revised federal grant to increase funding for appropriately sized snow removal equipment after bids and design review, and described a 12‑month automatically renewing ACARS lease at $150/month with a 2% annual escalator and 90‑day termination rights.
Robert Veil, Sheridan County airport manager, told the board he submitted a revised federal grant application after determining the originally specified equipment was undersized; bids and updated design specs prompted the funding increase and he reported verbal support from the FAA and state aeronautics commission.
Veil also described a proposed lease for an ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) installation with R Inc., a Collins Communications Aerospace affiliate, for a 12‑month automatically renewing term (up to 20 years) that would include IT rack space (about 16 square feet) and roof antenna access. He said the quoted rate was $150 per month with a 2% annual increase and mutual 90‑day termination rights. "We're sitting right around 75% in April," Veil added when discussing recent load factors, noting passenger and fare trends inform ongoing negotiations with carriers.
