January 16, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.
Airport to seek funding
Airport to seek funding
Portland is seeking funding to help with its airport runway extension project.
According to an estimation last month, the city may have to pay around $375,000 by the time the project is finished. They are hoping Portland’s Redevelopment Commission can help fund the project; however, it may take a while for the commission to hear the airport’s proposal.
This was discussed at the Portland Board of Aviation meeting Wednesday, in which the board heard that the five-year capital improvement plan approved last month detailing how the airport’s runway was to be extended was sent to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval.
The plan estimated the airport’s runway extension from 4,000 to 5,500 feet to cost more than $7.5 million. Portland is responsible for paying 5% of that cost, which equates to around $375,000, with Indiana Department of Transportation and the FFA picking up the rest of the tab.
Travis Richards, executive director of Jay County Development Corporation, said the city’s redevelopment commission is waiting until its pending appointments are finalized before any funding is approved.
Portland Mayor John Boggs has an appointment to make to the city’s redevelopment commission, but it first has to go through Portland City Council, which is scheduled to meet Monday.
The commission meets for the first time this year on Jan. 24. Boggs said he’s unsure if the airport funding discussion will be on the agenda for that meeting.
Jason Clearwaters of Butler Fairman & Seufert, Portland Aviation Board’s engineering firm, is expected to make a case for the proposed funding before the commission.
In other business, board members John Lyons, Faron Parr and Clyde Bray, absent Mitch Sutton:
•Heard from airport manager Hal Tavzel that $16,572.64 worth of fuel was sold by the airport last month. That’s down $2,962.47 from last year.
•Received an update about the airport’s transition to natural gas from Tavzel.
•Approved a pay request for $14,568.50 related to design of the runway extension project.
According to an estimation last month, the city may have to pay around $375,000 by the time the project is finished. They are hoping Portland’s Redevelopment Commission can help fund the project; however, it may take a while for the commission to hear the airport’s proposal.
This was discussed at the Portland Board of Aviation meeting Wednesday, in which the board heard that the five-year capital improvement plan approved last month detailing how the airport’s runway was to be extended was sent to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval.
The plan estimated the airport’s runway extension from 4,000 to 5,500 feet to cost more than $7.5 million. Portland is responsible for paying 5% of that cost, which equates to around $375,000, with Indiana Department of Transportation and the FFA picking up the rest of the tab.
Travis Richards, executive director of Jay County Development Corporation, said the city’s redevelopment commission is waiting until its pending appointments are finalized before any funding is approved.
Portland Mayor John Boggs has an appointment to make to the city’s redevelopment commission, but it first has to go through Portland City Council, which is scheduled to meet Monday.
The commission meets for the first time this year on Jan. 24. Boggs said he’s unsure if the airport funding discussion will be on the agenda for that meeting.
Jason Clearwaters of Butler Fairman & Seufert, Portland Aviation Board’s engineering firm, is expected to make a case for the proposed funding before the commission.
In other business, board members John Lyons, Faron Parr and Clyde Bray, absent Mitch Sutton:
•Heard from airport manager Hal Tavzel that $16,572.64 worth of fuel was sold by the airport last month. That’s down $2,962.47 from last year.
•Received an update about the airport’s transition to natural gas from Tavzel.
•Approved a pay request for $14,568.50 related to design of the runway extension project.
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