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Posted: May 27 2016 at 8:53am |
Updated: 7:38 a.m.
Friday, May 27, 2016 | Posted: 12:00 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2016 Local airports on final approach for state
funding
By Ed Richter Staff Writer The
The
three publicly owned airports in Butler County — Butler County Regional
Airport, Middletown Regional Airport and Miami University Airport — generate an
economic impact of more than $63.7 million to the area, according to the Ohio
Aviation Association. The three airports generate more than $20.2 million in
payroll and provide 611 jobs related to aviation activity. The
There
have been times in the past when the county airport had to pass on some grants
because the matching local funds weren’t available, according to Ron Davis, Now,
County Administrator Charles Young said there is a commitment from
commissioners for the local matching funds. “We’re
focused on our airport and its future development,” Young said. “We’re working
for the betterment of the tenants and local businesses and we’re working on all
aspects of operations at the airport.” While
safety is the highest priority, Young said other concerns related to the
airport’s functionality and the needs of businesses using it are being
addressed. “We’re
not satisfied with business as usual at the airport,” he said. “We’re looking
for continuous improvement on all aspects of how it operates and its financial
position. We expect it to be self-supporting. We’re not there yet, but we’re
making tremendous progress. We have more work to do and we’re addressing that.” The
county is reviewing five bids ranging from $81,500 to $98,000 to rehab runway
area lights. Once
the bid is awarded, a resolution will go to the Butler County Commissioners
that will be forwarded for final state approval to release the funds, “We
anticipate receiving this grant,” he said. While
Middletown Regional Airport/Hook Field’s three proposed projects totalling
$1.04 million didn’t make the initial cut, they may end up receiving state
funding after other communities were unable to provide the 5 percent local
match. “The
opportunity to rehabilitate the pavement of these areas of the airfield is
tremendous,” said Matt Eisenbraun, The
project has qualified for state funding that will provide 95 percent of the
related construction costs up to a maximum of $1,045,256, according to Eisenbraun. Middletown
City Council is slated to approve the city’s $166,668 local match at its June 7
meeting. “Two
years ago, council made the decision to continue to build up our Airport
Capital Fund so that when a grant opportunity came along to do this major
project we would be prepared – we are prepared and got the chance at this
because we have the local match dollars in the savings account ready to go,”
Eisenbraun said. “Council’s wisdom created the opportunity and I believe they
will capitalize on the chance to make the airport as fundamentally sound as
possible.” Eisenbraun
said these state grants will cover about 60 percent of the items on the
airport’s our maintenance list from 2015. “We
will now be able to look at investing in enhancements and upgrades with the
funds the FAA regularly distribute to us and it will be much easier to support
the opening of the western areas of the airport near Eisenbraun
said the airport is a tremendous asset for “If
we take care of what we have, it’s much easier to get investors and businesses
to come and grow,” he said. “An airport’s life blood is the runways and paved
areas and this helps us show we understand that key factor and are ready to
take on more business.”
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