Help With Airport Requires Work First

Fri., Oct. 6, 2000

From Staff

Money is available from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements at the Sandpoint Airport, but the FAA wants to see a master plan first.

“They match very generously,” Airport Advisory Board member JP Carver said Thursday. “But they won’t give it to you on a wish and a prayer.”

So the Bonner County commissioners voted Thursday to negotiate with Armstrong Consultants of Colorado to draw up a new master plan. A final cost for the work hasn’t been decided, but the last plan was about $65,000.

The plan will address issues such as the need for safety measures, such as fencing to keep out wildlife, and specifications for runways and taxiways to accommodate twin-engine jets and other planes.

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