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City awards airport apron project for this summer
The Federal Aviation Administration will pick up about 90 percent of the project costs.
The project was scheduled for next year in the airports’ five-year maintenance plan, but the city learned extra funds were available this year to proceed, Parks Director Justin Combs advised the council.
Tuesday’s action on the airport involved three separate items – approving the sealcoat contract itself, awarding the county’s airport consultant a contract to oversee the work, and accepting the FAA grant.
The apron is the primary area for parking transient aircraft, both long term and for quick turnaround, at the airport, Combs said. It last had a crack seal in the fall of 2011.
The Hutchinson City Council learned Tuesday that the city manager has targeted April 1 as the date to reopen city hall, and that patrols of city parks are stepping up.
The council also appeared to support the city remaining a member of the Regional Economic Area Partnership for about $10,000 per year but it rejected an idea to use idle economic development funds to create a low-interest revolving loan program to support moving small businesses into vacant buildings around town.
The issues were among a range of topics touched on Tuesday not on the council’s agenda but were brought up after the board finished its few agenda items in less than 15 minutes.