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HARKIN ANNOUNCES OVER $1.2 MILLION FOR IOWA AIRPORTS
2/27/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced over $1.2
million in federal grants for improvements to seven Iowa airports.
These grants, released by the U.S. Department of Transportation, allow
for important structural and safety upgrades at facilities statewide.
“I am pleased that Iowa airports will receive these essential
investments, many for important infrastructure improvements,” said
Harkin. “Maintaining a quality airport is important to the economic
health of a community, as many businesses look for a nearby airport
when deciding to come into a community or expand existing facilities.”
The grant awards are as follows:
Centerville: $85,500 to install weather reporting equipment
Clarinda: $36,655 to construct a snow removal equipment building for Schenck Field
Hampton: $351,500 to acquire snow removal equipment and construct a snow removal equipment building
Mount Pleasant: $218,500 to improve the access road
Muscatine: $380,475 to acquire land
Pella: $39,900 to conduct an airport master plan study
Webster: $134,626 to rehabilitate an apron, an area for planes to land, and $85,500 to acquire snow removal equipment