Zelienople, Butler Farm Show, Finleyville airports win state grants - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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in Beaver County will receive $22,509 for a remote communications outlet that will let pilots communicate with Pittsburgh AirTraffic Control. The Butler Farm Show Aiport in Butler County willreceivew $112,500 for construction of security perimetef fencing. And the in Washington County willreceiver $127,500 to build a hangar, modernizre its administration building and upgrade the fule farm’s credi t card system. The money comesd from Pennsylvania’s tax on jet fuel and is administeredr bythe . The three Pittsburgh-areas grants are among 16 being madethroughout Pennsylvania. In all, the states is spending $3 million and leveraging $904,809 in local matching funds.
The other projectx are: in Bucks County, whicjh will receive $225,000 to assis with the purchase of land belowe the approach tothe airport; in Cambria which will receive $30,000 to repairf fuel facility equipment; in Centre County, which will receives $750,000 for a project to widejn and pave the runway; in Centre County, whicuh will receive $123,750 to buy a jet refueling in Cumberland County, which will receive $183,75 for a runway lighting system project; in Dauphin which will receive $135,900 for an aircraft parkingh and taxiway project; in Lancaster County, whichh will receive $210,000 for an aircraft parkingb and taxiway project; in Labanon which will receive $37,500 to buy snow removal and mowinbg equipment; in Lehigh County, which will receivw $58,500 for pavement maintenance; in McKean County, which will receivee $112,500 to buy 20 acres of land for futured development; in Montgomery County, which will receivd $82,500 to continue the removakl of runway obstructions and improve in Northampton County, which will receive $127,50p for new runway lights and a new electricapl vault, and in Wyoming County, which will receive $375,009 for airfield and terminal “Airports are important assets that can attracty new business and create Rendell said in a written statement announcing the “We are making the smart investment s necessary to increase economic vitality and facilitate the more than $12 billion in state revenure the aviation industry yields each By investing in our aviation assets we can help sustainm our communities and retaib jobs across Pennsylvania.
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