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Special Meeting Of Common Council

To Consider FAA Grant For Airport

ONEONTA – Common Council is meeting in special session at 6 p.m. today to consider approving a $68,000 local share to enable a $1 million-plus Federal Aviation Administration grant for runway improvements at the Oneonta Municipal Airport and for updating the airport master plan, last revised in 2003.

The special session was required to meet the FAA grant deadline, according to Airport Commission chair Dennis Finn.

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