Apparently satisfied with the feasibility study for building a new airport to replace Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, the Federal Aviation Administration has tentatively OK'd $50 million in funds for the planned design and construction of a new field near the southern boundary of Blaine County.
Ecstatic is the best word to describe reaction of the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority at its meeting Tuesday night when news of the FAA decision was announced by Hailey Airport Manager Rick Baird and discussed by Mead & Hunt consultant Tom Schnetzer.
"Great," said FMAA Chairwoman Martha Burke.
The $50 million pledge, Baird said, "is the exact figure they (FAA) have been discussing" without any challenge to the Friedman study.
But the proposed new airport's cost will not be totally covered by FAA trust funds.
Idaho Mountain Express
Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN)
Ecstatic is the best word to describe reaction of the Friedman Memorial Airport Authority at its meeting Tuesday night when news of the FAA decision was announced by Hailey Airport Manager Rick Baird and discussed by Mead & Hunt consultant Tom Schnetzer.
"Great," said FMAA Chairwoman Martha Burke.
The $50 million pledge, Baird said, "is the exact figure they (FAA) have been discussing" without any challenge to the Friedman study.
But the proposed new airport's cost will not be totally covered by FAA trust funds.
Idaho Mountain Express
Friedman Memorial Airport (KSUN)
