Russell City Council Approves Agreements to Accept Grant Funding for Airport Rehabilitation

The Russell City Council met Tuesday and approved agreements to accept grant funding for an airport runway, taxiway and apron rehabilitation project and the purchase of a new city transit bus. The city maintains a five-year Airport Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) on file with the FAA and KDOT. Items on the approved ACIP are eligible for FAA and KDOT grant funding as funds are available. The city received notice from the FAA they approved the project as part of the Airport Improvement Program. Project bids were solicited and one bid from GDS, LLC was received in the amount of $537,284.80.