John Mica Announces FAA Grant for Flagler County Airport

Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 9, 2011 - 12:59pm

Flagler County has been hit hard in the economic downturn and has continually been ranked throughout 2011 with one of the largest unemployment rates in the states. There was some good news for the county this week when Florida Republican U.S. Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was sending almost $600,000 in a grant to the Flagler County Airport in Palm Coast.

The FAA grant to the Flagler County Airport in Palm Coast will be used to relocate and extend a runway at the facility, Mica said in a statement on Wednesday. This project will better accommodate aircraft, improve safety and improve our transportation infrastructure -- a critical economic driver.

The grant will be used to expandrunways and other operations.

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