.AIRPORT REPORT (Cont.)
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will not be possible
at the port because
of the short visibil
ity on the approaches.
The council learn
ed that more engin
eering work must be
done, 25 or 30 more
acres of ground
should be cleared for
the final project,
and a recommended 10
or 15 additional
acres of land should
be . purchased to the
eas t.
’’Every penny of
the money spent thus
•far on the field has
been spent to good
advantage,” Mr. Paul
ie declared. He sta*
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ted, however, "that
probably only a lit
tle less than half of
the initial $10,000
spent could be consi
dered matching funds
for the Federal
grant.
It was recommended
that further work on
the field be given to
contractors on a bid
basis, as being a
cheaper method of op
eration %n the long
run •
No •• further prog
ress on the port can
be made until the
territorial legisla
ture passes a bill
enabling municipal!
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A full supply of meats' again / i . • . J : ’ ;
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ties to1 make use.' of
the money in the Fed
eral grant,- the
counciJL was toldi The
bill is* now in commi
t tee.
The council fur
ther- learned that the
$66,000 cost of the
strip will cover only
the bare ryinway, • and
additional work must
be undertaken by the
city or territory.
Mr. Paulie suggested
making use of the se
ven-year program and
expanding the port as
the need arises in
the years ahead. He
said the planned 2,
200 foot runway is
•adequate now.
The engineer was
encouraging in his
• opinion of prospects
for the port. He em
phasized the need for
the airfield, saying,
"I canTt understand
how the city of Sel
dovia has gotten
along without a land
ing strip as long as
it has.”
He said the only
possible site for a
field on this side of
Cook Inlet is on the
location of the sur- ,
veyed port here._
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