MONROE - Monroe Municipal Airport is growing, thanks in part to the addition of new hangars, one already up and three more to come, possibly this fall.
With growth comes state and federal money.
Governor Jim Doyle approved a $675,000 project to rehabilitate pavements at the airport, announced the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Aug. 5.
"When you see growth like ours, you know it's not just community people (using the airport)," Rob Driver, airport supervisor, said.
The repavement project has been on the airport "wish list" for about three years. WisDOT grants money to airports based on need and availability of funds.
The airport will receive $16,875 in state funds to help complete the project. The City of Monroe will contribute an equal amount, and the Federal Aviation Administration will pay the remaining $641,250.
Work has started and is expected to be finished by October, according to a WisDOT news release.
The project involves reconstructing the main aircraft parking ramp, terminal area taxiways and airport entrance road.
Some of the pavements are nearly 30 years old and badly deteriorated, according to Michael Gabor, project manager with WisDOT.
The Monroe Airport Board of Management also is marketing hangar lots for $1 a year on a 20-year lease with options to renew.
"More hangars mean more planes, more fuel sales and more airport use," Airport Manager Kelly Finkenbinder said.
More airport use also means more money for the city, Driver said.
The city would collect tax money on the improvements to the lots - the hangars built by aircraft owners.
There are more than 40 aircraft based at the airport and about 18,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings each year, according to WisDOT.
Monroe Municipal Airport includes a 5,000-foot primary runway and a 3,000-foot secondary runway.
Monroe Airport Board of Management's five-year plans include new office design work in 2009. Finkenbinder said the design work will cost more than $25,000 and the estimated cost of construction is about $300,000. The present office was built in the 1970s, Finkenbinder said.
Plans for a $200,000 budget in 2009 also include sealcoating the runways and moving the Automated Weather Observing System.
Tentative plans include an instrument landing system on runway 30 ($50,000) and designing a parallel taxiway ($1.5 million) in 2010; constructing the taxiway ($1 million) in 2011; purchasing land and constructing a detention pond ($250,000) in 2012; and repaving the runway ($1 million) and constructing a perimeter fence ($375,000) in 2013.
With growth comes state and federal money.
Governor Jim Doyle approved a $675,000 project to rehabilitate pavements at the airport, announced the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Aug. 5.
"When you see growth like ours, you know it's not just community people (using the airport)," Rob Driver, airport supervisor, said.
The repavement project has been on the airport "wish list" for about three years. WisDOT grants money to airports based on need and availability of funds.
The airport will receive $16,875 in state funds to help complete the project. The City of Monroe will contribute an equal amount, and the Federal Aviation Administration will pay the remaining $641,250.
Work has started and is expected to be finished by October, according to a WisDOT news release.
The project involves reconstructing the main aircraft parking ramp, terminal area taxiways and airport entrance road.
Some of the pavements are nearly 30 years old and badly deteriorated, according to Michael Gabor, project manager with WisDOT.
The Monroe Airport Board of Management also is marketing hangar lots for $1 a year on a 20-year lease with options to renew.
"More hangars mean more planes, more fuel sales and more airport use," Airport Manager Kelly Finkenbinder said.
More airport use also means more money for the city, Driver said.
The city would collect tax money on the improvements to the lots - the hangars built by aircraft owners.
There are more than 40 aircraft based at the airport and about 18,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings each year, according to WisDOT.
Monroe Municipal Airport includes a 5,000-foot primary runway and a 3,000-foot secondary runway.
Monroe Airport Board of Management's five-year plans include new office design work in 2009. Finkenbinder said the design work will cost more than $25,000 and the estimated cost of construction is about $300,000. The present office was built in the 1970s, Finkenbinder said.
Plans for a $200,000 budget in 2009 also include sealcoating the runways and moving the Automated Weather Observing System.
Tentative plans include an instrument landing system on runway 30 ($50,000) and designing a parallel taxiway ($1.5 million) in 2010; constructing the taxiway ($1 million) in 2011; purchasing land and constructing a detention pond ($250,000) in 2012; and repaving the runway ($1 million) and constructing a perimeter fence ($375,000) in 2013.