GOING TO BE. I GOT A PEEK HERE. YOU CAN BE LIKE, THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT IS IT, FORD DEALERS THAT
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[a. 2024-0772 – AIRPORT RE: ADVANCED APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THROUGH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND ONEIDA COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION, AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION]
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CAN GET THEM FROM THE FORD DEALER? I MEAN, HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK? AIRPORT COMMITTEE TO ORDER. WE'VE GOT ONE DOCKET TONIGHT. IT'S 2024 0772. AND THIS IS PRE APPROVAL OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GRANTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CONSTRUCTION PHASES. SO YOU'RE GETTING MONEY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE ANY MONEY. ALL RIGHT. OH YAY. HE'S A FAVORITE. YEAH. SO SPEND IT RIGHT. YEAH. THESE ARE TWO GRANT. THESE ARE A GRANT. CAME OUT OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT.CAME OUT FOR THE CONTROL TOWER TO REDO CONTROL TOWERS. WE PUT OUT THE BIDS AND JUST THE RADIO EQUIPMENT ALONE TOOK UP THE FIRST BID. $1.3 MILLION. JUST THE FAA MANDATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOWER. SO WE'RE USING THAT FOR THE FIRST GRANT. AND THEN WE WERE TOLD THERE'S A SECOND ROUND, AND THEY ASKED US TO APPLY FOR THE SECOND ROUND, WHICH WOULD DO THE REST OF THE WORK ON THE TOWER, SOME WINDOW REPAIR AND COSMETIC STUFF IN THERE, AIR CONDITIONING, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO THAT'S THE SECOND ONE. BUT THE THING IS, THE FIRST ONE, WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING THE SECOND ONE A LOT OF TIMES WITH THESE GRANTS IS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, SOME TOWER MAY NOT TAKE THE MONEY, SO THEY'LL CALL AND SAY THE MONEY'S AVAILABLE, BUT YOU GOT TO MOVE ON IT LIKE TODAY. THIS IS JUST PRE AUTHORIZING TO SIGN IF WE GET IT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. AND I JUST GOT TO ASK NASA'S INVOLVED WITH OUR THING WITH THE DRONE PROGRAM. MIGHT THEY SOMEDAY CONSIDER FLYING THE SHUTTLE ON IN. I HOPE SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PR FOR THEM TOO. RIGHT? I THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO DOWN THERE AND ASK THEM, GO ON A FIELD TRI.
AND SO THIS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT GOING IN THE TOWER WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. GOOD. IT'S ALL AROUND. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE. OPPOSED. OH, ONE LAST QUESTION. IT'S PASSED. BUT WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT? THE PROJECT WE HAVEN'T BEEN AWARDED THE FIRST ONE YET. WE'RE EXPECTING THAT COULD BE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR. BEGINNING OF NEXT. SO THE RADIOS WILL BE DONE NEXT YEAR.
AND THIS OTHER ONE COULD BE END OF NEXT YEAR OR EARLY 2626. OKAY. THANKS. GOOD, GOOD. WE'RE ALL HERE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU. AWESOME
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.