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Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Airport Receives $95,927 Commercial Air Service Vertical Infrastructure Program Grant

SIOUX CITY, IA - Glenn Januska, Director of the Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field, announced today the receipt of a $95,927 Iowa Commercial Air Service Vertical Infrastructure Program Grant.  Since 1999 the Airport has received $494,161 (including the current $95,927) from the Vertical Infrastructure Program to upgrade the Airport’s vehicle maintenance facilities.  The Airport undertook and completed Phase I of the maintenance facility project in 2000.  The Airport has a project balance of $289,415 that will be used for completion of a vehicle maintenance and storage facility renovation study nearly completed.  The remaining balance will be used for design and development of the next construction phase.

“We’re fortunate that the State established and continues to fund this program,” said Januska.  “The program revenue is generated by the users of the State aviation system, not taxpayers.”