Airport expansion work set

VIENNA

The Western Reserve Port Authority will move forward with planned expansion of the snow-removal equipment building, construct a taxiway and improve airstrip markings with some of its $1 million annual Federal Aviation Administration allocation.

The airport qualifies for $1 million each year in Airport Improvement Funds by meeting a minimum number of passengers flying out of the airport. The port-authority board approved the expenditure of $637,868 of the $1 million at a meeting last week.

The taxiway will be built on the east side of the airport closest to state Route 193 and will help with the port authority’s goal of

expanding business through future construction of additional aircraft hangars, said Dan Dickten, director of aviation.