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County asks for airport tax

Work required on runway, maintenance needed

The Hill County Commission is sending a request to voters in November for a tax to pay for work at the Havre City-County Airport.

Commissioner Jeff LaVoi, who sits on the airport board, said the tax would pay for Federal Aviation Administration-mandated work on the runway and for repairs and maintenance.

If the runway work is not done, it could affect federal funding and having a commercial airline fly to and from the airport, now provided by the Essential Air Service-subsidized Cape Air flights.

"FAA told us that we had to redo the main runway, so we really don't have a choice," LaVoi s...

 

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