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Volume 102, Number 7    Cass City, Michigan - Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Tuscola, Huron airports receive grant funding

  As part of a statewide plan to speed up construction projects and create tens of thousands of jobs for Michigan workers, State Rep. Terry Brown (D-Pigeon) last week announced about $316,000 in funding for projects at the Tuscola Area and Huron County Memorial airports.
  "My top priority is creating good-paying jobs today for our workers, and to do that we must attract top-notch employers to our area," Brown said. "Investors want to make sure that traveling to the Thumb will be easy and reliable, and that's where our airports are absolutely vital. This funding will help ensure that our airports meet the needs of corporations considering starting up businesses here and creating jobs for our workers."
  Under the plan, Tuscola Area Airport would receive $157,895 to install medium intensity taxiway lights on a parallel taxiway and do other work. Huron County Memorial Airport will also receive $157,895, which would be used for an environmental assessment and design for parallel taxiway A.
  The projects are among hundreds of construction projects at universities, colleges, airports, military facilities and state parks across the state that will help create more than 29,000 jobs for Michigan's workers. It is part of a plan to pump $1.8 billion into the economy and help move Michigan forward.
  "We must invest in our Thumb workers and our infrastructure, such as our airports, in order to turn our economy around," Brown said. "By improving our airports, we are making our communities safer and stronger for our own residents as well as more attractive for visitors, new residents and employers."