Governor approves $165,290 project at J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport in Oconto

July 11, 2008

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $165,290 project to make improvements at the J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport in Oconto. The Governor's action releases $4,132 in state funds to procure a piece of snow removal equipment, slurry seal airport pavements and provide other needed work. The City and County of Oconto together are providing another $4,133, and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $157,025.

According to Kim Kaarto, airport engineering specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project will help to maintain the runways in good operating condition.

Facilities at J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport include a 3,200-foot paved runway and the 1,845-foot turf airstrip. There are some 12,370 aircraft take-offs and landings at the airport each year.

For more information, contact:
Kim Kaarto, WisDOT Airport Engineering Specialist
(608) 266-3354, kim.kaarto@dot.state.wi.us