Governor Doyle approves $60,000 project at Park Falls Municipal Airport

August 19, 2008

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $60,000 project to improve the Park Falls Municipal Airport. The Governor's action releases $1,500 in state funds to upgrade the airplane refueling system at the airport. The city of Park Falls is contributing another $1,500, and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $57,000.

According to Craig Butler, project manager with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project will replace the existing 4,000-gallon fuel tank with a new, above-ground 2,500-gallon tank with a card reader system. The new system will allow airplanes to refuel 24 hours a day without an attendant at the airport.

The project is scheduled to begin in mid-summer and should be completed by fall 2008.

For more information, contact:
Craig Butler, WisDOT Airport Project Manager
(608) 266-2729, craig.butler@dot.state.wi.us