The new scaffold at the Pine Mountain ski jump is shown, illuminated at night.
IRON MOUNTAIN Gundlach Champion of Iron Mountain will be hired by Dickinson County to design an elevator for the Pine Mountain ski jump, a project that’s needed to meet standards for international competitions.
The county board voted 3-2 to accept a cost not to exceed $19,500 for preliminary design-build services.
Without an elevator, the Kiwanis Ski Club will be unable to host World Cup ski jumping as envisioned for 2023, Commissioner Joe Stevens said.
Gundlach Champion also proposes the elevator as a tourist attraction.
Chairman Henry Wender and Commissioner Ann Martin voted no, as no ski club representatives were present. Wender wants assurances the ski club can see the project through.
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A record 22,980 passengers boarded flights at Ford Airport in 2019. (Daily News file photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN Dickinson County has again qualified for a federal grant of more than $1 million to help support Ford Airport through the pandemic.
The county in 2021 is eligible for up to $1,012, 308, Controller Brian Bousley reported during the county board’s Zoom meeting Monday.
The appropriation is part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act signed into law Dec. 27 during the final weeks of the Trump administration. In all, nearly $2 billion will be awarded to eligible U.S. airports.
This year’s funding follows a 2020 CARES Act appropriation to Ford Airport of $1.085 million. About $690,000 of that was used to pay off hangar construction borrowing, with the remainder dedicated to payroll and other expenses.