County airport to receive up to $30K

Tue, 04/21/2020 - 9:12 am

A private jet takes off on Stephens County Airport runway. The airport is expected to receive up to $30,000 in relief aid due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During a special called meeting on Thursday, April 16, Stephens County Commissioners approved various items to improve the airport. BA photo by A.D. Chachere

A.D. Chachere

news@breckenridgeamerican.com

Stephens County will receive up to $30,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in airport aid sent to Texas airports in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant was announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Tuesday, April 14 and is part of an $800 million airport relief package from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Airport Grant program.

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