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An airport to nowhere...
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Takotna to get $21 million airport
FAIRBANKS — The village of Takotna is getting a new $21 million airport, which translates to almost $500,000 per person in the small Bush village about 300 miles west of Fairbanks.
The state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build the airport.
State officials aren’t thrilled about having to spend $21 million on an airport for a village of 46 people, but it’s not really an option, said Roger Maggard, DOT’s airport development manager.
“The fact of it is, in order to meet all the dimensional requirements that the FAA requires for funding an airport, they do become quite expensive,” Maggard said. “It doesn’t matter in terms of airport costs whether it’s 50 people or 250 people or 500 people. It still requires the same airport facility.”
The $21 million grant for the airport was part of more than $70 million worth of grants and contracts awarded to communities throughout Alaska by the U.S. Department of Transportation last week, according to a press release from the Alaska congressional delegation.
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This, boys and girls, is where Obamanomics' 'stimulus' money goes.
Jimbo's alternate solution: Build a freaking GRAVEL ROAD to the next nearest airport in McGrath, 20 miles away. My God - every quote ever attributed to Will Rogers concerning the stupidity of government holds true on this one. *sigh*
Revolution.
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5 comments:
...and don't forget the one about an elephant being a mouse built to gub'ment specifications.
And Jimbo, this ain't just President BOHICA, the FAA rules haven't changed enough yet to be just HIS fault. (as if the mess can be just one man's fault) This is classic bureaucratic overkill nonsense. Suggested, no doubt by the Construction Lobbying interests. Passed into law by our elected worms. Signed off by one of the head wigglers in chief. God only knows which brand of one.
And just WHY is it that these folks need an "airport" and not just the typical Alaska landing strip?
Start the revolution.
But leave your pet goldfish with me.
http://www.gadling.com/2009/06/23/amsterdam-airport-opens-the-worlds-first-hotel-for-goldfish/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl4|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gadling.com%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Famsterdam-airport-opens-the-worlds-first-hotel-for-goldfish%2F
I'm counting the minutes until i hear some media maggott blame this on Gov. Palin. They won't be able to resist.
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
Thomas Jefferson
How utterly ridiculously insane!
Maybe they could just give them a couple hovercrafts to use for taxis.
It would work in the winter/summer/fall/etc, just not a real good choice if it is very windy. Then again, a plane is not too good a choice in high winds either.
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