Pondera County approves FAA drawdown, airport leases and equipment purchases
March 01, 2026 | Pondera County , Montana
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The Pondera County Board of Commissioners approved several airport-related funding and acquisition actions in late August 2024, including a substantial FAA drawdown and local purchases and leases.
On Aug. 28 the board approved Drawdown #7 for the Federal Aviation Administration project at Pondera County Airport for $1,774,756.66; minutes record the county match requirement at 10% ($177,475.66). The drawdown was moved and seconded and recorded as carried.
Separately the county authorized purchase of a used 2012 communications trailer from Flathead County for $143,937 including accessories, with the county responsible for $25,000 paid from the Capital fund; the motion was recorded as carried. The minutes also record approval to purchase 1.37 acres of vacant land from Peter & Judy Ellis to support the Conrad Airport for $5,000 (Capital Improvement fund) and approval of a Valier Airport hangar lease with Turk Cobell for Unit D2 at $400 per year.
These actions form part of the county’s ongoing airport improvement and operations work: the FAA drawdown provides large-scale project funding while the local purchases and leases address airport property and equipment needs. The minutes do not record public comment related to these items.
On Aug. 28 the board approved Drawdown #7 for the Federal Aviation Administration project at Pondera County Airport for $1,774,756.66; minutes record the county match requirement at 10% ($177,475.66). The drawdown was moved and seconded and recorded as carried.
Separately the county authorized purchase of a used 2012 communications trailer from Flathead County for $143,937 including accessories, with the county responsible for $25,000 paid from the Capital fund; the motion was recorded as carried. The minutes also record approval to purchase 1.37 acres of vacant land from Peter & Judy Ellis to support the Conrad Airport for $5,000 (Capital Improvement fund) and approval of a Valier Airport hangar lease with Turk Cobell for Unit D2 at $400 per year.
These actions form part of the county’s ongoing airport improvement and operations work: the FAA drawdown provides large-scale project funding while the local purchases and leases address airport property and equipment needs. The minutes do not record public comment related to these items.
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