Dorchester Council Approves FAA Grant Application for Airport Runway Survey with 10% Match

The Dorchester County Council approved Airport Director Steve Nuwer's request to submit a Federal Aviation Administration grant application to fund an Airport Runway Rehab Topographical Survey totaling $98,350. The application specifies a 10% local match the Council proposed to cover with FY25 capital budget funds and lists a tentative project end date of December 27, 2024.

Council minutes also confirm an interim poll (reported as a 4–0 vote) that authorized a joint federal/state application required by the FAA for alteration of floodplain, waterway or wetland resources prior to formal grant submission. The poll covered administrative prerequisite paperwork; the topographical survey grant application itself was then approved in open session for submission.

The minutes do not include a detailed engineering scope in the published summary; the Airport Director is scheduled to present the topographical survey proposal and related contract details to the Council in a future meeting.