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Ontonagon County Board hears airport update

By JAN TUCKER

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ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County Airport Manager Margo Anderson updated the Ontonagon County Board Monday on the airport projects underway and those planned for the future.

She explained the next phase of an expanded runway clearing project is an environmental assessment. She noted any project which receives federal money, or requires federal permits, must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA.

“Since MDOT-Aeronautics money is being used, and a lot of those funds are federal, the project requires an environmental assessment and a subseq...