MT. VERNON — The $1.2 million fence project at Mt. Vernon Outland
Airport is expected to be completed next week.
"We made great strides earlier this week," said Outland Airport Manager Chris Collins.
"This was a requirement for all commercial service airports. We still hold a commercial license and this was a part of mandated requirements that we have 10 foot wildlife/security fencing around the grounds."
The move forward, Collins said, "Shows we are being proactive. These type of things are starting in different places. We're already beginning to see it in terms of air rescue and firefighting along with security lights and fencing."
Collins noted the local share of the project cost totaled $31,000.
"In the future, there could be insurance mandates where commercial planes can only go into air fields that have air rescue and firefighting," Collins said. "We could start to see where they can only go to the type of air fields that have security fencing."
While crews constructed the remaining 2,000 feet of fencing between buildings at the airport, Collins noted the six foot fence was still present in those areas.
Electricians also put the final touches on wiring which supplies power to the electric gate motors on the grounds.
The airport, Collins said, has five electric gates.
"We had this type of technology before. We are just updating it as part of the overall project," Collins said. - http://goo.gl/8WbN1
