Leesville, La. — At its regular meeting Monday, the Leesville City Council approved invoices totaling more than $127,000 to Pan American Engineers, Inc. for work on Phase I of the Runway Safety Area Improvement Project at the Leesville City Airport.
KDC Construction of Pineville is also involved in the project. The $348,588 contract will improve and enhance aircraft and runway safety and ultimately add approximately 19 acres of level ground for future expansion.
Phase II will continue improvement efforts of Phase I and create an overrun area north of the runway. All funding for airport improvement projects comes from federal and state aviation trust funds. The trust funds are maintained by excise and sales taxes that aircraft operators pay on aviation fuel purchases.
Paul Jackson, Leesville’s airport director, was at the meeting to answer questions from council members concerning another issue: a resolution to advertise for bids for the sale of timber at the airport.
He said that timber running the entire length of the runway on the east side and to some degree on the north, has become a hazard, since it has grown up into protected air space. The timber has not yet been appraised, said Jackson, but he opined that most of it is suitable for wood chips with a small percentage useful for saw timber.
The council unanimously approved the resolution.
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