Upgrades at airport terminal on tap at Hays commission meeting

At its regular meeting Thursday, the Hays City Commission will consider awarding a bid to a local company for renovations at the Hays Regional Airport terminal.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. Click HERE for a complete agenda.

Paul-Wertenberger Construction, Hays, submitted the only bid for the project, which is estimated at just less than $1.2 million. The Federal Aviation Administration would fund approximately $918,000 of the project, with the city’s matching funds estimated at approximately $466,000.

City staff said maintenance on items such as the roof and ventilation systems are required. In addition, the larger planes scheduled to begin flying from the airport in August will require additional security screening and holding areas.

The airport currently is without commercial air service after the previous provider, Great Lakes Airlines, departed earlier this spring. The new provider, SkyWest, is scheduled to begin turbojet flights to Denver in August.