Posted on 02/10/2009 6:44:12 PM PST by BenLurkin
MOJAVE - The Mojave Air and Space Port is positioning itself to receive any construction funds from a proposed federal economic stimulus package. "If they're going to throw money around, maybe we can get some," General Manager Stu Witt told the East Kern Airport District directors during their Feb. 3 meeting.
The airport regularly prepares "shovel-ready" construction projects in order to take advantage of additional federal grant funds sometimes available at the end of each fiscal year. This preparation may pay off should stimulus funding come available.
One project the airport has requested for several years is to construct a joint-use fire station that would support a Kern County Fire Department hazardous materials team. As it stands now, the nearest team is located in Bakersfield.
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Beautiful downtown Mojave will get its own Spaceport. The rattlesnakes will be proud.
It has its own spaceport. A company has launched from there into near space.
Firt of all we need the money. Secondly we need it more than those other guys. Thirdly we will spend it responsibly rather than waste it foolishly like those other guys.
This is one of the better ideas I’ve heard. Some companies have been starting up there.
Matthew Lesko would be proud.
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