SPRINGDALE -- People flying into Springdale Municipal Airport could see a renovated facility in the future.
Aldermen at Tuesday's City Council meeting approved spending $170,000 from the capital improvement program to finish the renovation at the terminal. The terminal is at 802 Airport Road with the runway east of the building.
Council Action
Springdale’s City Council met Tuesday and approved:
• The 2016 plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program.
• A hearing date for vacating Cherryhill Avenue.
• Amending city code to require a $5,000 bond for digging into a street, alley, curb of sidewalk.
• Demolition of a structure between East Huntsville Avenue, East Center Street, Berry Street and Laura Street.
• A $35,300 settlement related to an improvement project on Cambridge Street.
• A $30,000 settlement for a condemnation lawsuit related to work on Don Tyson Parkway.
• A $165,000 settlement for two condemnation lawsuits related to work on Don Tyson Parkway.
Source: Staff Report
The work is planned to include bathrooms, new flooring and ceiling work, according to a meeting document. The work will make the building more attractive, Wyman Morgan, city director of administration and financial services, has said.
The terminal was built in the 1980s, James Smith, airport manager, has said.
The building hasn't had any remodels or renovation since it was built, Mayor Doug Sprouse said. He said the airport is busy and is a first impression of Springdale for many people.
"It's time for a face-lift," he said. "It'll be money well spent."
Carpet was last installed in the building about 20 years ago, Smith has said. The bathrooms need new stall partitions, fixtures, paint, and new counters and floors, Morgan has said.
The terminal became run down over the past three years with lack of maintenance because officials were waiting to renovate the building, Neil Johnson, chairman of the Springdale Airport Commission, has said.
Sprouse has said he thinks the capital improvement program is in good shape. There's $1.1 million of uncommitted money in the program, Morgan has said.
The City Council on Jan. 12 approved allocating $45,000 for exterior work on the terminal. The work includes resealing windows and painting.
A $40,000 grant is helping pay for the exterior work, Johnson has said. The grant is from the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District and on behalf of the commission, Morgan has said.
Work on the windows and the painting is finished, Johnson has said.
"It looks 100 percent better now than it did prior to paint," he said.
NW News on 05/11/2016