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<br /> ~ Y <br /> MAHLON SW ET AIRPORT • 28855 LOCKHEED DRIVE • EUGENE, OREGON 97402 • (503) 687-5430 <br /> NEW RELEASE <br /> April 21, 989 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> For more i formation, contact: <br /> Bob Staley, Project Manager <br /> City of Eu ene Engineering, 687-5239 <br /> Diane Uto, arket Development Manager <br /> Mahlon Swe t Airport, 687-5430 <br /> Airport Receives FAA Grant to Complete Master Plan <br /> and Environmental Assessment <br /> Offici is at Eugene's Mahlon Sweet Airport have learned from the Federal <br /> Aviation Ad inistration that the airport will receive an Airport Improvement <br /> Program gra t for $157,000 to update the Airport Master Plan. Airport <br /> officials a plied for the grant in March of this year, receiving assistance <br /> from Congre sman Peter DeFazio. <br /> "I am ery pleased for the people of Eugene," said Congressman DeFazio. <br /> "They worke long and hard on this project and deserve a lot of credit for its <br /> success. T e entire Willamette Valley transportation system will benefit from <br /> their effor s." <br /> The up ated Master Plan will address, among other things, proposals for a <br /> new paralle runway, an extension of the existing main runway, and evaluation <br /> ~ ~ of the acce s road system. In addition, new aviation demand forecasts will be <br /> developed t determine the increased levels of passenger and aircraft activity <br /> more . <br /> ~ <br /> <br />