The Crookston Airport Commission met on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. at City Hall in the Conference Room.
The first item on Wednesday’s agenda was the T-Hanger Project. In 2023, a grant was awarded for designing a 5-bay T-Hanger at Crookston Airport. The bids based off that design went out in March 2024 and returned higher than anticipated. The job was rebid for the taxi lanes only that would meet up with this hanger, and that work is almost complete. Wednesday morning, the building itself was back on the table for re-bid.
The commission was provided with two designs on Wednesday morning by SEH Inc., an engineering and designing firm that designed the T-Hanger that was bid on in 2024. The previous design was provided, along with a hanger design of the same overall building size but with three larger box compartments. SEH was looking for the commission to choose one to put out for a bid, and ultimately, after discussion, the commission decided they would like to see bids on both the original design and the three compartments as an alternate. Not knowing what kind of cost-saving it would be to go with the three compartments, a decision couldn’t be made on one or the other. It was clear that the original T-Hanger was what they preferred, but they wanted options. The commission agreed, and SEH will put both designs out for bid.
The commission was updated on the AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) project that will get underway this summer at the Airport and on the zoning ordinance. Some discussions were held about aircraft tie-downs at Crookston Airport, which will continue to address non-airworthy airplanes being tied down.
The commission also discussed the state-funded wind cone replacement project. This project is a 70/30 project, with the city covering 30%. The project will cost about $50,000, and the City of Crookston has budgeted for this item for 2025.
Lastly, the commission discussed reviewing some items in the Non-Commercial Hanger Lot Lease agreement that is currently in place for Crookston Airport. There is interest in building a private hanger on the premises, and after discussion, City Administrator Jeff Shoobridge said he would review the agreement with the city attorney and city council.
