Presently, there are 130 "T-shaped" hangars on the site and allof them are full, says Livingston County Airport Manager MarkJohnson. Once the infrastructure is in place, he has found acompany that can move the hangars to the new locations one by onein one piece to make way for the new taxiway. Airplane owners payapproximately $225 to $260 per month to park their planes undercover.

At the completion of its five-year renovation, a precisioninstrument landing system will be added, Johnson explains, statingthat he hopes it will be operational by December 2005. In 2006, thesouth taxiway is expected to be upgraded and rehabilitated, Johnsonadds.

Funding for the work comes primarily from the Federal AviationAdministration Airport Improvement Program, while the state willpitch in about 2.5% of the cost from fuel taxes, with about 2.5% tobe paid from local money.