Airport reconstruction moves forward

MEEKER I Rio Blanco County commissioners were notified July 3 that the federal funding for the Meeker Airport reconstruction project has been released. Planning for this project started back in the mid-’90s with airport manager Gary Coulter (Coulter Aviation), who was instrumental in identifying this project as a priority for the Meeker Airport. GDA Engineers completed the design of the runway in January 2012.
“As development throughout eastern Rio Blanco County continues, we see an…