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Gardner Airport to receive funding

Gardner Airport to Receive about $7 million in Funding for Runway

Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson announced on the Saturday, December 2, 2022 WGAW Hotline Radio Show that he found out Friday evening about great news for the Gardner MA Airport facility: about $7 million in grant funding. About $5 million will come from the Federal Government and about $2 million from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Transportation. According to the Mayor, The City of Gardner will have to layout zero with 100 percent being covered by grants. Plans will be to completely dig up the existing runway and put up new paved runway. The Mayor said, “I’m actually really excited for that one….I was very happy to get that notification last night.”