Airport Asks for Money for Repairs

Officials of Yeager Airport are asking Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for a $10 million loan to start the repairs of the airport’s collapsed safety-overrun area. The Charleston Gazette-Mail officials asked the governor for a loan from any fund that is available while they await landslide-related insurance and lawsuit settlements. Officials initially agreed to seek permission to tap into the state’s $850 million reserve fund after a suggestion by board member Allen Tackett in October, and the airport decided not to ask for money from the rainy day fund when they met with the governor earlier in the month. Following the March 12 collapse, the airport lacked the funds needed for the repairs, which could cost between $25 million and $35 million.