Alva Review-Courier -

The Alva Airport Board decided Monday night that they want to make a priority of rebuilding the east-west turf runway. The runway was accidentally left out of the drawing when the new longer runway was submitted for FFA approval by the architect.

The problem vexing the airport board is if this grass runway is “engineered,” and goes through all the bureaucratic steps, the cost will be over $300,000. Board member Terry Turner commented, “I think it is unconscionable for a grass runway we initially built ourselves to cost that much. Yet, I think we must have it because there is no other east-west...