West Plains, Missouri, requested money to keep wildlife off of their airport. Missouri’s Governor’s office vetoed that request.<\/p>\n
The West Plains airport has been having wildlife problems for the past several years. Cody Sanders, Public Relations Coordinator with the City of West Plains, stated the following:<\/p>\n
Over the last six years, we\u2019ve had five or six animal strikes by airplanes. This year, we had one that caused approximately $800,000 in damages to an airplane. [1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Request<\/h2>\n
The city of West Plains requested $1.5 million to build a fence around the airport. [2]<\/sup><\/a> The Governor’s Office vetoed the request, and the city has yet to hear the reason.<\/p>\n
Other Avenues<\/h2>\n
Sanders said that the city will see what they can do internally with the 2025 budget. [3]<\/sup><\/a> He also said that they will apply for grants when possible.<\/p>\n
Notes:<\/h4>
- ^<\/a>Missouri Governor denies funds to fence out wildlife from West Plains airport<\/a> (go back ↩)<\/a><\/li>
- ^<\/a>Governor denies funding for West Plains, Mo., airport to protect runway from wildlife<\/a> (go back ↩)<\/a><\/li>
- ^<\/a>Missouri Governor denies funds to fence out wildlife from West Plains airport<\/a> (go back ↩)<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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