Business View Magazine | June 2019

182 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 AVCON INC, is a proud supporter of the continued growth at Leesburg International Airport TRANSFORMING Today’s Ideas into Tomorrow’s Reality www.avconinc.com find out about the mitigation and the wetlands, they’re usually turned off. So, if we were to get funding to build the access road and get the utility infrastructure, I think it would make it much more attractive for somebody to say, ‘I’d like to put my operations there and I’ll construct a hangar for that purpose.’ But, until we get a road and utilities in there, it’s not feasible that people are going to knock on the door. So fingers crossed.” Future projects at the Airport also include the rehabilitation of its primary runway. “It is still in fair condition, but we’re trying to be proactive,” says Dean. “If we do it now, then it saves us from a full reconstruction, two to three years from now. The FAA and DOT are aware of the project and would both, likely, help with funding on that. That’s one of their highest priorities – maintenance of the airfield’s existing structures. Now, I have a negotiated contract with an engineering firm. That design could be done by the end of the calendar year, and then rehabbing the runway would be included in the next round of grants in late 2020.” PREFERRED VENDOR n AVCON, Inc. www.avconinc.com