By Paul Gottlieb
Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles has started the process of finding a solution to the ever-growing, obstructive Lincoln Park trees in the path of William R. Fairchild International Airport.
But don’t expect a decision on cutting down trees to increase visibility of the airport’s flight path until the beginning of 2018, port Airport and Marina Manager Jerry Ludke said.
At a special meeting Monday, commissioners unanimously accepted a $596,913 Federal Aviation Administration grant to update the five-year airport master plan as part of a $663,237 project.
The overall amount includes the port’s 10 percent match of $66,324, half of which will be covered by state Department of Transportation funds.
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