Airport Authority OK's Overlay Project

The Grove Municipal Airport Authority approved the low bid from Ellsworth Sealcoating of $273,351 for runway overlay at its meeting Wednesday afternoon.
In other action the authority will recommend to the City Council that a Public Officials & Employee Liability Policy for insurance be approved for authority board members and the airport manager. Mike Thompson of Grove Insurance Associates said the policy would cost about $6300 a year in premiums for $1 million in liability insurance. City employees covered, as they relate to airport matters only, include the city council, city manager, city clerk, treasurer, accounting clerk and others.
The authority members also agreed to attend a seminar in Tulsa Sept. 13, with the airport manager, at a cost of $85 per person plus travel expenses. Money for this is in the budget, it was explained. The seminar is on Open Meetings/Records.
The high price of aviation fuel was also discussed and the authority agreed to accept a bid from Arrow Energy as supplier next year. Refiners are limiting the amount of fuel that can be purchased and those who exceed their allocation will be hit with an extra $1 per gallon.
Aviation fuel was going for $3.45 per gallon yesterday, it was reported.