Airport may receive funding

The Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport may receive funding from the county to help pay for design of the commercial terminal.

Pending an approval of a budget amendment in the amount of $133,333 at the next Sweetwater County Commissioners’ meeting, the airport will receive money to help pay for the conceptual design phase portion of a proposed commercial terminal project.

During the meeting, airport director Devon Brubaker said the funding was requested of the Commissioners last year in an attempt to try and obtain Federal Aviation Administration funding for the terminal project. At that time,...