[LISTEN] Community Matters – Shannon Barnhart – July 13, 2023

We talk with Chautauqua County Airport Manager Shannon Barnhart about what’s happening at the Dunkirk and Jamestown airports.

Shannon Barnhart

County Legislature Approves Grant Funding for Dunkirk Airport Runway Lighting Project

The Chautauqua County Legislature approved a resolution accepting a $669,915 grant for the Dunkirk Airport at a special meeting Monday night. Airport Manager Shannon Barnhart, speaking at the meeting, said that money from the Federal Aviation Administration would go toward upgrading the lighting on the crosswind runway to LED lights.…

September 13, 2022

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Public Facilities Committee Hears Request to Accept Grant to Do Work on County Airports

The Chautauqua County Airports in Jamestown and Dunkirk have been awarded a total of $306,000 from the FAA for upgrades. County Airport General Manager Shannon Barnhart asked the Legislature's Public Facilities Committee to accept the grant, "At Dunkirk, the taxiway Alpha East construction project, we'll be rehabbing the taxiway. And…

June 22, 2023

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Shannon Barnhart Appointed Manager of Chautauqua County Airports

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel has announced the appointment of Shannon Barnhart as the new Manager of Airports for Chautauqua County. Barnhart replaces former director Ron Almeter. Wendel discussed his efforts to hire a full-time airport manager in his State of the County address, "To give our county airports the…

February 24, 2022

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