Community Project Funding Requests
Location: 10 Civic Center Plaza Mankato, MN 56001
Project Sponsor: City of Mankato
Requested Amount: $3,500,000
Use of Funds and Justification:
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Mankato Regional Airport has experienced significant growth since 2010 with 101 based aircraft and over 126,000 annual operations. The Mankato Regional Airport is also host to Minnesota State University-Mankato’s aviation program. Given the increased volume of traffic at the airport and current shortages of aviation employees, funding is needed to ensure the airport’s safety requirements and workforce needs are met.
