Penn Yan airport will receive $559K

ALBANY--The Penn Yan airport is targeted to receive $559,000 in state money to construct a deicing containment system and purchase emergency equipment for operational improvements. Several other regional facilities will also receive state grants for modernization and safety projects.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $2.6 million in infrastructure funding has been awarded to support safety enhancements, modernization of facilities, operational improvements and local business development at six airports in the Finger Lakes Region. The funding is part of a $23.6 million investment in 31 airports statewide.
"New York's airports represent the front door to our local communities and are critical to facilitating tourism and business development," Cuomo said. "A world class airport is crucial to regional economic growth, and by investing in the modernization of our local airports we are creating vibrant communities where people want to live, work and play."
The Finger Lakes region airport investment includes:
• $559,000 to construct a deicing containment system and emergency equipment at the Penn Yan-Yates County Airport.
• $499,000 to deploy a new start-of-the-art garage parking guidance system at the Greater Rochester International Airport.
• $369,000 to renovate an aircraft hangar at the Dansville Municipal Airport in Livingston County
• $336,000 for the installation of a new Jet-A fuel tank and associated equipment at the Williamson-Sodus Airport in Wayne County.
• $204,000 to construct an aircraft fuel storage and dispensing system at the Pine Hill Airport in Orleans County.
• $656,000 to construct a new aircraft hangar at the Genesee County Airport.