![]() tion. The cost of a mile of overhead line might run $700,000, while the cost to bury the same line ran upwards of $2.8 million. State gov- ernments were, by their nature, conservative with money and I didn't see any chance the state would spend its much needed cash to keep Bird's Nest Airport in business. ten testimony, Kay and I e-mailed dozens of drafts back and forth, trying to make the sworn statement both accurate and compel- ling. The entire process made me realize just ers and costly. I did mind, however, if the new line prevented safe takeoffs and landings. I had dished out $2.1 million for the property, $225,000 to have the old runway re-asphalted, $50,000 to Garv- er Engineers to design a new runway, and an- other $375,000 to engineer and prepare con- struction drawings. I had already spent a lot of money to improve the airport only to find out LCRA wanted to put up a web of tall lattice towers that would, at a minimum, limit airport gravel and gray towers) is very close to the airport. Photo courtesy of David Hannah III. |