ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. — There’s an airport in Zephyrhills that caters to non-public and smaller planes, and it simply acquired a giant increase from the state.
This yr they obtained $6.6 million for improvements.
They plan to construct a brand new fix-based operator constructing, a brand new taxiway and two new hangars.
The hope is that this development will appeal to new company and leisure plane.
“We may not see the aircraft come in day one, you know, it’s not like opening up a road where open up the road, there’s 100,000 cars, but with the airport, you know, we’re trying to create, again, going back to that community and create the destination of why you want to fly your jet here, why you want to have your, your company located in Zephyrhills,” Billy Poe, Zephyrhills City Manager mentioned. “So the tennis center has helped with that, we’ve had different people fly in. They’ve done a great job out there, not just locally, but nationally and internationally bringing people in.”
In flip, the growth hopes to create extra jobs and supply aviation classes.
The metropolis additionally obtained cash to increase South Avenue and create an entrance for a brand new facility for the Florida National Guard in Zephyrhills. It shall be constructed simply north of sixth Avenue and South Avenue.