by James Coulter
The Lake Wales Municipal Airport is expected to receive a new security gate and extended fencing if the Lake Wales City Commission approves a $61K contract agreement.
At their workshop session on Wed. Mar. 12, 2025, Lake Wales city commissioners reviewed the consent agenda for their upcoming meeting on Monday evening.
One of the items is a contract agreement with Lake Wales Way for the Airfield Security Fencing and Access. The contract amount is $61,000, which will be fully funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
The contract will help cover the costs of a project to enhance the airport’s security fencing and access. This project will include replacing the airport’s manual security gate with an electronic gate, as well as extending the security fence from the fuel farm east to the end of runway 24.
In the city agenda item, Amanda Lomneck, City Airport Director, wrote that FDOT “has awarded a 100% grant in the amount of $80,000 to the Lake Wales Municipal Airport for security upgrades. This amount will be used to cover the $61,000 contract with Lake Wales Way.”
Lake Wales Way had placed a bid for $106,382.38, which, at the request of the city, was scaled down to $61,000. Two other bids were submitted by JCR Construction and Semco Construction for $128,909.74 and $138,084.94 respectively.
The agenda item, along with the rest of the consent agenda, will be reviewed and voted on at the next city commission meeting, scheduled for Mon. Mar. 17, 2025 at 6 PM at Lake Wales City Hall.
