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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 20, 2009
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HARPER ANNOUNCES PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT FAA GRANT
WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) notified Mayor Rayburn Waddell’s office of a $65,150.00 grant award for the Philadelphia Municipal Airport.
“This funding will improve the safety and quality of aviation for the Philadelphia Municipal Airport,” said Congressman Gregg Harper. “I am excited about the economic development this expansion will bring to the airport and the surrounding community.”
The award, issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, allows the Philadelphia Municipal Airport to advance on several projects, including the construction of a parking lot for the terminal to accommodate the people it serves. This phase also calls for the construction of a site for future hangar development to allow for airport growth and beacon repairs so the beacon can function properly. Lastly, the project consists of rehabilitating and repainting runway markings, which according to the Department of Transportation are in poor condition.
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A conservative man of faith and integrity, Gregg was elected in November, 2008 to serve the citizens of Mississippi’s Third Congressional District. Soon after the election, his peers elected him as the only freshman of the Republican Steering Committee in the House of Representatives. Gregg is the only Republican freshman appointed by Republican Minority Leader John Boehner to the Committee on House Administration and also sits on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on the Budget. Gregg currently resides in Pearl with his wife of 29 years, Sidney, and their two children, Livingston and Maggie, where the Harpers are active members of Crossgates Baptist church.
