Rosecrans Memorial Airport will see renovations due to multiple funding sources.

St. Joseph City Manager Bruce Woody said of all the departments and divisions in the city, the one that usually benefits the most is the Aviation Division. 

“We’re in a wonderful situation where between funds we get from the Federal Aviation Administration, plus the Missouri Department of Transportation, their Aviation Division, plus support from the general public through our Capital Improvements Program, we put $100,000 a year of matching funds to help match some of those grants plus our partnerships with our largest tenant, the Missouri Air National Guard,” Woody said. “More often than not, the city puts no more than five, sometimes…10 percent into any given project because there’s so many grant funds coming in from various sources.” 

Woody said an upcoming project includes about $1.4 million will be invested to replace all the taxi lanes and pavement around multiple hangars. He said the project is currently in the design phase and construction should begin sometime in March or April and be completed in July.