U.S. Asked to Revoke Grant to Airport
Charging that Burbank Airport’s governing board misled the Federal Aviation Administration, city officials Tuesday sought the revocation of an $8.6-million grant earmarked for a controversial new passenger terminal project.
In a letter and other documents delivered to FAA officials in Washington, a lawyer representing Burbank--which opposes a larger terminal--declared that airport officials “misrepresented facts” on their grant application.
“Everything the airport does with us these days is couched in deceit and misrepresentation,” said City Manager Robert R. Ovrom. “You’re not going to sneak an airport terminal through in the middle of the night. . . . I think they duped the FAA.”
Thomas E. Greer, the airport’s executive director, said the charges were baseless. “It sounds like baloney to us,” Greer said. “We stand by our grant application.”
The letter asked that federal officials suspend the grant, investigate the matter and determine whether any laws were violated by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
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