Airport taxiway is complete, Raydome agreement pending

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At a meeting of the Texarkana Airport Authority on Thursday night, Executive Director of Aviation Paul Mehrlich said that the construction on the north taxiway is complete, and that the new terminal building is slated to be laminated by next month.

In addition, an agreement has been drafted to donate the Raydome to the Ohio Aviation Museum and the terms are currently under review.  Officials at the airport are working to ensure that whether or not the museum elects to display the Raydome, they will still remove it from airport grounds.

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