VENICE — With no debate, the City Council approved a budget amendment on first reading Tuesday that more than doubles the amount currently budgeted for a new terminal/administration building at the Venice Municipal Airport.
The new 5,000-square-foot facility will have common-use areas, conference rooms, a pilot flight-planning area and offices.
The existing 40-year-old building is at the end of its useful life, requires ongoing maintenance and doesn’t meet ADA requirements, Airport Director Nick Dumas states in an April 13 memo to the Council…