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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — In a story Nov. 1 about the Lake Tahoe Airport's master plan, The Associated Press published the wrong state in the dateline. South Lake Tahoe is in California, not Nevada.
A corrected version of the story is below:
20-year plan for Lake Tahoe Airport takes step forward
20-year plan for Lake Tahoe Airport takes step forward, long process still ahead
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Tahoe city officials are considering an airport master plan that would allow more uses on land designated for aviation activities alone.
The plan will be largely funded by the Federal Aviation Administration, which requires the inclusion of certain safety upgrades to the Lake Tahoe Airport's 1992 standards, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/1KR1Y9x).
The design is one component of a 20-year master plan for the airport. The city is working to complete airport designs, finalize a draft report and go out for bid on an environmental analysis to be submitted to the FAA for approval.
"It will be a substantial investment on the city's part," said city manager Nancy Kerry of accepting bids for the environmental review.
Mayor Hal Cole says warehouses and other light-industrial buildings could occupy space south of the airport under the plan.
"It would certainly help the city's bottom line if we could start using the area for some revenue-generating activities," Cole said.
Airport Director Sherry Miller says revenue generated on the redesignated land will support the airport budget.
The FAA expects demand at Lake Tahoe Airport will have increased by about 1.2 percent in two decades, increasing the current 2.7 flights per hour to a little over three.
City consultant C&S Companies was hired three years ago to conduct research. Vice president Michael Hotaling says he expects the FAA to begin reviewing the master plan by late 2016.
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