Airport at a crossroads: County, CWU face some big decisions

  • November 27, 2017
  • CWU

Bowers Field airport in Ellensburg is at a crossroads.

Central Washington University’s flight program has ambitious plans to expand. Kittitas County, which owns and manages the airport, is facing big questions about how to fund major infrastructure repairs.

After a month of sometimes heated exchanges, both sides are planning to sit down on Wednesday to talk about how best to forge a path forward.

Read more of this story in the Daily Record.

 

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