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Numbers can be manipulated. The bottom line is this. When the gov't wants a project completed it will do it. It will be funded. Perhaps not 100% via grants or assistance but enough to get the job done. This state has done plenty of loans to pay for infrastructure projects. So combine federal funding and loans it can be done and it must be done. To back off a project this close is insane. Furthermore, what do you propose? What would you like to see the future of the airport as? What would you do with all the vacant land already acquired? Start building houses again? I think not. Yes there has been some bad return loans. Every one knew Studio 38 was a bad deal. Where as building infrastructure at least you have something to show for it. RIAC needs to concentrate on Green Airport. Westerly should be sold as well as Block Island. Heck shut down Westerly all togeather and some of these other smalller airports with the exception of Block Island. The problem I have with Langseth's numbers is his motive. He already has made it clear he does not like the airport and would like to see it returned to farm land. That is not progress. I'll take it one step further. Those who are against the expansion should advocate for the people who live close to the runway. I have friends that live in the area that they may buy up. So if the expansion some how is delayed due to NIMBY's than it would only hurt those people close to the runway that are waiting to move. The very same people that are against it, the irony huh. Therefore, any money spent should be on 2 things. 1 is to buy the homes on their lists. 2nd the glycol plant can be upgraded or what ever needs to be done with that, if any. Bottom line, buy the homes from the people on the lists as soon as the funds become available. 2nd, glycol improvements, 3rd runway expansion. It makes no sense to me to expand the runway before the homes are bought. Regardless of the weekly numbers Langseth writes about the project is moving forward. It is like Cushman squaking about the city budget and they way he runs his numbers. Numbers are variables that change as other factors change. Numerical projections are good to have and you can read what RIAC's numbers are and get a different view. For example, under your assumption we shouldn't improve Warwick's roads because of Studio 38. Let's predict every project is a Studio 38 and nothing will ever get done. In business you have to spend money to make money.

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