FAA won't chip in for terminal until city, county OK plan

Horry County will have to go it alone in its next effort to expand Myrtle Beach International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration will not give the county any cash for the planning process for any terminal expansion before it is approved by both the county and Myrtle Beach.
The FAA generally pays for some preliminary work; but because a project to build a new terminal at the airport's west side was rejected in April by Myrtle Beach's Community Appearance Board, the agency now is being extra cautious.
The FAA gave the county more than $7 million related to planning, environmental and design work for the airport project, according to a letter the FAA sent to the county in October.
The FAA told the county it had to repay that $7 million by Monday. The money, which the FAA received late last week, needed to be repaid before the agency considers subsidizing a new expansion project at the airport, said Scott Seritt, the manager at the FAA's Atlanta Airports District Office.
If a new airport expansion project is approved, the FAA would consider reimbursing the county for previous design and planning costs, said Scott Seritt, the manager at the FAA's Atlanta Airports District Office.
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