NORWICH – Chenango County lawmakers gave the go ahead to construct a six-bay T-hangar at the Lt. Warren E. Eaton Airport Monday.

The Planning & Economic Development Committee, meeting prior to the regular full board of supervisors meeting, reviewed options to build a four, six or 10-bay facility, or scraping the project altogether.

Tioga Building Company of Herkimer was awarded the general construction contract and Bagnall Electric of Sherburne will build the electrical portion, at a total cost of $316,900. Payment will be made from state and federal grants as well as from the airport’s set aside capital improvement trust fund.

Airport Administrator Donald W. MacIntosh said the bids were less than the project’s engineers had anticipated. He recommended the six bay facility, and suggested tapping the trust fund for the approximately $50,000 local share required, saying, “That’s what it (the fund) is there for.”