Diaz-Balart Secures $4.2 million in Federal Funds for Kendall-Tamiami Airport

For Immediate Release:

MIAMI—Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will take part in a check presentation at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport to present Miami-Dade County with $4.2 million in federal funding for a runway extension. The funds are part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.

WHAT: Check Presentation for Kendall-Tamiami Airport Runway Extension

WHO: Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez, and other county officials

WHEN: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Falcon Air Trust, 14150 SW 129 Street, Building 238, at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport