Grove Field has been designated as a NPIAS (National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems) Airport.  Because of this designation Grove Field was eligible for FAA monies to make an AIP (Airport Improvement Program) Plan. 
The Plan  was to decide what the owner (Port C/W) was going to do with the airport over the next 20 years.
The State of Washington Aviation program (WADOT) has said that the limited grant monies that the state has will not be used for NPIAS airports unless they are obligated by...
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