SkywestUnitedBoydJamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority is seeking a loan from the city of Jamestown.

The dollars are earmarked to cover 50 percent of the cost to purchase, transport and reassemble a passenger-boarding bridge from Minot International Airport.

The Airport Authority approved the loan request Wednesday at its regular monthly meeting.

The Airport Authority has applied for a 70-30 grant with the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission for the project. If the NDAC approves the grant, the Aeronautic Commission would pay 70 percent of the project cost, with the Airport Authority responsible for the remaining 30 percent.

Mayor Katie Andersen said Wednesday the Airport Authority’s Commercial Air Service Committee had come up with a total estimated project cost of $126,820 when it met Tuesday.

At a special meeting May 11th, the authority approved purchasing two used passenger-boarding bridges that Minot International Airport had put out for bid for $32,000. The authority also approved the dismantling and transportation of one bridge for a cost up to $20,100 and authorized a committee that includes Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd, Vice Chairman Keith Veil and Sam Seafeldt, airport manager, to review the quotes for the project and see if there was any room for lowering costs.