ALMOST A DOZEN AIRPORTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE WILL BE GETTING ESSENTIAL UPGRADES. it’s PART OF A STATE FUNDING INITIATIVE, totaling AROUND $230- MILLION DOLLARS FROM the state. ONE OF THOSE AIRPORTS IS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. NBC 5’S BENNY NEZAJ WAS THERE FOR THE PROJECT GROUNDBREAKING. TO SHOW US THE NEW FEATURES THAT WILL BE ADDED. (áááAS-LIVE INTROááá) THE ADIRONDACK REGIONAL AIRPORT IS ONE OF NINE AIRPORTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK SET TO UNDERGO MAJOR RENOVATIONS. HOPING TO BRING IN MORE VISITORS AND AN ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE REGION. (áááNAT SOUNDááá) áCHEERING FROM GROUNDBREAKINGá (áááVOááá) CONSTRUCTION IS SET TO TAKE FLIGHT AT THIS NORTH COUNTRY AIRPORT. (áááSOTááá) JORDANNA MALLACH/ TOWN SUPERVISOR, HARRIETSTOWN 17;33;34;08 – 17;33;39;24 “When you really talk about economic development, this in my mind is that ideal model.” (áááVOááá) AS PART OF AN 8 POINT 5 MILLION DOLLAR STATE GRANT, THE HARRIETSTOWN- BASED AIRPORT WILL UNDERGO A COMPLETE …