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New helipad ready for MU Staff for Life

Justin Addison, Editor/Publisher
Posted 12/22/20

A new helipad has been built on the southeast edge of town. A project of the Fayette Volunteer Firemen, the 50-square-feet concrete pad was constructed on the property of the Howard County Road and …

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New helipad ready for MU Staff for Life

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A new helipad has been built on the southeast edge of town. A project of the Fayette Volunteer Firemen, the 50-square-feet concrete pad was constructed on the property of the Howard County Road and Bridge Department near the intersection of Highways 240 and 124. The helipad will allow for landings by the University of Missouri Hospital’s Staff for Life helicopter.

The helipad was built at a cost of around $10,000, half of which was donated by the family of late Fayette fireman George Hilgedick. Further funding was provided by the Fayette Area Community Trust, the Howard County Ambulance Service, and the Fayette Fire Department.

Concrete was poured by Junior and Robert Schmidt.

While the helipad is ready for use, the firemen are awaiting warmer spring weather before adding reflective paint. The concrete was poured on Nov. 30, and treated and sealed in the first weeks of December.

The firemen extend their thanks to the Hilgedick family, the Fayette Area Community Trust, the Howard County Ambulance Service, Junior and Robert Schmidt and their crews, the Howard County Commission, the City of Fayette, the Howard County Fire Protection District, and Gary Dillon and the county road and bridge crew.

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