MT. VERNON (WMIX) – Ground will be broken next week for the new Air Evac Joint Base Jefferson being built at Mt. Vernon Outland Airport.
A celebration will be held in recognition of the event in the airport’s Banquet Room.
Air Evac personnel and other partners on the project, including investors and architects, will attend the celebration.
The new facility will house aircraft and crews from both Air Evac Lifeteam 11 and Air Evac Lifeteam 172.
The new base will be built in the airport’s Innovation Park. The new facility comes after the Mt. Vernon Airport Authority Board of Commissioners approved a $1.9 million bid from Evrard Company of Marion to build the new base.
The new facility is expected to be completed next year.
