High-speed winds caused $33,000 worth of damage at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, last Monday.
Winds got up to 75 mph during a storm last week, GTRA Executive Director Mike Hainsey said. Graham Roofing has the contract for the repairs.
Wednesday, at a Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting, District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks noted the airport is one of several locations without a storm siren.
The county is looking to add 15-20 sirens in heavily populated areas of Lowndes County. The county has 25 sirens outside of the city of Columbus; the city has five.
Sirens cost about $20,000 each, and the county spends about $8,000 on annual maintenance, said Cindy Lawrence, director of the Columbus-Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency.
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