HAMILTON — Bids for a new terminal at Butler County Regional Airport came in about $100,000 below the county's projection.

        The lowest bid was $1 million from Seyferth Building Co.

        The county's administra tion will recommend one of the bids to commissioners.

        When the project was bid two months ago, the bids came in at $300,000 over the county's projected cost.

        “It looks like this bids are in line,” Commissioner Courtney Combs said.

        A double-wide trailer has served as the temporary terminal since the two-story concrete-block terminal building was demolished two years ago.

        The old terminal, built in the 1930s and expanded in the 1960s, had deteriorated and was in a runway safety zone.

        Terminal construction will begin early next year and will be finished by late 2001, Mr. Combs said.

        The county recently received a $150,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to help pay for a glide-slope, a radio signal that helps approaching planes descend at an appropriate angle.

        Mr. Combs said the airport is an important factor in attracting businesses to Butler County.

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