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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 12:08 a.m.

Posted: 10:14 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cost to rename SFO after Milk may be less than expected

San Francisco International Airport exterior
Alain McLaughlin
San Francisco International Airport exterior

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SAN FRANCISCO —

Renaming San Francisco International Airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk may not cost as much as airport officials had estimated.

That's according to a new report from the city's Budget and Legislative Analyst's Office.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the report says replacing highway signs to reflect the new name would cost $720,000, far below the airport's $3.2 million projection.

If only the signature name sign on the International Terminal is changed, the report says the project could be completed for as little as $355,000.

Airport spokesman Doug Yakel told The Associated Press on Thursday the airport's figure was just an estimate, and officials were attempting to capture all the potential costs of a name change.

Legislation to rename the airport is set to appear before a committee of the city's Board of Supervisors on April 4.

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