Some of you may have read a recent opinion piece by Paula Hastings in which she criticized the actions of the Briscoe Citizens Committee in approving a recommendation to the BOC. Ms. Hastings spoke of untruths, misinformation, and decisions not grounded in fact.
Here is a link to the questions committee members posed to the aviation industry analysts and their corresponding responses.
http://www.better-gwinnett.org/articles/q--a-responses-of-aviation-industry-analysts.html
Also take time to read the full report approved by the committee majority to see if any highlighted issues concern you.
http://www.better-gwinnett.org/articles/briscoe-citizens-committee-report.html
These two documents should contain enough information for anyone to realize if the project goes forward it will fail and the taxpayers will be left holding the bag.
looking for so most abstained. I have read and re-read the reports several times. Crystal clear- expansion/commercialzation is a poor move for ALL Gwinnett County citizens.
The May 2011 AMACS 2 Study ruled out Athens airport due to accessibility issues - i.e. not close enough to Atlanta. See link below... http://www.atlanta-airport.com/docs/Airport/AMACSExecutiveSummary.pdf Athens airport (AHN) has had very little commercial traffic in the last several years. Go to FAA ATADS tool (plug in date range in "Dates", AHN in "Facilities", date in "Groupings", and hit "Run". Here's the link... https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp According to www.flightaware.com there is no airline activity at AHN. If expansion at LZU is expected to pull passengers from Athens - it won't. AHN couldn't even remain viable as a commercial airport by itself. It's just further justification that commercial service at LZU won't work. That message should be very clear to all involved. Hope this helps.