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Dang I thought the way you have been talking flights would start any day.... You do know that the fire station and the 911 center could be built right there on the land at the entrance of the fire station and would serve the citizens of the area much better and quicker in the case of a fire or a emergency, And the FAA would not have to approve that? Lets start building there this spring, The citizens need this fire station

That is exactly what we have been saying all along..... They have no clue what is going on five years after the grand opening we have three jobs created and no plan laid out for citizens to see that will create some more . all this after spending $67,000,000 and proposing to spend another $38,000,000 WTH I an hard headed but I know when to throw in the towel and cut the losses, If these dollars were spent in the new industrial park on Bill Carruth parkway or the Medical park around the new hospital just think of the good paying High Tech jobs that could be created..... BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T

Yea the Five year plan the Austin boys ascribed to in the Airport meeting last month projects to spend another $38,000,000. and still without a business plan.

You may be able to find the ad in the archives of the Paulding Neighbor they are listed in the full page ad ran in November 2013. But do know that it has been reported that about 76% of those Board of directors do not live in Paulding County.

Obviously we are not afraid to confront the dictators of this county we have been doing this in every meeting we have been allowed to speak at. We want the opportunity to have discussions like we had this past Friday good honest what is going on inside our government... When you have discussions like those in a Town Hall type format issues surface that most citizens are not aware of. It seems that this past Friday the only persons that was involved in changing a constitutional Amendment was a county employee, a lawyer and the boss (AUSTIN). surely you are not okay with this When the commissi

My offer is still standing we will ride to Clayton County Georgia tomorrow and see first hand just what a airport does bring to a community. A picture is worth a thousand words, let me know when you are ready to ride.

Thank you for a excellent post, It was quite amusing to hear David Austin remark about a boycott that was not mentioned by anyone at the meeting except by himself. Do know that the county also avoids using certain vendors for various reasons some of which could be construed as political in nature. David needs to grow up and walk like he talks and know what he is talking about before he speaks.

One of my favorites, thanks I needed that

You seem to be a real smart intelligent person.... Since Commissioner Tommy Graham has a video on the Government web site where he is promoting TWO FLIGHTS per WEEK as the game plan how do you explain the logistics to go to all of those places you listed above? Would you also be okay with every commissioner holding Town Hall type meetings with in their post to promote their position on the issue

Surepip I have never in my 38 years as a resident of Paulding County seen two Authorities so out of control, and out of touch with reality as the Paulding County IBA and PCAA are The Paulding County Airport Authority makes secret deals to bring Commercial Passenger traffic to our airport with out a clue as to how they are going to fund the projects that are needed to even get the FAA certification for passenger air service, Move ahead with the work without funding in place to pay for the work, And without FAA approval to perform some of the work and no assurance that FAA is going to

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I meant for it to appear as a promise that should be kept by Brett Smith Do you disagree on that ? The tax payers should not be funding his endeavor he should

I believe he is biased and has political aspirations , He has aligned himself with the pro airport group and from a political stand point he cannot change at this point in time

Either you are not speaking the truth or others have been lying to the Citizens. From what we have been told ....OPENLY Silver Comet partners LLC are paying for the renovations to the Terminal to convert to Commercial Passenger service period, Is this wrong?? Heck a question was asked by a person in the Audience at the Chamber meeting and the response was well know and captured on video, The Clarity is right there in the signed contract that Pubby has made available on this site, The only thing that is liking is for folks to live up to commitments. You should be ashamed of trying to cloud a

LPPT I did not mean to confuse you If you listened to the entire tape, INCLUDING THE REMARKS THAT TODD POWNALL made then you were aware that the work that was half completed when they ran out of Money was in fact a safety hazard and it was unsafe for a plane to land. Brett Smith and Blake Swafford were at a chamber event and offered to step up and pay for the construction work on the TAXI WAY in the event that the Bond did not go through. Why the Commission voted to tie up tax dollars for years rather than have Brett Smith take the risk of getting the FAA approval is beyond me. EVERY SINGL

What is your platform going to be, Have you qualified yet?

I did not know that Mr. Smith or the LLC even owned any air planes... Heck I didn't even know that was part of the contract.. can you point that out to me?

I have known Pubby now for about eight years and have never known him to be as bias on a issue as he has on airport. This is his site and I respect that, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak my peace on this site. Having said that face book seems to be replacing a lot of the conversations that would normally be on this site.

LPPT Mr. Smith should do exactly what he stated at the chamber meeting and Swafford and the PCAA should of went to him and let Silver Comet Partners LLC assume the contract instead of the Taxpayers, Why should we tie up three million dollars for several years waiting to see if the FAA was going to reimburse the county.... Were you not paying attention... The County just got the reimbursement for the land purchase that was made 8 or 9 years ago GEEZ when is Silver comet going to put a little skin in the game? That leads to another question.... How did the County use general fund money to but

Just what is your estimated date of the first flight?

Lppt If everyone would just take a few minutes and listen to the discussions that the COMMISSIONERS had among them selves during this meeting I am quite sure that a vast majority of the folks would agree that the Paulding County Airport Authority has failed in their effort to run our General Aviation Airport. Since the first day it was open in November 2008 until today $56,000,000 at least has been spent and three jobs created over that period of time. This is not acceptable, We are now faced with using our tax dollars from the general fund to pay for almost $3,000,000 of their screw ups.

If you really would like to hear the rest of what I had to say lets have a cup of coffee sometime and I will be more than happy to let you read it. Politics is something I would not bet on, things can change in the last few days and a person could lose race easily. Heck you are so knowledgeable I was sure that you would get into the race somewhere, I heard you were contemplating a run against Barnett, Now that would really be a treat both of you out there seeing who could brag the most about the Austin Brothers and their airport!!

Pubby since you left the meeting early and did not record the second session here is a you tube of the meeting.... The discussion on the IBA begins around the 17.40 minute mark.enjoy

Concerned Pldg. Resident I really admire your determination to spin this matter into a positive for the pro airport group you are to be commended for your tenacity on this issue. I hate to be the bearer of bad news to you and your group that is determined to turn our General Aviation airport into the second airport for the City Of Atlanta Airport but.............. It is not a done deal as you have contended. The plain and simple fact is..... Once these millions are spent (about one month) the remaining work on the airport that is required to get 139 certification will not be completed

A special called meeting of the Paulding County Airport Authority has been called for today at 1:00 pm The meeting will be held in the Terminal Building Second Floor. The purpose of this meeting is to assign contract rights to the Paulding County Board of Commissioners from the Paulding County Airport Authority for a Taxiway Improvement Project At 2:00 PM the Board of Commissioners will also conduct a meeting "work session" In the administration Building second floor.to consider among other items the following two Resolutions .... "Discuss action to adopt Resolution 14-03 Auth