Gwinnett In The News

After accusations fly, Gwinnett commission reaffirms airport vote
Atlanta Journal Constitution
When it was over, commissioners voted 3-2 to direct a consultant to seek proposals from private firms interested in buying or selling the airport near Lawrenceville. No one seemed to walk away happy, least of all several dozen opponents of commercial ...

Abandoned homes pose problems for code enforcement officers
WSB Atlanta
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The growing number of abandoned houses in Gwinnett County is posing a serious challenge to code enforcement officers. And residents say they are fed up with blighted homes destroying their communities. ...

Man shot in face outside Gwinnett apartments
WSB Atlanta
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- A man was shot in the face outside a Gwinnett County apartment complex. The shooting happened at about 3 pm Tuesday at the Landmark at Bella Vista Apartments in the 4000 block of Satellite Boulevard in Duluth. ...

Help pours in for Lilburn officer who lost home
WSB Atlanta
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Hundreds of people showed support on Tuesday for a Lilburn police officer and his family who lost their home to a fire during a tear filled fundraiser. Capt. Mike Johnson says his family's life completely changed one week ago ...

Residents leave town hall frustrated
Walton Tribune
Woodall, R-Lawrenceville, walked out a few minutes past his scheduled start time at 9 am thanking his attendees for their patience and dedication to their government, a government he began to explain was in a dark period of legislation. ...

Fly Gwinnett Forward Group Supports Briscoe Privatization

Fly Gwinnett Forward! is a group of Gwinnett citizens presenting their thoughts on why the proposal to privatize Gwinnett's Briscoe Field and bring scheduled service to Gwinnett County is an opportunity the county shouldn't miss.

In a press release, the group shared: "Fly Gwinnett Forward will encourage county leadership and elected officials to move forward with a Request for Proposals (RFP). This is the next step in exploring a unique opportunity to jump-start the local economy, reduce the cost of government and bring capital improvement to one of Gwinnett's most valuable assets, Briscoe Field."

In my opinion, these are two of the better videos from the group's YouTube channel. The first one is more of a visioning/dream piece, the second contains more information on why the group feels that privatization of Briscoe Air Field in Lawrenceville Georgia would benefit Gwinnett County and the entire region.




For more information about Gwinnett Forward!, See the group's website, www.FlyGwinnettForward.com.

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Gwinnett County's Growing Pains: Some Oppose Briscoe Field Expansion I spoke to a family member with extensive knowledge in the air industry and no vested interest in Briscoe Field's privatization and/or expansion.

Briscoe Field updates

Here is the latest news on the Briscoe Field privatization plan.

Gwinnett issues RFQ for Briscoe Field
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Gwinnett County took another step through federal procedures toward possibly privatizing the Briscoe Field airport in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Briscoe Field Developer Defends Plan

MyFox Atlanta
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A proposal is underway to privatize an airport in Gwinnett County. The plan would bring in major commercial airlines. ...

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Some oppose Briscoe Field expansion 

FAA accepts preliminary application for Briscoe Field to privatize 

Gwinnett plans to move ahead with Briscoe privatization

Some oppose Briscoe Field expansion

I think it would be great for business travelers to conveniently fly into Gwinnett. Gwinnett is a huge county and does a lot of business. But I know it's easy for me to say it would be great - I don't have to live right next to the airport.

My older brother received his pilot's license at age 16, flew Medevac helicopters in Vietnam, then he worked for the Federal Aviation Administration. Currently, he's the Director of Flight Safety Operations for a major airline. In my opinion, this more than qualifies him as someone whose opinion would matter on this subject. He lives in another state, so he has no financial interest in the privatization/expansion of Briscoe Field.

On a trip down to Savannah with my brother back in February. I told him about Briscoe possibly becoming privatized, and asked him what he thought about it. I said I expected residents there would not be happy about it.

He said that not having an airport because are afraid planes will crash is as ridiculous as not building roads and highways because a car might run off the road.  He also made the point that people have to live near busy highways and train tracks, too. There will be noise. It's just a fact of life. He said the growth and economic boom it would bring to Gwinnett County would be incredible - We would even feel positive effects of it here in Snellville.

Still, I really sympathize with the homeowners in that area of Lawrenceville, and I can understand why they are upset. I guess Gwinnett is having growing pains.

Opposition to Gwinnett airport expansion gathers steam
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By David Wickert Anyone who wants to buy Gwinnett County's Briscoe Field faces some big hurdles: federal regulations, contract negotiations, ...

FAA accepts preliminary application for Briscoe Field to privatize

Gwinnett`s FAA Pre-Application Approved
Gwinnett Gazette
The Federal Aviation Authority has accepted a preliminary application from Gwinnett County that reserves the fourth of five slots for Briscoe Field under ...

FAA gives Gwinnett OK to explore airport privatization
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Patrick Fox The federal government has granted Gwinnett County one of two slots remaining in a program that offers incentives for governments to sell or ...

Gwinnett plans to move ahead with Briscoe privatization

Gwinnett moves forward with airport privatization
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Patrick Fox A measure to privatize the airport, passed unanimously by the Gwinnett County Commission Tuesday, could set the stage for commercial airline ...