Tue, Aug 01, 2006
GA Guv A Friend To GA?
Guess who just might be general
aviation's newest best friend? It's Georgia Governor Sonny
Perdue... who says he wants to make sure there's at least one
5,000-foot long runway within 30-minutes of every person in his
state.
"Air transportation is the preferred choice for business and
industry decision makers in the 21st century economy," Perdue told
the Gainesville Times. "Our economic development efforts will
benefit greatly from accessible rural airports throughout
Georgia."
To that end, Georgia is improving 49 airports statewide...
spending $15-million dollars to speed up work on projects like
runway extensions, new nav-aids and weather reporting stations. But
Perdue wants to do even more on top of all that.
"I think it would be a huge impact to have that expanded
airport," said Dale Steenburgen, president of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin
County Chamber of Commerce, who is also a pilot. "Even if you're
talking to a prospect that does not have a private plane, they see
it as benefit because it's a transportation outlet."
Pilots say this is especially good news for some of Georgia's
more rural counties... where there just aren't enough general
aviation facilities to go around.
"It's an economic development tool that any community can use,"
said Randall Pugh, president of Jackson Electric Membership Corp.,
about expanding and improving airports. "I know the county and
airport authority here is working all the time to improve our
airport facilities here."
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