FAA removes Briscoe from privatization program
The Federal Aviation Administration has formally removed Gwinnett County's Briscoe Field from its airport privatization program.
After nearly three years of debate over whether to privatize and allow commercial flights at the Lawrenceville airport, the Board of Commissioners recently rejected a proposal to allow commercial flights. It also voted to withdraw its FAA application for the privatization program.
The agency formally accepted Gwinnett's withdrawal earlier this month.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
