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Atlanta Forward: Transportation
A proposal to expand Silver Comet Field in Paulding County to accommodate airlines is the latest attempt to offer alternative airline service in metro Atlanta.
Today’s moderator: Tom Sabulis
A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper’s pro/con debates and first-person guest columns.
The fight over a second airport for metro Atlanta continues. A Paulding County official says limited commercial service at Silver Comet Field will stoke the local economy. But a Delta executive writes that once a second airport develops — no matter how small — it damages prospects at the primary airport, in this case Hartsfield-Jackson.To comment, go to: blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward
Today's columnists:
- "Delta obstructing Paulding's growth," by David Austin
- "Second airport saps power of primary," by Holden Shannon
- "On the Record," other opinions on the Paulding airport project
