Politics & Government
Gwinnett Citizens Airport Panel Complete
Lasseter makes choices to the 11-member panel reviewing Briscoe Field privatization.
The 11-member citizens panel that will review Gwinnett County's Briscoe Field privatization process is now complete. District 1 Commissioner Shirley Lasseter, made her choices Tuesday, naming Terry Britt and Nickie Summers.
Other commissioners , when the board also authorized consultants IMG to begin assisting the county with the RFP process for the airport.
"Neither one of them have a dog in the fight other than to do what's best for Gwinnett County," Lasseter said of her appointees.
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No meeting date has been set by the panel, and the county is not sure when it formally will issue RFPs. Commissioners currently are thinking of continuing to operate the county-owned airport as a general aviation airport. Commercial passenger service could be proposed by a potential operator as part of a long-term vision.
Watch this video clip of Lasseter making her appointments Tuesday.
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