Dawson County’s Legislative Delegation Comments on Legislation Creating the Dawsonville Airport Authority

ATLANTA (March 14, 2011) – The Dawson County Legislative Delegation made up of three members of the Georgia General Assembly – Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), State Senator Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) and Rep. Amos Amerson (R-Dahlonega) – released the following statement regarding the future of House Bill 453, legislation creating the Dawsonville Airport Authority:

“Legislation to create the Dawsonville Airport Authority as requested by the City of Dawsonville raises too many questions for the legislation to advance further.  As public officials elected to represent Dawson County, we believe that the City of Dawsonville has an obligation to fully inform the community of both the near term and long range plans for such an authority.

“We also strongly encourage the City of Dawsonville to hold public hearings between now and the 2012 session of the Georgia General Assembly.   This will allow an open dialogue for determining the need for such an authority and give Dawsonville residents an opportunity to offer input. Until that happens and a stronger case for such an authority can be made, House Bill 453 will not have our support and has no chance of becoming law.”

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
March 14, 2011
For Information Contact:
Natalie Strong, Director
Kallarin Richards, Deputy Director
Kallarin.Richards@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028