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Paulding County to accept $1.75 million GDOT grant for airport access road; county match of $584,121 required
Summary
The board heard a presentation on a GDOT-supported project to build an access road and utilities for a corporate hangar campus at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, with total cost $2,336,337.18 split three ways: state $1,752,215.42 and local match $584,121.76.
Paulding County staff described a Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) grant that will fund the first phase of a corporate hangar campus at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, including an access road and utilities, and asked the board to adopt the authorizing resolution for the state contract.
Staff said GDOT will fund approximately $1,752,215.42 of the project and the county's local share is $584,121.76, for a total project cost of $2,336,337.18. The grant and contract will provide the access road and modular utilities for the first phase of a corporate hangar campus; staff described the project as a strategic economic development investment expected to attract corporate aircraft, flight departments, ad valorem growth and jobs.
At the board meeting staff clarified the project is at the Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport and that the county's match and GDOT funding combine to cover construction of the road and necessary utilities. Staff said the project continues a pattern of GDOT support for the airport and that the county will manage the local share from available appropriations.
The board asked for a clarification that the project is at the county airport and staff confirmed that the location is within Paulding County. The transcript portion provided shows the board heard staff presentation and clarified the location; the excerpt does not include a recorded roll-call vote on the resolution in the provided segment.
Staff recommended adopting resolution 2025‑10 authorizing acceptance of the GDOT contract and related costs; final execution and any required match appropriations will be reflected in the contract documents and county budget records.
