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Residents press DeKalb commissioners to delay Sky Harbor hangar contract at PDK; board defers award
Summary
Residents and attorneys urged DeKalb County commissioners to reject or delay a proposed 50‑year hangar lease with Sky Harbor LLC at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport, citing noise, pollution and procurement concerns; the board deferred the RFP award to Nov. 18 for further review.
Several DeKalb County residents and a government contracts attorney urged commissioners on Nov. 10 to delay or reject a proposed long-term lease with Sky Harbor LLC to develop corporate-jet hangars at Peachtree‑DeKalb (PDK) Airport.
Susan Gowenlock, an attorney who said she has worked on government contracts for 37 years, told the board the proposal (listed on the agenda as item 2023‑1331 and later referenced during procurement discussion) would allow large international private jets to be based at PDK without clear limits on tenants and would shift air‑quality and noise burdens onto nearby neighborhoods.…
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