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DeKalb commissioners defer Sky Harbor hangar proposal at PDK after residents cite noise, safety and study gaps
Summary
DeKalb commissioners voted Oct. 28 to defer consideration of the Sky Harbor Eastside Aviation Development proposal for Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK) to Nov. 10, after multiple residents and an epidemiologist raised safety, noise and procedural concerns and asked for results of an ongoing environmental study.
DeKalb County commissioners voted Oct. 28 to defer consideration of RFP 22-500625 — the Eastside Aviation Development proposal led by Sky Harbor — so the county can further review safety, noise and environmental impacts cited by residents and experts.
The motion to defer, made by Commissioner Davis Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Patrick, carried after public commenters described increased jet traffic and a perceived lack of completed data from a $1.45 million environmental study the county commissioned for Peachtree DeKalb Airport (PDK).
Why it matters: Speakers said PDK already has high rates of runway incursions, and that adding larger aircraft — including Gulfstream and Falcon business jets — could worsen community noise and safety risks. Several speakers urged the board not to approve a…
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