Airport Manager Andrew Wiers presented three airport projects during the work session. He said three hangar buildings (total cost $4.5 million with $1.1 million local match) are under construction with substantial completion of the T-hangar building expected Dec. 15 and that one hangar will be occupied by the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Wiers said the taxiway rehabilitation project ($1.7 million with $434,000 local match) is roughly 75% complete with targeted completion by Dec. 28; the work includes crack repairs, a two-inch overlay and widened fillets to improve safety for larger aircraft and to address FAA requirements. He noted a new taxiway connector had to be moved to comply with a recent FAA regulation.

Wiers also described an airfield electrical rehab awarded in May to replace runway and taxiway lights, PAPIs and the airport beacon under a $1.2 million federal grant with a 5% local match; that project is not yet started and is estimated to begin in March 2026. Wiers said additional hangar revenue and fuel sales will help the airport's operating budget and generate ad valorem tax revenue for the city and county.