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County presents strategic plan for new Griffin–Spalding airport, consultants predict large industrial growth along AKB corridor
Summary
County officials reviewed a strategic framework for the new Griffin–Spalding airport and adjacent AKB corridor plan. Consultants told commissioners the project could drive up to 29 million square feet of industrial/flex space and nearly 1,800 housing units in the AKB area by 2045, and urged updates to zoning and infrastructure to capture the opportunity.
Dr. Steve Ledbetter, county staff and consultants from KB Advisory Group told the board the new Griffin–Spalding airport and its AKB (Arthur K. Bolton) corridor represent a generational development opportunity for Spalding County. The consultants presented a strategic framework that, they said, would support a 5,000–5,500-foot runway capable of serving level-3 operations and would catalyze nearby industrial, retail and residential growth.
KB Advisory Group estimated that, between now and 2045, the corridor could…
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