Cherokee County, Georgia has taken $15 million from "special purpose local option sales taxes that had been earmarked for other projects, such as a new county administration building and parking deck and a proposed conference center" and diverted it to expand the Cherokee County "airport." This is a awful idea for two reasons: 1) "The county believes improving the airport will have a positive economic impact on the county and may help recruit companies..." No, it won't. And besides, if these companies need to expand the airport we should let them come up with the money. 2) The Cherokee County airport is little more than a cleared grass runway. Now, I admit, it does have pavement for the runway now, but this is the worst excuse for an "airport" I've ever seen.
It will take much more than $30 million to attract corporate jets to Cherokee County. Why not continue to land at McCullum Field in Kennesaw? At least that way you can find something to eat on your way to Canton. It sounds to me like the $15 million was burning a hole in the county commission pocket. Instead of giving it back to the taxpayers or improving the county's atrocious schools they've decided to expand the airport. Great idea, guys...
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