Lawrenceville residents shafted out of 20,000 jobs

"CONGRATULATIONS LAWRENCEVILLE ~ the Mayor & City Council UNANIMOUSLY opposes the Briscoe Airport Expansion!! Stay tuned for more opposition through out the year!! Both Channel 2 and Fox 5 were there to cover the story. We are the County Seat and deserve Better!" ~Rodney Camren on Facebook

Congratulations?!? Seriously?

So you don't think that business travelers being able to come DIRECTLY to Gwinnett will help Lawrenceville?

The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce has opened a new office in China, new manufacturing businesses are being attracted to Gwinnett County/Lawrenceville, but they're going to have the hassle of going to Atlanta-Hartsfield and then hop onto a corporate jet every time they want to visit the area or check their operations.

This is hurtful to business growth. Why do you think it would be a good thing to make it more difficult for business travelers to come here? Our transportation systems should be expanded, not shrunk. Transportation isn't good enough as it is.

If you privatize/expand Briscoe Air Field, they will come, and not just Chinese businesses. It's estimated that Lawrenceville residents have been shafted out of a possible 20,000 jobs that would have come to the area with the airport expansion.

I'm sorry for the some of the homeowners who would have to deal with this, but I think the value of their property would be balance out by the growth to the area.

I'm surprised that the Mayor and the City Council would oppose this. Oh, it's so they can get re-elected of course. They don't want any homeowners (ie voters) mad at them. This is a problem with our government officials, they work for the vote rather than what is right for the long-term growth of the area they represent.

Why would Rodney Camren want to upset homeowners? He's a real estate agent, that's his bread and butter. Oh, no conflict of interest there, right?

Lawrenceville council says no to airport expansion
Access North Georgia
By Jeremy Taylor Staff LAWRENCEVILLE- The city council voted to reject a plan to privatize and expand Briscoe Field airport. The plan, if approved by the ...