Sequester Cuts Could Close Briscoe Field Tower
The control tower at Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville is among those on an FAA closure list.
Should the massive U.S. sequester budget cuts become reality, Briscoe Field in Gwinnett County could be affected. The control tower at the county-owned Lawrenceville facility is among more than 100 federal air traffic control operations that could be affected by the looming cuts, according to a Gwinnett spokesperson. The control tower at Briscoe Field is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration. FAA Director Ray LaHood informed Gwinnett Authorities on Friday that the tower could be closed, county spokesperson Joe Sorenson said Monday. However, Briscoe Field would remain open and operating even if the tower were closed, Sorenson said. And revenue derived from the airport likely would remain unchanged. Sorenson said that the county …
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9:23 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
oh, COME ON ... who is propulgating this fear-mongering crap? I think most of us are smarter than that now ... Obama lied about sequestration: he proposed it Woodward wrote that Obama administration proposed sequester http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/22/fact-check-woodward-wrote-that-obama-administration-proposed-sequester/#ixzz2A7jo6llL During Monday evening's final presidential debate between … more ›