09.11
From CatWalkChatt and Walker County Messenger, 08/31/2010:
- “The Barwick LaFayette Airport is seeking a $500,000 grant for fencing to secure the airport runway. Airport officials have sought a fence for several years, the primary reason being that deer are frequently seen on the runway. Ron Westbrook co-manages the airport and claims that deer are seen on a weekly basis. ‘We have had a few close calls, but fortunately haven’t had anyone hit one,’ Westbrook said.”
That article went on to say how the $500,000 grant would pay for a ten-foot high fence nearly two-miles-long around the airport, keeping out deer and “wild children.” Funding would have to be approved by the Georgia Department of Transportation, but would actually be provided through OneGeorgia Authority, a state agency providing loans and grants to underpopulated rural communities and their neighbors.
One week after BlueBird closed and took 350 jobs down the drain, LaFayette’s city fathers announced plans to revitalize the city’s economy by begging the state for money to install a fence around the airport next door. They, in their infinite wisdom, realize that keeping deer and “wild children” away from the landing strip will do more to help this community and draw in new businesses than anything else they could be focusing their energy on.
…or they don’t really care and are resuming business as usual, taking care of their own friends and personal interests while everything else in town goes to seed.
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