On Aug. 29, Propeller Airports issued a press release advising resumes are now being collected “in anticipation of the County leadership moving forward with this historic economic development project.” The “historic economic development project” is the controversial privatization of Briscoe Field. Last week, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted again to move forward with requests for proposals (RFPs) from firms interested in privatizing the airport.
Propeller CEO Brett Smith said his objective, should Propeller be the company selected by the county to privatize Briscoe Field, would be to try and fill jobs locally. “With close to 10.1 percent unemployment throughout Georgia and over 35,000 people searching for jobs right here in Gwinnett, there is certainly no shortage of qualified, quality people that would like nothing more than to get back to work,” Smith said in a released statement.
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