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County committee cautions against idea of airport on 10,000-plus-acre Dawson Forest tract
Dawson Forest City of Atlanta tract 2023
People can access the “City of Atlanta” tract through routes such as Dawson Forest Road West. - photo by Julia Hansen
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Jun 29, 2023, 11:50 AM
Published: Jun 28, 2023, 8:21 PM
Attendees at the Dawson County Long Range Planning Committee’s most recent meeting quickly objected to the idea of an airport within the 10,130-acre Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area’s “City of Atlanta” tract.
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