State Supreme Court Sides With Paulding On Airport Expansion Bond | WABE 90.1 FM

The state’s highest court Monday said a $3.6 million dollar bond to expand Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport’s taxiway is valid, the latest development in a legal battle over the airport’s expansion plans.

Paulding County last year approved the bonds to pay for a controversial airport expansion that would include commercial airline service.

Along with strong opposition from Atlanta-based Delta Airlines and the City of Atlanta, Paulding’s move prompted a suit from some county residents, who argued the bonds were unconstitutional.

In the suit, the residents raised issues of secrecy surrounding the bond validation. They also argued financing would wrongly benefit a private provider.

The court Monday dismissed those challenges, saying the validation and financing were sound.

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