Barrow Journal

The chairman of the Barrow County Airport Authority filed two years of tax returns late Tuesday for a couple of airplanes he has kept at Northeast Georgia Regional Airport without paying taxes on them. [Full Story »] 

The Barrow County Tax Assessor’s Office is pursuing 2008 county taxes on planes parked at Northeast Georgia Regional Airport that should have been taxed in the past, but weren’t. Chief Tax Assessor Cecil Highfield said his office mailed certified letters on March 11 requesting tax returns from seven airplane owners. Among them is the Barrow County Airport Authority’s new chairman, Frank Nocera, who keeps two restored, ‘50s-era Cessnas in his privately-owned hangar at the airport. [Full Story »] 

The Jan. 20 meeting of the Barrow County Airport Authority has been cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. [Full Story »] 

Despite a warning that county funds likely would not be available for the project, the Barrow County Airport Authority voted Tuesday to pursue its own funding avenues for installation of an approach lighting system at Northeast Georgia Regional Airport. [Full Story »] 

A private investment firm from New York has been in contact with Barrow County leaders about the possibility of buying the Northeast Georgia Regional Airport and making into a regional facility for “light” passenger aircraft. No offer has been made and the discussions are in the very early stages, said those close to the situation.
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