Newnan-Coweta

Airport may soon have something that no other regional airport in Atlanta

has.

Henry Bucci

of Atlanta Southeast Aviation Tuesday told the Coweta County Commission,

convened as the county Airport Authority, that his company wants to build

a Cessna maintenance facility at the airport. (The commission has taken

over the functions of the authority recently because of problems with

the authority's audit.)

"This

would be one of only eight in the country and the only one within 600

miles," he said.

The facility

would help the county's employment and bring many people to the region

who haven't seen the county before, he said.

The company

wants a 30-year lease agreement with the county and also wants to continue

its status as the fixed base operator at the airport.

"I don't

think we're ready to talk about that yet," said County Commission

Chairman Vernon "Mutt" Hunter.

Hunter also

asked Bucci about possible noise and congestion his facility would bring

to the airport.

"There

will not be any 747s in there, but there will be small jets," he

said.

Airport director

Scott Fuller said County Attorney Mitch Powell was reviewing the contract

between the airport and Atlanta Southeast and would bring a recommendation

to the next meeting.