Progress is

being made on an effort to have a privately-owned gravel road adjacent

to Falcon Field paved so six new hangar sites can be leased by the city's

Airport Authority at a commercial rate.

Last week,

one of the owners of part of the road agreed to grant the city right-of-way

for that portion of the road. Saud Alam, who owns undeveloped land adjacent

to Stallings Road and Dividend Drive, agreed

The remainder

of the road is owned by Peachtree City Holdings, a subsidiary of Pathway

Communities. But the authority will assume ownership of Stallings Road

once it closes on the purchase of 23.93 acres adjacent to the airport

for future hangar space.

The funds for

that purchase are coming through a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Once the authority

owns the road, it can begin the process of deeding it over to the city.

The hope is

to get all the necessary paperwork finished so the project can be scheduled

along with the Peachtree City and Fayette County local road projects for

next year. Pathway Communities and the Peachtree City Water and Sewer

Authority have also agreed to participate financially in the paving of

the road so it meets city standards.

The anticipated

income from the hangar site off Stallings Road would boost the authority's

income by $4,000 a month.

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