The Gwinnett County Commission has unanimously rejected a proposal to allow commercial flights at Briscoe Airport in Lawrenceville.
The vote was years in the making, but it comes just days after Commissioner Shirley Lasseter abruptly resigned her position. Federal officials caught her accepting bribes.
About 200 attended the meeting. It was held at the county’s main government complex in Lawrenceville.
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