History of Ordinance to
Prohibit
Regularly Scheduled
Service at PDK
In late 1995
some PDK Watch members suggested having a county ordinance to
assure citizens that PDK Airport would not offer regularly
scheduled passenger or cargo service. A citizen drafted a
proposed ordinance. Here is the course the proposal took.
January 11, 1996:
Proposed ordinance presented and discussed at PDK Watch
meeting. A neighborhood lawyer along with another citizen
volunteered to research and rewrite the ordinance.
January 26, 1996: PDK
Watch members discussed ordinance during meeting with CEO
Levetan, Airport Director Orvold, and County Attorney
Weintraub.
March 7, 1996: PDK
Watch members voted at a general meeting to forward a revised
ordinance to BOC.
April 8, 1996: Jacq
Marie Jack received letter from CEO Levetan saying the
ordinance was with legal department.
August 13, 1996: Commissioner
Yates presented the ordinance at BOC meeting. It was sent to
a work session.
August 20, 1996: The
ordinance and changes were discussed at work session.
September 3, 1996: An
alternate ordinance written by county’s legal department
presented at work session.
September 6, 1996: PDK
Watch sent to commissioners a "compromise"
ordinance, using language from both the originally proposed
ordinance and the legal department's version.
September 10, 1996:
"Compromise" ordinance tabled by BOC at meeting.
September 26, 1996:
Commissioner Walldorff sent a memo to County Attorney
Weintraub with copy of "compromise" ordinance and
requested his review.
October 11, 1996: Legal
department responded to Commissioner Walldorff with a 2nd
draft of their proposed ordinance.
October 27, 1996: PDK
Watch requested Commissioner Walldorff to get specific
objections from county attorney.
March 10, 1997:
Commissioner Walldorff met with PDK Watch representatives to
discuss strategy.
June 19, 1997: Larry
Foster and David Green met with lawyer about reviewing draft
ordinance.
October 28, 1997:
Commissioner Yates asks lawyer to review draft ordinance.
April 22, 1999: FAA
says a county policy of no scheduled cargo or passenger
service at the airport would be in conflict withgrant
assurances signed by the county when accepting federal funds.
June 10, 1999: CEO Levetan directs legal
department to draft an ordinance to prohibit scheduled
service into PDK.
August 10, 1999: Commercial Aircraft
Ordinance, which really deals with weight limit not
commercial service, is added to the agenda for the BOC
meeting. The Commissioner Jacquie Scott requests the item go
normal course (wait two weeks to vote).
August 24, 1999: BOC defers vote on
Commercial Aircraft Ordinance until the first meeting in
October.
October 12, 1999: BOC tables the
Commercial Aircraft Ordinance indefinitely.
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