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• <br /> financial benefit of over $389,000 in 1979 as a result of the presence <br /> of the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. <br /> Though PDK serves as a regional transportation facility, it is an a <br /> am- <br /> portant source of jobs, taxes and transportation to DeKalb County. Approxi- <br /> mately 46.2 percent, or 357 of those employed at PDK, are DeKalb residents <br /> with an annual payroll in excess of $5 million. Further, 48 percent of the <br /> airplanes based at PDK are owned by DeKalb residents and businesses who pay <br /> the county almost $180,000 a year in property taxes. <br /> Capital expenditures, construction, reflects in still another way <br /> 4 the importance of the airport. Federal, state and local governments in- <br /> vested $1.6 million at PDK between 1976 and 1979. Private enterprise in- <br /> vested another $4.6 million during the same period for a total of 56.2 <br /> million. DeKalb County's contribution of $226,500 was less than four per- <br /> cent of the total capital outlay. <br /> Is there a "bottom line?" Not really. The dollar impact of PDK is <br /> impressive. The airport means 534 million to DeKalb County each year; add <br /> • another $40 million in benefits to the Atlanta area, for a total annual <br /> economic impact of $74 million! . It a]so means convenience and safety in <br /> serving the needs of thousands of local, regional and national businesses. <br /> The airport should not be left alone. It is too important to be supported <br /> in a lukewarm fashion. If DeKalb County is to continue to grow, general <br /> aviation -- and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport -- must be able to continue to <br /> serve the role being served today -- a vital link in the economic c.J.ain of <br /> events in the county. <br /> -28- <br /> ipt•Milli.$11.1114,0110111611 4111001ATII ■•••■•■•, <br />