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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: Elderberry on February 10, 2023, 08:31:36 pm
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ars TECHNICA by Eric Berger - 2/10/2023
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/rocket-report-spacexs-super-heavy-is-lit-court-strikes-down-georgia-spaceport/ (https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/rocket-report-spacexs-super-heavy-is-lit-court-strikes-down-georgia-spaceport/)
Georgia spaceport effort appears doomed. The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday that Camden County must abide by a March 2022 referendum in which nearly three-quarters of local voters cast ballots against a proposed vertical launch spaceport, the Georgia Recorder reports. Since 2015 the Camden County Board of Commissioners has spent more than $11 million trying to get the project going, which has been opposed by some residents and environmental groups.
Not quite dead yet ... Even after a decisive referendum a year ago against the effort, however, county officials persisted with their plans to build a commercial spaceport. Now, after Tuesday's ruling, the commissioners are evaluating their options, a spokeswoman said. “The future of Spaceport Camden remains a decision of the Camden County Board of Commissioners and as such will be discussed at a future meeting," board spokeswoman Claire Feazel said. The people have spoken. The courts have spoken. Will the commissioners listen? (submitted by zapman987, EllPeaTea, and Ken the Bin)