It is reasonable for folks to be sick and tired of Spaceport Camden talk. But there needs to be at least one more mention on Camden1st.com because it is a reminder to the ‘powers that be’ that it is very difficult to pull off huge projects like Spaceports and Airports. And even Gun Ranges and Landfills. We’ve linked the full story about ABL Space’s failed first small rocket launch. What wasn't written in the 2023 story is that ABL was the first small rocket company to rent a

After 15 years’ forewarning, Saint Marys Airport was permanently closed in 2017 because it posed a security risk to Submarine Base Kings Bay. By 2024, Camden County was the only local government stepping forward to sponsor a possible replacement airport. When the airport closed, AviationPros  reported it was “under-used and deteriorating.” A Georgia state-sponsored study said the airport should be closed, even without plans to relocate it. Yet, after spending hundreds of thou

The THURSDAY, April 2nd Special Called Meeting of the Camden County Board of Commissioners might be  yet another effort by our County government to deny Transparency to constituent/taxpayers. What they’re doing is legal, but it could very well be a continuation of bad policy. O.C.G.A. 50-14-3(b)(4) is a Georgia Law that allows our County elected officials to conduct County business secretly in CLOSED SESSIONS. It’s STILL not obvious to some elected officials and their staff t