Which Came First, the Santa Monica Airport, Or Those Who Chose To
Build Their Homes Adjacent To It?


SANTA MONICA VOTES TO RESTRICT RUNWAY DESPITE FAA
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195115)
City commissioners in Santa Monica, Calif., voted last week to cordon
off nearly 1,200 feet of a runway at the Santa Monica Airport, despite
assertions from FAA officials that such restrictions would not be
allowed. The move is the latest effort from the city to restrict jet
traffic. The airport has become increasingly popular over the last two
decades, much to the dismay of neighbors. A few hundred residents and
politicians rallied at the airport
(http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...-pe-california)
recently to protest noise and air pollution. The new resolution would
block 600 feet at each end of the 5,000-foot runway as a "safety
area." Commission vice-chair Susan Hartley told The Lookout News
(http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_s...AA_Warning.htm)
she voted for the measure because "it will protect Los Angeles and
Santa Monica residents." FAA officials have told the commission that
any action that would restrict access is "not acceptable."
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