*Thank you* to everyone who added their name to the Mothers Out Front Hanscom Field expansion public comment! We had an incredible *138 names of Lincoln residents*, plus a couple non-Lincoln residents for 144 names in total!
*Want to do more? Here are next steps from Save Our Heritage:* *Dear Friends of Save Our Heritage,* *RE: Proposed extensive North Airfield development * *UPDATE & NEXT STEPS * *1. UPDATE* A must-read: Bedford Citizen news coverage of Monday’s MEPA meetings (2/6), <https://www.thebedfordcitizen.org/2023/02/fuel-farm-planned-for-new-hanscom-hangar-complex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuel-farm-planned-for-new-hanscom-hangar-complex> (also attached) --includes Senator Mike Barrett’s passionate condemnation of this Hanscom expansion, along with others’ comments. *Note: Participation was high at both meetings, and included elected state & town reps, as well* *as the head of Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.* · *50-60 people were at the 3pm on-site MEPA visit* · *Over 144 people participated in the 6:30pm remote MEPA meeting, which lasted 3 hrs !* *2. NEXT STEPS: 2/14 Public Comment deadline & 2/21 HFAC meeting (citizens can direct questions to Massport)* - *Next Tues, 2/14/22: Deadline for submitting Public Comments* to MEPA on the proposed North Airfield development ENF <https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9q7vh5gy2bh5cd/Hanscom%20North%20Airfield_ENF-011723.pdf?dl=0> Comments may be submitted to [email protected] or via the MEPA Public Comments Portal <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fnam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Feeaonline.eea.state.ma.us*2FEEA*2FPublicComment*2FLanding*2F%26data%3D04*7C01*7Csdolabany*40vhb.com*7C068baa7c88c04083a67a08d9e5088a54*7C365c5e99f68f4beb89d9abecb41b1a1b*7C0*7C0*7C637792647116483716*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000%26sdata%3D*2Be5G58lEbk2XdOV2r6w7D0zfNyvDRVtxEWrWRJbvmho*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!CUhgQOZqV7M!xnyolvn1UgJe731I0Op708Y7dPr7aQlfuTLbA80LEXyNJcUb27A5qGavxzsIUczy7PAXjMKS5g%24&data=05%7C01%7Ckschwartz%40vhb.com%7C8495b6049f6f49b2f6e908db031bf094%7C365c5e99f68f4beb89d9abecb41b1a1b%7C0%7C0%7C638107190818990514%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PHhvi4lRovX4FiQQMR1H4Ld3%2Fn0QCjuhsf5b7Za0kIQ%3D&reserved=0> . Please use this reference info in the subject line of your Comment: “*RE: EEA #16654: L.G. Hanscom Field North Airfield Development ENF*“ To keep the many moving parts straight, you can refer to SOH’s brief Overview - ATTACHED *General suggestions for submitting a Comment:* - It can be long or short, formal or informal. - If you have questions, submit them – and ask for explanations and/or further data. - If you have objections or concerns, submit them. - If you don’t know what to write about, read the Bedford Citizen news story above to see what issues and concerns other citizens’ & elected reps have raised; if any resonate, echo them. *By topic: Some impacts of the proposed expansion that you may wish to address --* - Increased aircraft operations and ground travel - Noise, air, water, and soil pollution - Public health - Environmental Justice populations - Climate change - Wildlife - Mature tree removal - and more *Above all, please submit SOMETHING to help send a clear collective signal across the board that this proposed development is unacceptable on many levels. * - *Tues, 2/21/23, 7-8pm: HFAC remote meeting (Hanscom Field Advisory Commission)* *We’ll you send a link closer to the date.* HFAC was set up decades ago to ensure regular direct communications between Massport reps at Hanscom Field and representatives from our four Hanscom-area towns. Each month, Massport presents a Noise Report, as well as a *Projects & Third Party Development report. * *Each HFAC meeting includes time for citizen comments. If you have questions or concerns about the proposed expansion,* *or simply want to hear what Massport has to say about it, please mark the 2/21 HFAC meeting in your calendar, and join.*
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