Rachel, This is a wonderful compendium. So thorough about the ways we can comment and background material so we can learn more.
Thank you. Joan On Tue, Feb 14, 2023, 7:27 AM Rachel Neurath <[email protected]> wrote: > *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.* > > > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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