On Monday March 17th(Happy St. Patrick's Day) at 1:00 p.m. at the airport, the Metropolitan Airports Commission will be considering the 2003 Capital Improvement Program which includes, at this time, the funding to complete the noise insulation program for homes in the 1996 approved 65 dB DNL contours. The funding as currently proposed by the MAC staff will allow for the completion of over 450 south Minneapolis homes within the 65 dB DNL contours. It is anticipated that Northwest Airlines will continue to bring considerable pressure to bear upon the Commissioners to postpone and/or cancel the project based upon the severe and real financial issues facing the airport and industry. They will argue that when the new contours are drawn this year based upon 2007 projections, these Minneapolis homes which are already on the edges of the contours will not qualify for the full package of noise mitigation. It is crucial to have a turnout of government officials and residents to remind the MAC of the promises made in the past. In addition, meetings will be held during the next few months concerning the assumptions and projections to be made relating to the new 2007 noise contours. Feel free to visit the MAC website for more information on these upcoming meetings: http://www.mspairport.com/msp/ and http://www.macnoise.com/. These are crucial times for south Minneapolis and all citizens concerned with noise issues.
Daniel J. Boivin MAC Commissioner Fulton 612-339-9121 (week days) 612-926-2668 (evenings) TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
