I just got off the phone with Sen. Mark Dayton, who is already working hard to stop a backdoor attempt to limit the sound insulation program for homes impacted by airport noise. As you may have read in the Star Tribune this morning, Sen Trent Lott has tried to prohibit use of Airport Improvement Program funds for noise mitigation beyond the 65 DNL. In other words, agreements made in Minnesota, involving hundreds of hours of negotiations, could be immediately erased by a maneuver in Congress.
Sen. Dayton said he "would do everything possible to defeat this in Congress." (Those of you who remember Sen. Dayton's run for Senate may note that he came to the ROAR forum, said he would be an ally fighting airport noise in Congress and it's good to know he's kept his word.) ROAR's email on this topic helped generate needed calls to the Congress people, which has helped shed light on what could have been a backroom maneuver done before most of us knew what happened. It illustrated how important it is to have citizens helping in this fight so I encourage people to go to ROAR's Website (www.quiettheskies.com) and sign up for email alerts. R.T. Rybak TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
