This is exactly right to stop the Mega Airport.
However people need to understand that we have a second threat. The Port of Olympia will vote in Feb on their Master Plan update which would allow changes to our local Olympia Airport that would bring many of the same problems. It would allow up to a max of 632 flight events (take offs or landings) a day! That is a huge amount of noise - and with planes with leaded fuel it means air and water pollution as well. Cargo flights prefer flying at night - destroying the sleep of all of us in a 10 mile radius of the airport (which by the way is everyone in Tumwater and most of Eastern Olympia). In addition there are 3 endangered species at the airport and the Port is showing incredible disregard for the what US Fish and Wildlife has already said about them - voting to cite a Coca Cola plant on the precise corner that is critical breeding ground and that US Fish and Wildlife said to leave undeveloped.
The Port has had no public hearing on this and does not intend to (only having had an "Open house" - ie PR event close to Thanksgiving) They also keep claiming they have no plan to expand the airport while they have previously made incremental expansions without notice - for example does anyone know when they voted to allow 18 helicopters to be stationed there? Yes that is why you hear so much helicopter noise! (No it is not from Fort Lewis). This master plan will give them the freedom to move forward but they would prefer you just think of it as master plan update. The public will hold a rally Monday the 12th at 5pm in front of the Port building to express our displeasure.
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