Politicians are not only stupid but also suffer from short sightedness. Build an extension now or pay a lot more in the future. And the people living near the airport? MOVE! If you buy or rent a house near an airport, expect noise, you idiots! A swamp is a swamp, no matter what you call it. I'd rather have "wetlands" utilized for something useful than just sitting there getting wet. David R > Providence drops extension plan for secondary runway > > WARWICK, R.I. (AP) ? The state Airport Corporation has abandoned a proposal > to extend a runway at Providence's T.F. Green Airport, a decision hailed by > city leaders and residents opposed to the plan. Airport Corporation > executive director Michael Cheston informed the Federal Aviation > Administration of the decision in a letter dated May 12. He wrote the plan > was dropped because of continued public opposition and the costs of > extending the runway into the Buckeye Brook wetlands. "We've got to pick > our battles," Cheston said. Officials had wanted to extend the secondary, > crosswind runway by 2,000 feet, so it could be used more by commercial > airlines. The shorter runway has received little use when compared to the > main runway. But the city and residents living around Buckeye Brook said > the extension would pollute the wetland and bring more noise to > neighborhoods. Even former Gov. Bruce Sundlun, after whom a terminal at > Green is named, agreed with the decision. > > "Clearly, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation's viewpoint on this issue is > a big victory for the City of Warwick and its residents," Mayor Scott > Avedisian told The Providence Journal. Airport executives now focus on > extending the primary runway at Green to 7,500 feet and eventually to 9,500 > feet, so it could accommodate international flights. The regional airport's > largest carrier, Southwest, said the decision would have little effect. "We > have grown since we've been there, and we still have room to grow," > Southwest spokeswoman Christine Turneabe-Connelly said. Cheston said the > airport is considering adding 500-foot safety areas at each end of the > secondary runway. The corporation is studying using a new material called > Foamcrete, which acts like sand to help avert crashes. Avedisian said he'd > back the idea, provided it didn't extend the runway. > > > *************************************************** > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com > Roj (Roger James) >