I believe it because it is the same thing I would do. David R. http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://www.secure-skies.org/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Wallace" <edwardwallace@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Providence drops extension plan for secondary runway > Believe it or not, I bought my house BECAUSE it's near the > airport. 500' R of centerline, 7000' from threshold of 04 > LGA. Right now - 6:10pm ET - I've got planes galore shooting > the ILS in heavy fog. I always look forward to days like > these. > > Chris > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:17:43 +0000 > >From: damiross2@xxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Re: Providence drops extension plan for secondary > runway > >To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >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) â?? 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) > >> >