Sun, Aug 13, 2006
AeroBlue, a 'Grassroots
Network' dedicated to improving aviation's contributions to the
economy and quality of life is protesting attempts to use Eminent
Domain to limit improvements to a New Jersey Airport. The
organization is criticizing Readington Township as it begins its
third Eminent Domain attempt to prevent transportation
improvements.
'Their destructive plan to take control of Solberg Airport is
based on unfounded accusations and will permanently damage the New
Jersey economy and harm quality of life for
generations. AeroBlue.Org is organizing local residents and
business leaders to call their state legislators to oppose this
abuse of Eminent Domain and damage to our economic infrastructure,'
says the organization in a statement released this weekend to
ANN.
AeroBlue has launched a nationwide grassroots organization in an
attempt to unite Air Travelers and the aviation industry to
'improve both the economy and our quality of life.' While
national in scope, AeroBlue is launching with a series of local
fundraising dinners across New Jersey to discuss these issues and
build broad public support for local airports, and promote
legislation to save airports at risk like Solberg and Atlantic
City’s historic Bader Field, slated to close in
September.
AeroBlue claims that, "Readington’s concern about quality
of life was proven false when they intentionally and knowingly
built an elementary school at the end of an active runway.
Readington claims concern for flights over nearby recreation
fields, but their stated objective is to build new fields closer to
runways! They claim Eminent Domain is necessary to prevent
commercial development, yet allowed construction of Merck and Chubb
world headquarters and numerous other commercial lots currently for
sale indicate taking over the airport will not stop this
development."
Aeroblue also states that Eminent Domain is 'not the last resort as
Readington Mayor Gerald Shamey claims, but the last step after a
long series of carefully orchestrated planning decisions intended
to put quality of life and life-safety at risk to rationalize their
take-over scheme. Readington’s Solberg Airport planning
documents indicate continuing this destructive track record to
further reduce quality of life and put lives of travelers and
neighbors at risk by failing to maintain the runways and
eliminating essential services.'
“Why would anyone seriously consider building an
elementary school at the end of a runway? And yet, Readington
is the third municipality to just that. This needs to
change.” said Sim Hitzel, President of AeroBlue.Org.
While Readington may claim this is only a local issue, it is
AeroBlue's intention to highlight Readington’s impact on the
state-wide airport system, associated economic growth, and the
local quality of life. AeroBlue says that these examples are
intended to 'show common-sense solutions are available to solve
‘perennial’ airport controversies and deliver a better
future for our children.'
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