Tue, May 13, 2003
Accuses It Of Failing To Address Meigs Reopening
In testimony Monday before the Illinois Senate General Assembly,
the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) opposed
legislation that addresses Illinois airport needs without including
the reopening of Merrill C. Meigs Field (CGX) as originally agreed
to by Chicago Mayor Daley and former Illinois Governor George
Ryan.
"NBAA has great interest in how this committee and the Illinois
General Assembly will respond to the challenges confronting the
aviation system of the Chicago area, including the difficult and
unique situation at Meigs Field," said David Vornholt, a member of
NBAA's Airports/Heliports Committee who testified on behalf of NBAA
at a May 12 hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 802 before a relevant
Senate committee in the Illinois General Assembly.
NBAA: Shock And Outrage
NBAA and other general aviation associations have
expressed shock and outrage at Daley's (right)decision to force the
closure of Meigs Field on March 31 under the pretext of homeland
security. These actions ignore the importance of Federal authority
relative to homeland security and only have served to hurt the
law-abiding American citizens who rely on Meigs Field.
"Legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly (S.B. 802)
has been described as the 'O'Hare Modernization Act,' " noted
Vornholt. "Don't allow these actions - which also fail to honor the
integrity of fair, reasonable and responsible governmental process
- to be successful. Do the right thing and enhance the measure to
ensure all the benefits of an agreement that will truly enhance the
aviation system in Chicago and the United States."
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