Thu, Sep 06, 2007
Politician Contends Chosen Plan Violates Environmental Policy
Act
New York's Rockland
County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef said Thursday the county is
going to file a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration
over its decision to redesign the New York-New Jersey-Philadelphia
region airspace.
As ANN reported, the FAA
issued its final decision for redesigning that airspace Wednesday.
The agency expects the change to reduce delays, fuel consumption,
aircraft emissions and noise.
"This new concept in airspace design will help us handle the
rapidly growing number of flights in the Northeast in a much more
efficient way," said FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey. "This
airspace was first designed in the 1960s and has become much more
complex. We now need to look at creative new ways to avoid
delays."
Vanderhoef said the county believes the chosen plan, among other
things, violates the national Environmental Policy Act, according
to the Journal News.
"This particular agency is one that apparently is hell-bent on
doing what it needs to do to get this plan in order and therefore
is ignoring the law," Vanderhoef said. "We're going to hold them to
the law and that's what this litigation is about."
According to the plan, about 11,000 Rockland residents will be
subjected to increased noise levels as 300-400 flights per day
would fly over at 6,000 to 9,000 feet.
The program manager for the agency's airspace redesign, Steve
Kelley, said the change could very well occur within a year.
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