The Almanac News/Dave Boyce, 6/2/16. "Woodside council calls for 'strong' resolution on aircraft noise problem."
| Seriously, doing nothing about airplane noise is not Mayor Sue's fault. She's trying to help. |
"Quiet skies are a thing of
the past for some communities on the Peninsula, including parts of
Woodside, where complaints center on commercial aircraft headed into San
Francisco International Airport, allegedly flying too low over a
navigation beacon located on the crest of the Santa Cruz mountains.
The Woodside Town Council, which acting Mayor
Tom Livermore said heard its first public complaint about aircraft noise
just two weeks ago, directed staff on May 24 to draft a "strong"
resolution in favor of quiet skies. The council wanted the resolution
ready before a June 15 meeting of a recently formed committee of elected
officials to address aircraft noise in San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Santa
Clara counties. ...
In its most recent response to noise complaints
in Woodside, Portola Valley and Ladera, a Federal Aviation
Administration report called changes to the way traffic is handled over
Woodside "not feasible" for reasons of safety and pilot and/or air
traffic controller preference.
Residents of these communities may have lost the
battle once again, but the war will go on. If community activism is any
gauge, cities and towns in the South Bay and up and down the Peninsula
have just begun to fight." Read article.
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