Larry Dighera
July 8th 06, 05:13 PM
Of course, being openly opposed to government subsidies, you won't
think of lobbying the FAA for inclusion in a program such as this: :-)
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AVwebFlash Volume 12, Number 27b -- July 6, 2006
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NEIGHBORS: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM ... BUY 'EM
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/673-full.html#192644)
The FAA might not have money to hire inspectors or examiners these
days, but it's spending $59 million to buy 122 houses and
soundproof 1,000 more near Mississippi's Gulfport-Biloxi
International Airport. Another 1,300 homeowners will be paid
$3,000 for right-of-flyover privileges, a strategy that's meant to
ward off potential lawsuits, the Sun-Herald reported
(http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/14959875.htm) on
Monday. The FAA will not fund noise-mitigation measures for houses
built after 1998. After that, municipalities were expected to use
compatible zoning and land-use rules to prevent noise conflicts.
Still, airports around the country continue to spend millions to
buy up or soundproof nearby older homes.
think of lobbying the FAA for inclusion in a program such as this: :-)
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AVwebFlash Volume 12, Number 27b -- July 6, 2006
-------------------------------------------------------------------
NEIGHBORS: IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM ... BUY 'EM
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/673-full.html#192644)
The FAA might not have money to hire inspectors or examiners these
days, but it's spending $59 million to buy 122 houses and
soundproof 1,000 more near Mississippi's Gulfport-Biloxi
International Airport. Another 1,300 homeowners will be paid
$3,000 for right-of-flyover privileges, a strategy that's meant to
ward off potential lawsuits, the Sun-Herald reported
(http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/14959875.htm) on
Monday. The FAA will not fund noise-mitigation measures for houses
built after 1998. After that, municipalities were expected to use
compatible zoning and land-use rules to prevent noise conflicts.
Still, airports around the country continue to spend millions to
buy up or soundproof nearby older homes.