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Couple wins lawsuit against the city over airport noise
Deanne Simmons and her husband were awarded $5,000 to put new windows
in their home after suing over airport noise.
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(8/25/05 - HOUSTON) - A north Harris County family took the city of
Houston to court and won.



Steve and Deanne Simmons were awarded $5,000 to put new windows in
their home. The Simmons took the city to court over noise at Bush
Intercontinental Airport. They say they're going to use the cash to
keep the noise out.

"I was born and raised here. I'm not trying to hurt this city or
anything like that. I don't want the city to go broke. I mean, I live
here, but this is unbearable," said homeowner Deanne Simmons.

houstondan wrote:
Couple wins lawsuit against the city over airport noise
Deanne Simmons and her husband were awarded $5,000 to put new windows
in their home after suing over airport noise.
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(8/25/05 - HOUSTON) - A north Harris County family took the city of
Houston to court and won.
Steve and Deanne Simmons were awarded $5,000 to put new windows in
their home. The Simmons took the city to court over noise at Bush
Intercontinental Airport. They say they're going to use the cash to
keep the noise out.
"I was born and raised here. I'm not trying to hurt this city or
anything like that. I don't want the city to go broke. I mean, I live
here, but this is unbearable," said homeowner Deanne Simmons.

An avigation easement is usually included as part of the agreement. This
prevents future actions of this sort related to the same property.

"In our wildest dreams, we didn't think we'd wake up one morning with planes
flying right over our house," Stephen Simmons said.

They bought a house three miles from the airport and never thought about it?
I guess they're just stupid.

"houstondan" wrote in message
ps.com...
Couple wins lawsuit against the city over airport noise
Deanne Simmons and her husband were awarded $5,000 to put new windows
in their home after suing over airport noise.
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(8/25/05 - HOUSTON) - A north Harris County family took the city of
Houston to court and won.



Steve and Deanne Simmons were awarded $5,000 to put new windows in
their home. The Simmons took the city to court over noise at Bush
Intercontinental Airport. They say they're going to use the cash to
keep the noise out.

"I was born and raised here. I'm not trying to hurt this city or
anything like that. I don't want the city to go broke. I mean, I live
here, but this is unbearable," said homeowner Deanne Simmons.

"Steve Foley" wrote in
news:QznPe.7871$Fq2.7241@trndny03:

"In our wildest dreams, we didn't think we'd wake up one morning with
planes flying right over our house," Stephen Simmons said.

They bought a house three miles from the airport and never thought
about it? I guess they're just stupid.


Not to come to their defense, but you DID read the part about "I was born
and raised here" right?? It's one thing to buy a house 3 miles from the
airport and not expect noise, it's another to have the noise move to you in
a house you've lived in since childhood!?



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-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

The article I found stated they bought the house 11 years ago. Methinks the
airport was there first.

"ET" wrote in message
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"Steve Foley" wrote in
news:QznPe.7871$Fq2.7241@trndny03:

"In our wildest dreams, we didn't think we'd wake up one morning with
planes flying right over our house," Stephen Simmons said.

They bought a house three miles from the airport and never thought
about it? I guess they're just stupid.


Not to come to their defense, but you DID read the part about "I was born
and raised here" right?? It's one thing to buy a house 3 miles from the
airport and not expect noise, it's another to have the noise move to you
in
a house you've lived in since childhood!?



--
-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

ET wrote:
Not to come to their defense, but you DID read the part about "I was born
and raised here" right?? It's one thing to buy a house 3 miles from the
airport and not expect noise, it's another to have the noise move to you in
a house you've lived in since childhood!?


So was the airport there before he was born? Which was there first? That's the
one I have sympathy for. If you buy a house near an airport, don't be surprised
when aircraft fly overhead or there's noise. OTOH, if you buy a house out in
the sticks and then they build an airport, then you have a valid complaint that
the airport needs to address.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

AH has been there since the mid-70s. It's the interstate freeway
that's the real problem. That and the fact that people keep moving
further north and further south because no one in Houston understands
infrastructure planning.

I moved *way* north. To Colorado.

"Blanche" wrote in message
...
AH has been there since the mid-70s. It's the interstate freeway
that's the real problem. That and the fact that people keep moving
further north and further south because no one in Houston understands
infrastructure planning.

I moved *way* north. To Colorado.

So you got so see how well they understand "infrastructure" planning in
Denver, huh? :~)

Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
snip...

OTOH, if you buy a house out in
the sticks and then they build an airport, then you have a valid complaint that
the airport needs to address.

These things don't just happen. There are many planning meetings,
neighborhood information meetings, referendum votes, city/town planning
and zoning activities. Existing residents have an opportunity to voice
their views, but most simply sit back hand hope somebody else will.
But after the fact, they enjoy complaining bitterly.

that airport has been there since about 1960. there are a lot of pine
trees out that way so maybe they just didn't notice?


dan