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Kevin wrote in message news:0E3Fc.10405$XM6.5129@attbi_s53...
VideoGuy wrote: Local city is so busy rubbing their greedy little hands together, already counting the anticipated taxes that there seems to be NOTHING this builder wants that he can't have. The CITY-OWNED municipal airport is just across the street and down the road about a quarter mile. Traffic pattern is now over this formerly agricultural field. This airport has been here since before WWII, and has a flight school that has operated continuously, with the same ownership for almost 25 years. Now they haven't built even ONE house yet- just a glorified sales office. This sounds like a St Louis area airport. I'm trying to figure out which one -- St. Charles Muni? That airport is vulnerable, alas. It's privately owned, and the owner has refused to accept state or federal funds to improve the runway/taxiways because he wants to be free to sell it. Meanwhile, with the Page Ave. extension open, there's this nice new housing development under right base for 16, Creve Coeur. We figure it's only a matter of time before the noise complaints start, and since it's also under the approach/departure path for Lambert Field, we don't expect the complaints about the small airport to be limited to the planes which are actually *operating* from the small airport. Never restricted the Noise Police on the ridge south of Spirit. At one point the airport had a web page showing complaints and indicating by radar/Tower records what type of plane elicited the complaint. Many of the complaints were traced to traffic operating out of STL at 7k or above. Wanna bet how long it takes before there's complaints about those "little planes" flying over my new house? No bet. Why bet on a certainty? Report him to the EPA. Building on "Wetlands". Alas, Kevin, it's worse than you know. They can *redefine* the flood plain as being "no longer flood plain" if it's behind a levee taller than the 500 yr mark. But the previous flood made clear that the benchmarks have changed because of culvertization and levee building. So now there are billions of dollars of business and residential developments in flood plains around St. Louis, without flood insurance (since it's not a flood plain any more, they don't need it, right?). When a levee- topping flood or a levee breach occurs, wanna bet they'll swallow hard and say "well, I knew where I was building". Nah, they'll all come squawking to Uncle Sugar and pick our pockets. Cheers, Sydney |
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