Are there any law-abiding citizens out there that would like to sit on the Airport Commission? There will be two openings and you do not need any airport knowledge to apply. Just a desire to keep the airport running with less noise and more transparency.
Did you know the airport has a number to call with complaints? 508-746-2020. Please call when the noise from the planes is too loud, too close to your house, circling, looping over and over again. But just be careful how many times you call.
Depending on if you call too much because numerous planes are flying over your house every minute, they could call the police on you. A woman living near the airport called 15 times in one day with different airplanes and different instances only leaving voicemails. The voicemails were recorded and were listened to by the court. The application was denied. The allegation was making annoying phone calls. The airport was found to be the “dominant aggressor”. So there ended up being no charges because they couldn’t show cause to press charges. It was denied and the court and police determined that the airport was the dominant aggressor. Yet, if you make too many complaint calls it could lead any one of us to a court appearance. This is what they did to this woman.
The next meeting of the Airport Commission is May 7th at 7:00 pm. If you’re tired of the noise, the lack of transparency or the growth of the airport or just want to listen, please join us.
The CAC (Community Advisory Committee) which was created to work with both the airport and the neighbors will be meeting this Thursday, April 23 at 6:00 at the airport. Please come and join us. We need more residents to take notice and speak up. Thank you.
– Art Ceurvels and Kathy Pelletier