REJECT AIRPORT NEPA VIOLATIONS
“Update Notice": On June 30, 2105 the City of Georgetown requested federal grants to upgrade airport runways to service an expanded fleet of larger, heavier and noisier charter aircraft capable of carrying up to 100 passengers or the equivalent weight in freight. Those who oppose this latest airport capacity expansion should sign below and join your neighbors to express your opposition.
The signatures below represent citizens both inside and outside Georgetown, Texas protesting violations of the federal law, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by the City of Georgetown, TxDOT and the FAA. Read “ A Citizens Guide to the NEPA” on the web.
We protest any and all uses of our federal tax funds for expansion of aviation operations at Georgetown Municipal Airport which is located near the center of the city, atop the Edwards Recharge Zone, and surrounded by homes, schools, churches and businesses implemented in violation of the "NEPA”
We demand a full and comprehensive preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as provided by the NEPA for all completed, pending and proposed federal grants for GTU improvements.
Map of Noise sensitive areas (Charter school and church missing from map)
https://files.georgetown.org/files/2009/04/flyfriendlyprogram1feb06.pdf
Updates
September 22, 2015
The City and the FAA are ignoring our concerns but this groundswell of opposition makes it impossible for them to keep pretending we do not exist. We have built enough momentum to force their hand and demand the legal scrutiny they tried to bypass.
35 Comments
I do not see a need for this expansion. Within close proximity are both the Austin-Bergstrom and Austin Executive airport. I am strongly opposed to this "upgrade."
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 provides for public participation for use of federal taxpayer funds for local projects and programs. The citizens both within and outside our city limits who are adversely impacted by the airport have been systematically denied NEPA participation for over 25 years of federal grants for the airport. This violation of NEPA must stop. Our citizens can stop it!
Because of the sensitive location of this airport - right in the middle of a residential area - city pursuit of significant operations expansion is entirely inappropriate without first consulting with and seeking the support of residents who would be directly affected.
We have lived next to the airport for ten plus years and have, for the most part, been okay with the current traffic. However, any increase of traffic and the extra noise, fuel pollution, and danger of crashes (we have already experienced two incidents while living here) would be unacceptable to us and to our family, and especially harmful to our young grandchildren, who would be unable to enjoy the peace and tranquility of our Georgetown home. Other options are available. Do not make this mistake for the city of Georgetown.
Before we bought in Serenada 3.5 yrs ago we asked about the future of the airport. We were told was that the airport is strapped for cash, and there certainly were no plans for expansion. Clearly we were not told the truth!
Please make plans to attend and participate with a verbal statement at the Fuel Farm DEA Public Hearing set for next Friday, October 9, 2015, 10:00 AM, City Council Chambers, 101 East 7th Street. Encourage all your friends and contacts who, along with us, oppose any increase in aviation operations beyond what exists now. This hearing is open to all city and county residents – the issue is federal funding! For years we have heard from folks around us that the city never listens to us. We can speak, but are not heard. This hearing will be the first time in the history of federal funding for the airport (GTU) that citizen voices will be heard for an official federal record. We have the opportunity to make a real difference in how things are done at the GTU. We must not let this chance pass us by due to our own indifference. Be there! Make your statement! Bring others with you! Demand an EIS for the pending $10 Million GTU 2015 CIP as shown on page 360 of the DEA and described as the proposed federal grant, 1514GRGTN on page A-1 and all federal grants for the past decade! Keep in mind that although we are small in numbers and our local press has never provided any NEPA information to our citizens nor any detailed information on GTU federal grants, we have made a substantial impact. The pending Big Kahuna of all GTU grants, the $10 Million GTU 2015 CIP, has been kept on hold and off the agenda of the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) for almost a year due to our NEPA issues. Without a TTC Minute Order no GTU federal grant can proceed. We have also kept the new $500,000 (2025-2045) GTU Master Plan and the current $3.5 Million request to double the weight of aircraft served by RW 18/36 bottled up. That’s about $14 Million on hold all because of us. As long as these and future grant requests are kept pending in the TTC bull pin the city will begin to take our concerns seriously. Officials at the FAA level are now aware that there truly exi
This will not happen on my watch!!
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REJECT AIRPORT NEPA VIOLATIONS
“Update Notice": On June 30, 2105 the City of Georgetown requested federal grants to upgrade airport runways to service an expanded fleet of larger, heavier and noisier charter aircraft capable of carrying up to 100 passengers or the equivalent weight in freight. Those who oppose this latest airport capacity expansion should sign below and join your neighbors to express your opposition.
The signatures below represent citizens both inside and outside Georgetown, Texas protesting violations of the federal law, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by the City of Georgetown, TxDOT and the FAA. Read “ A Citizens Guide to the NEPA” on the web.
We protest any and all uses of our federal tax funds for expansion of aviation operations at Georgetown Municipal Airport which is located near the center of the city, atop the Edwards Recharge Zone, and surrounded by homes, schools, churches and businesses implemented in violation of the "NEPA”
We demand a full and comprehensive preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as provided by the NEPA for all completed, pending and proposed federal grants for GTU improvements.
Map of Noise sensitive areas (Charter school and church missing from map)
https://files.georgetown.org/files/2009/04/flyfriendlyprogram1feb06.pdf
Updates
September 22, 2015
The City and the FAA are ignoring our concerns but this groundswell of opposition makes it impossible for them to keep pretending we do not exist. We have built enough momentum to force their hand and demand the legal scrutiny they tried to bypass.
35 Comments
The airport is on top of the Edwards Aquifer Zone in the middle of the city therefore expanding the facilities without NEPA requirements and approval is irresponsible and illegal. Federal grants should not be available for this abuse. I have been living in Serenada for 18 years and the noise level has increased during the last few years to an unacceptable level . KEEP IT SMALL OR MOVE IT
I do not see a need for this expansion. Within close proximity are both the Austin-Bergstrom and Austin Executive airport. I am strongly opposed to this "upgrade."
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 provides for public participation for use of federal taxpayer funds for local projects and programs. The citizens both within and outside our city limits who are adversely impacted by the airport have been systematically denied NEPA participation for over 25 years of federal grants for the airport. This violation of NEPA must stop. Our citizens can stop it!
Because of the sensitive location of this airport - right in the middle of a residential area - city pursuit of significant operations expansion is entirely inappropriate without first consulting with and seeking the support of residents who would be directly affected.
We have lived next to the airport for ten plus years and have, for the most part, been okay with the current traffic. However, any increase of traffic and the extra noise, fuel pollution, and danger of crashes (we have already experienced two incidents while living here) would be unacceptable to us and to our family, and especially harmful to our young grandchildren, who would be unable to enjoy the peace and tranquility of our Georgetown home. Other options are available. Do not make this mistake for the city of Georgetown.
Before we bought in Serenada 3.5 yrs ago we asked about the future of the airport. We were told was that the airport is strapped for cash, and there certainly were no plans for expansion. Clearly we were not told the truth!
Please make plans to attend and participate with a verbal statement at the Fuel Farm DEA Public Hearing set for next Friday, October 9, 2015, 10:00 AM, City Council Chambers, 101 East 7th Street. Encourage all your friends and contacts who, along with us, oppose any increase in aviation operations beyond what exists now. This hearing is open to all city and county residents – the issue is federal funding! For years we have heard from folks around us that the city never listens to us. We can speak, but are not heard. This hearing will be the first time in the history of federal funding for the airport (GTU) that citizen voices will be heard for an official federal record. We have the opportunity to make a real difference in how things are done at the GTU. We must not let this chance pass us by due to our own indifference. Be there! Make your statement! Bring others with you! Demand an EIS for the pending $10 Million GTU 2015 CIP as shown on page 360 of the DEA and described as the proposed federal grant, 1514GRGTN on page A-1 and all federal grants for the past decade! Keep in mind that although we are small in numbers and our local press has never provided any NEPA information to our citizens nor any detailed information on GTU federal grants, we have made a substantial impact. The pending Big Kahuna of all GTU grants, the $10 Million GTU 2015 CIP, has been kept on hold and off the agenda of the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) for almost a year due to our NEPA issues. Without a TTC Minute Order no GTU federal grant can proceed. We have also kept the new $500,000 (2025-2045) GTU Master Plan and the current $3.5 Million request to double the weight of aircraft served by RW 18/36 bottled up. That’s about $14 Million on hold all because of us. As long as these and future grant requests are kept pending in the TTC bull pin the city will begin to take our concerns seriously. Officials at the FAA level are now aware that there truly exi
This will not happen on my watch!!
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The airport is on top of the Edwards Aquifer Zone in the middle of the city therefore expanding the facilities without NEPA requirements and approval is irresponsible and illegal. Federal grants should not be available for this abuse. I have been living in Serenada for 18 years and the noise level has increased during the last few years to an unacceptable level . KEEP IT SMALL OR MOVE IT