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Richard Hughes, Livermore
For those of us who seem so âgung-goâ about the development and expansion of Livermore Airport to now include Boeing 737 aircraft, I would like to educate them about an important concept.
Suggestion: Please go and live in Mumbai, India, or Manila, Philippines, for just 60 days, each visit. When you do that, you will discover what happens to cities that do development and expansion, followed by more development and expansion, followed by more development and expansion, motivated primarily by business interests, with no thought given to the following things: noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution, trash pollution, overcrowding, and gridlocked traffic.
LIVERMORE â Objections to a possible expansion of the Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) have surfaced, with rumblings of discontent present at city council meetings throughout the Tri-Valley. A new group has formed to oppose it.
Since the Livermore Airport Commission approved KaiserAirâs development plans on Feb. 8, Pleasanton resident Kamal Aggarwal teamed up with an advocacy group of Tri-Valley residents calling itself Say No to Livermore Airport Expansion. KaiserAir would add Boeing 737s to the LVK runway.
While David Decoteau, the former airport manager, stated that KaiserAir estimates two aircraft would conduct two landings and two takeoffs per week, Aggarwal s group cites concerns that once the expansion is built, it will not be legally possible to place a cap on the number of flights. Several public speakers have dialed into public meetings at city councils around the Tri-Valley to voice dismay over the noise impact.