Residents unhappy about Carlsbad airport improvement plans
Print County officials say the plan to update Carlsbad’s airport will make it quieter and safer, but many residents doubt that, saying the proposed improvements will bring more noise and traffic. The county is nearing the end of a four-year process to rewrite the 20-year-old master plan, a document that guides development at McClellan-Palomar Airport. The latest draft of an environmental impact report for the plan was presented at a community meeting Tuesday at a Holiday Inn near the airport. The airport, built by the county in 1959, has gradually transitioned over the years from serving mo...