Airport Noise Study Workshop set
To the editor:
The first public information workshop regarding an ongoing Noise and Land Use Study for Southwest Florida International Airport will be held on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011.
The workshop will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church located at 3751 Estero Blvd, Fort Myers Beach, FL. This is your opportunity to voice concerns for noise, pollution and safety caused by low flying aircraft over highly populated Fort Myers Beach.
Specific requests should focus on: (1) Decreasing the number of over-flights by using alternative arrival routes. (2) Implementing procedural changes that would require aircraft to stay higher until east of Estero Island. (3) Having aircraft use a quieter optimized profile descent procedure. (4) Reducing the number of aircraft flying directly over Estero Island between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. (5) Implementing a flight tracking system that is available to the public.
Your voice needs to be heard by the consultants doing the Noise Study if issues with low-flying aircraft impacting Fort Myers Beach are to be addressed. Take a friend. State your concerns. Without you, it will not happen.
Tom Babcock
Fort Myers Beach