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Federal Aviation Administration's MetroPlex Project includes Mesa
Post Date:05/07/2015 3:11 PM
It wasn't until late in the day yesterday - and more than a month after being notified - that the City of Mesa made an announcement about these intended actions by the FAA that were first posted by the Federal Aviation Administration back on March 27, 2015.
The same day this blog post was published television station KTAR ran a report @ 3:40 P.M. in which Mayor John Giles is quoted as saying: " . . . the study is a case of "better late than never . . . it's important that people step up and let us know how they feel so we can communicate that to the FAA," he said.
Advising citizens of Mesa with only a week's deadline ahead of the extended comment period is just bad if the objective is for people to communicate
.
Sometimes your MesaZona blogger wonders what century the mayor lives in when he terms the preparation of an environmental assessment a figure of speech from a bygone era, "This is a great example of the government putting the cart in front of the horse I'm afraid . . ."
Pardon me, but It's not about carts and horses, Mr. Mayor - proposed changes for the "optimization of airport routes" that may affect noise levels over impacted areas and residential real estate development with unyielding growth in the urban fringes and building supporting airport management structures.
http://ktar.com/22/1832464/Mesa-to-be-involved-in-FAA-study-of-possible-flight-plan-changes
The same day this blog post was published television station KTAR ran a report @ 3:40 P.M. in which Mayor John Giles is quoted as saying: " . . . the study is a case of "better late than never . . . it's important that people step up and let us know how they feel so we can communicate that to the FAA," he said.
Advising citizens of Mesa with only a week's deadline ahead of the extended comment period is just bad if the objective is for people to communicate
.
Sometimes your MesaZona blogger wonders what century the mayor lives in when he terms the preparation of an environmental assessment a figure of speech from a bygone era, "This is a great example of the government putting the cart in front of the horse I'm afraid . . ."
Pardon me, but It's not about carts and horses, Mr. Mayor - proposed changes for the "optimization of airport routes" that may affect noise levels over impacted areas and residential real estate development with unyielding growth in the urban fringes and building supporting airport management structures.
http://ktar.com/22/1832464/Mesa-to-be-involved-in-FAA-study-of-possible-flight-plan-changes
While Phoenix Mesa Gateway was included in the original notification, Falcon Field was not added to the additional Study Areas until May 01, 2015 . . . this blog provides some context and a timeline for the public notices issued by the FAA for the Phoenix Metroplex to document the potential environmental effects associated with the
proposed optimization of aircraft routes and the supporting airspace
management structure serving aircraft operating under instrument flight
rules (IFR) while departing from or arriving to the Phoenix Metroplex
area.
March 27, 2015 [Early Notification Letter] 30-day notice
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Phoenix Metroplex Project
http://metroplexenvironmental.com/docs/phx_metroplex/PHX_Metroplex_NOI_150327.pdf
This notification letter is to inform you that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider the potential environmental impacts of the implementation of the Phoenix Metroplex (PHX Metroplex) Project. Attachment 1 is a copy of the Notice that will be published in major newspapers in the Phoenix and Tucson area that notifies the general public of the FAA’s intent to prepare an EA.
to evaluate potential impacts of changes in aircraft routing that are proposed to occur below 10,000 feet above ground level (AGL).If you desire to provide comments and/or have any questions about the information provided, please provide them by letter or email, before Monday, April 27, 2015 . . .
April 30, 2015 Revised NOI: Extension of Comment Period for the NOI above 14-day notice
http://metroplexenvironmental.com/docs/phx_metroplex/PHX_Metroplex_NOI_150501.pdf
This notification letter is to inform you that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has extended the comment period ... to May 15, 2015
May 01, 2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS 14-day notice
http://metroplexenvironmental.com/phx_metroplex/phx_introduction.html
If you desire to provide comments and/or have any questions about the information provided in the Notice of Intent, please provide them by letter or email, before Friday, May 15, 2015, at the following address:
Phoenix Metroplex EA
Marina Landis
Environmental Specialist
Western Service Area - Operations Support Group, AJV-W22
Federal Aviation Administration
1601 Lind Ave., SW, Renton, WA 98057
9-ANM-Phoenix-Metroplex-Project@faa.gov
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