HERE IS A SCANA REMINDER OF THE FAA STEP TWO MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS COMING UP NEXT WEEK
Scottsdale Coalition for Airplane Noise Abatement
The FAA meetings to review Sky Harbor NextGen flight paths are being held for three consecutive evenings at High Schools in the metro area. They will be held in a workshop fashion, with stations set up where you can walk around and review flight paths and other information and chat with FAA representatives. There will be no presentations or an opportunity to speak to the entire assembly. You will need to voice your concerns to the representatives at the various stations, but also look for upper management FAA representatives that will be attending the meetings and milling about. Speak with them too. Then fill in and submit the comment forms that will be provided at the meeting.
Tell your friends and neighbors about the workshops. Invite them to join you.
MEETING SCHEDULE:
April 22, 2019 – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Desert Vista High School
16440 S 32nd St
Phoenix, AZ 85048
April 23, 2019 – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Pinnacle High School
3535 E Mayo Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85050
This is the closest meeting location for the northeast valley.
See map at bottom for directions.
April 24, 2019 – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Cesar Chavez High School
3921 W Baseline Rd
Laveen, AZ 85339
Here is what SCANA recommends concerned residents do:
1. Get informed. Go to the SCANA website (airplanenoise.org) and read all the content on the various pages so you are aware of all the issues. Specifically, the east flow Sky Harbor departure flight routes of ZEPER, QUAKY and MRBIL must be moved to unpopulated terrain. These three routes fly northeast out of Sky Harbor on a highway in the sky through the middle of Scottsdale and the northeast valley.
2. Review the suggested talking points that SCANA has prepared:
CLICK HERE for a one page list of talking points.
CLICK HERE for a longer version of talking points with flight path maps.
3. Attend one or more of the scheduled meetings. Chat with the FAA representatives and voice in your own words your concern and the impact the new flight paths have had on your life. Primary concerns should be A) safety; in the event of an aviation mishap, flight routes over the mountains would be far less catastrophic than over heavily populated residential communities. B) environment; the noise and pollution destroyed the culture and lifestyle that the northeast valley is known for and that people moved here for. The NextGen routes destroyed what residents purposely acquired when they purchased their homes. C) Residents were here first. The FAA moved the departure flight paths from primarily unpopulated terrain to populated residential communities. The FAA staunchly maintains that it does not move noise from one community to another. Yet they did exactly that with NextGen.
4. Submit written comments. This should be done at the meetings themselves and on the FAA website during the comment period of April 24th to May 23rd. The comments should be of the same nature as the verbal discussions mentioned above. Submit comments on the FAA website multiple times. The FAA website to submit on-line comments at that time is here: FAA website
5. Keep verbal and written comments respectful but tell your personal stories in a passionate and clear fashion. Articulate a reasoned, common sense approach as to why the northeast NextGen departure flight paths are ill advised and must be moved.
SCANA will post more information and suggestions on it’s website at airplanenoise.org. Please check it frequently to keep up with the latest news.
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FILE A NOISE COMPLAINT AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN!
While it may feel mundane to continue to file noise complaints, it is important that complaint statistics show continued resident opposition to the NextGen flight paths. Complaints should be filed with both the FAA and Sky Harbor Airport. For the FAA, CLICK HERE FAA to go to their complaint form and CLICK HERE SKY to go to the Sky Harbor compliant form to log a complaint. No log in is required and it only takes a minute!
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Please take a few moments to do the following:
1. If you haven't already, please go to the SCANA website at airplanenoise.org and vote YES to support SCANA's efforts to restore Scottsdale's quiet skies.
2. Go to the SCANA Facebook page at Scottsdale Coalition for Airport Noise Abatement
https://www.facebook.com/airplanenoise and "Like" the page and "Follow" it.
3. Contact our elected representatives often to voice your concerns over the FAA's arbitrary actions in the implementation of these flight paths. Go to the Complaint page on our website to click on the parties you wish to contact. Contact the Scottsdale City Council members via email here: citycouncil@scottsdaleaz.gov
4. Spread the word about SCANA and our website to neighbors and friends who are also concerned about the loss of their safety and the loss of the enjoyment of their outdoor activities. Ask them to sign up on our website to receive our updates.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE QUIET AND SAFE SKIES SCOTTSDALE ENJOYED BEFORE THEY WERE STOLEN BY THE FAA
WE DID NOT MOVE TO THE FAA, THE FAA MOVED TO US!
Thousands of homeowners in Scottsdale and across the Country purchased their homes before an airplane superhighway was "arbitrarily and capriciously" placed over their neighborhoods without their knowledge or input.
HERE IS A MAP FOR PINNACLE HIGH SCHOOL:
