By John Jib Santa Monica
As a concerned citizen and taxpayer living here in Santa Monica, we need to stop the FAA and the City of Santa Monica from allowing fractionally owned jets from using the Santa Monica Airport.
There has been an increase in jet traffic by 1,500 percent. The airport is unsafe for these jets and the runway is not built for this kind of traffic.
In addition, the toxic fumes and loud decibel level makes it hard to enjoy my home or conduct any business via telephone. The airport is out of control and no one is doing anything about it — the FAA nor the city of Santa Monica nor the LA Air Quality Control. We need to stop the loopholes and start fixing the problem!
I ask all of you to attend the Aug. 28 meeting (of the City Council) for an important meeting concerning the safety issues of the airport.
No one seems to listen to the residents living here. We do not want the jets!!
Please, FAA, don’t submit some bogus report about a “Band-Aid” for the runways. It is only another ploy to keep the jets coming-
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 25, 2007. Read the original PDF.