Airport noise

Lives near the airport with wells and a memorial on her property; says planes come every five minutes and gun engines over her house, and urged the board to restore pre-2024 conditions rather than spend more money.

Lives three nautical miles from the airport with planes at 1,600-3,000 feet overhead; asked the county to measure noise beyond the one-mile radius, set a pre-2024 baseline, and budget ongoing monitoring.

Supports the roundtable and phase 3 procedures but says the virtual noise modeling lacks terrain and ambient noise factors, and questions whether the 3.3 dB target and airline incentives are meaningful.

A Junior College instructor and 50-year west county resident who hears planes at 5,000 feet or less; says Fly Quiet has no teeth, no incentives or consequences for pilots, and questions airport expansion limits.

Local pilot who filed his own departure procedure request with the FAA; urged the board to hold off signing the Cygnus contract until the FAA responds to his request so the county doesn't pay twice.

West county resident asking the board to pause before committing more funds, questioning what impact studies were done on airport expansion, and seconding Alper's request to wait on the FAA.

Lives west of Occidental 40 years; says changed flight patterns degraded the area and asked that airport expansion and flight-count impacts be added to the airport future conversation.

Family in lower Dry Creek Valley 50 years; had to stop a family picnic because of aircraft noise and urged the board to control any increase in future flights now that four major airlines serve the airport.