Posted on 09/14/2011 8:12:51 AM PDT by Puppage
Middlebury, Conn. (WTNH) - The FAA will provide $5 million in federal grant funding to residents affected by noise levels.
Congressman Chris Murphy spearheaded the project to get Middlebury residents who were affected by noise levels at the Waterbury-Oxford Airport.
Murphy claims that esidents of the Triangle Hills area of Middlebury have been adversely impacted by the growth in air traffic in and out of the airport.
The grant will fund the land acquisition of approximately 15 homes, including relocation of approximately 38 residents adversely impacted by noise.
"Although I would have preferred this funding had been released far sooner, I'm glad to see that the FAA is making good on its promise to the residents of Triangle Hills," said Murphy. "I've fought for years to secure this funding and ensure that home purchase valuations are fair and timely. This $5 million will go a long way toward moving affected homeowners at Waterbury-Oxford. "
Murphy has been pushing the FAA to expedite funding for this project since he came into office.
residents who were affected by noise levels at the Waterbury-Oxford Airport
Define: affected
which came first, the homes or the airport?
Which came first, the airport or the homes?
If the airport came first, these residents deserve NOTHING!
More wasted taxpayer money.
The cycle is pretty much understood.
Airport moves out into the sticks, where they can buy large tracts of land for future expansion at a reasonable price.
Homes move to the airport, and surround the airport due tot he low property cost. It is understood that the airport will have noise, hence the less expensive lot prices.
Residents move in, the area grows as does air traffic.
Residents then complain about the airport disrupting their lives.
must be some crappy homes, resale value probably sucks because of all the airport noise.
irony hurts sometimes
I bought a home next to an airport and don’t like the noise; where do I go to collect my stupidity bonus?
As I understand it, the airport.
I heard a car horn this morning....that's gotta be worth a few grand, right?
How many of these homeowners were behind on their mortgages I wonder.
Bad as this is, the worst part is the continuing disregard for the Constitution.
Interesting this is in CT; isn’t this the state where the so-called Eminent Domain Supreme Court BS ruling started?
This is like the idiots near me moving into a housing development right next to I-84.
Three weeks later the signs and protests go up crying about the traffic noise on the highway.
Too bad the highway predates the development by about 30 years and you can even see it from their property. Maybe they should have looked out a window when they were taking the tour with a real estate agent.
Exactly! Why are Federal funds used for this? If U.S. taxpayers received a revenue from airports, I could then understand them having to ante up for the expansion costs. If growth has caused the need for airport expansion, let the airlines and the airport and its supportive industries remunerate these homeowners.
“I heard a car horn this morning....that’s gotta be worth a few grand, right?”
Please stand behind me in line to get your money. I am the victim of a dog that barked. And I think I heard the trash truck make a “beep beep” sound as it turned around on my street.
I had a Real Estate Agent call the Tower once asking us to change the way we were landing while they showed a house. I hung up on them...
...and the pork goes on.
Airports are few, home are many.
Better to buy out a few homes than close an airport.
This is a great precedent.
Yes, I am a pilot, but closing airports is a bad decision for all, not just pilots.
Oh, the huge manatee!
How do you carry on each day?
The cycle is pretty much understood.Airport moves out into the sticks, where they can buy large tracts of land for future expansion at a reasonable price.
Homes move to the airport, and surround the airport due tot he low property cost. It is understood that the airport will have noise, hence the less expensive lot prices.
Residents move in, the area grows as does air traffic.
Residents then complain about the airport disrupting their lives.
Pretty much the same cycle is played out in rural farm communities.
Substitute "smells" for noise.
And did the payoff correct anything. Are they still there and is airport traffic still the same. Sounds like a greedy scam to me.
i’m not saying the airport should be closed.
i’m more concerned with people who take advantage of cheap property due to it’s proximity to some sort of nuisance, then demand some sort of recompense.
these people knew they were moving next to an airport. tough on them. the taxpayers should not need to give the homeowners anything.
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