[JYO] PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT NEAR LEESBURG NO GOOD, AOPA SAYS

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PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT NEAR LEESBURG NO GOOD, AOPA  SAYS
Build more than 1,500 homes directly under the traffic pattern  of one of the 
Washington, D.C., area's busiest general aviation airports? That's  just 
asking for noise complaints, future political conflicts, and airport  
suffocation. 
And that's exactly why AOPA is strongly opposing a plan before the  Loudoun 
County Board of Supervisors to amend zoning requests that would allow  the 
Crosstrails development to be built adjacent to Leesburg Executive Airport  in 
Leesburg, Virginia. "Denying the zoning request will protect the continued  
viability of the airport and vital emergency services and mitigate, if not  
eliminate, future problems such as noise and safety issues from your  
constituents," 
wrote AOPA Vice President of Airports Bill Dunn in a letter to  the board. 
Dunn also reminded the board that the airport has more than $30  million in 
federal Airport Improvement Program funds that require it to remain  op 
en—without 
any restrictions on aircraft operations or hours of  operation—until at least 
2025.

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