As Elodia said "the FAA doesn't give a damn."
And I'm not moving based solely on airplane noise. There are many other
factors. And yes, not living within a 20 minute drive of an airport would
significantly reduce the noise and air pollution I would be dealing with
living in a more rural area.
Meghan O'Connell
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic
and power in it.
On Sun, Jun 19, 2022 at 10:20 PM Eileen Ryan <eileenelizabethryan@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi all,
Carol, thanks for forwarding the email chain to Steve Owens.
Meghan, we can advocate for planes taking off at slower speeds,
reinstating the FAA time limits when planes can take off and land which
used to be limited to something roughly along the lines of no flights
between 10:00 pm and 6:00am, limiting the frequency of flights leaving from
runwary L33, encouraging the manufacture of quieter and more efficient
airplanes. I'm not sure where you are planning to move but airplane noise
is an issue in many parts of the country. Concord, MA, has suffered from
airplane traffic noise from Hanscom Airforce Base for years.
Eileen
On Sun, Jun 19, 2022 at 9:36 AM Meghan O <meghanaoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A couple articles I found that add more info this this conversation:
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2019/09/24/air-pollution-from-logan-airport-harms-surrounding-communities-research-shows
https://climate-xchange.org/2021/10/15/east-boston-v-eversource-substation-an-ongoing-fight-for-justice/
Truly folks, other than sound proofing your home and somehow getting
Logan to reroute planes (when everybody is complaining about noise over
their areas these days), what else can be done? We live in a city, we pay
for the convenience of being close to an airport as well as the convenience
of many other things that pollute our airwaves and oxygen. We can't stop
the development of our cities, as evidenced by the insane amount of
construction happening all over Watertown for the last few years. Cities
are meant to be built up, to house more people, to sell more things to
those people. I've decided to move away from the city next year so I can
live a more simple, clean and quiet life. Perhaps others will get to that
point, as well.
On Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 9:08 AM Carol Tierney <metaxu.ct@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Response from Steve Owens!
*From:* "Owens, Steven - Rep. (HOU)" <Steven.Owens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Date:* June 19, 2022 at 8:54:57 AM EDT
*To:* metaxu.ct@xxxxxxxxx, "Brownsberger, William (SEN)" <
William.Brownsberger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* "Gagnon, Emerson (HOU)" <Emerson.Gagnon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* *Re: [h2oneighbors] Re: Airplane Noise Complaint number to
call: 617-561-3333*
Carol,
The process that was put in place after that 2017 article resulted in no
change -- any pause in airplane noise over us was due to the pandemic, not
any action on the FAA or Massport. It's a long story, but the short
version is that every potential change that the MassportCAC in consultation
with folks from MIT proposed, the FAA rejected.
More recently, the FAA/Massport came back with one potential compromise
that did nothing to help residents, and merely moved the noise slightly.
The MassportCAC rejected that and told the FAA to go back the the drawing
board.
I sent a letter signed by some of my colleagues representing Cambridge,
Medford & Somerville asking the FAA to explain to us how they are going to
move forward with the MassportCAC's request. Their response was that they
had no plans to do so (in so many words).
This past week, I escalated this back up to Katherine Clark's office and
I've got a meeting with them coming up in the next few days.
Steve
*Steve Owens*
State Representative
29th Middlesex District
Cambridge | Watertown
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: *Carol Tierney* <metaxu.ct@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, Jun 19, 2022 at 8:26 AM
Subject: Fwd: [h2oneighbors] Re: Airplane Noise Complaint number to
call: 617-561-3333
To: Will Brownsberger <william.brownsberger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Steve Owens <
steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear Will and Steve,
I’m forwarding a recent thread from our local neighbors list (truly
local, not from Nextdoor!) regarding airplane noise in our part of
Watertown. In recent weeks the frequency has increased to levels I haven’t
experienced for a while now. At times it’s virtually constant. I know
that Will and Jon tried—and succeeded, I believe—to get us some relief from
this, and I’d appreciate any insight you can share about causes and
potential remedies. Here’s a link to an informative Watertown News article
from 2017:
https://www.watertownmanews.com/2017/08/04/noise-from-airplanes-increasing-over-watertown-there-is-hope-on-the-horizon/
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Thanks for your attention to this issue!
Carol Tierney
35 Oliver Street
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* Sharon Bauer <sharonkaybauer@xxxxxxxxx>
*Date:* June 19, 2022 at 7:56:53 AM EDT
*To:* h2oneighbors@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* *[h2oneighbors] Re: Airplane Noise Complaint number to call:
617-561-3333*
*Reply-To:* h2oneighbors@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
This morning’s relentless noise adds credence to the cloudy weather
theory. For a time I was phoning the complaint number regularly, as David
and I noticed that the noise was loud enough to wake us up even with the
windows closed, and to make conversation impossible outdoors. Over time I
have lost faith that our phone calls make any difference.
Sharon
On Jun 19, 2022, at 7:49 AM, barbara R ("ruskinb00") <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There used to be some relationship with weather—the direction planes had
to fly out of Boston regardless of where going. As i recall, cloudy weather
sent them over us. Who knows the reasons now. There have been committees
for decades. Definitely call if you notice a difference ( I havent, but
rarely have. Poor hearing? Kids loved seeing them). Tell our Reps also.
They are responsive and may have info.
Stay safe,
Barbara
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 18, 2022, at 6:18 PM, Carol Tierney <metaxu.ct@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This has been going on for years though there was a glimmer of hope a
few years back that it might improve. See this Watertown News article from
2017.
https://www.watertownmanews.com/2017/08/04/noise-from-airplanes-increasing-over-watertown-there-is-hope-on-the-horizon/
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On Jun 18, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Aravinda Ananda <aravinda.ananda@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I was wondering about that. What is the alternative to the planes flying
over Watertown? They fly over a different community? Or is there a
different alternative?
On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 5:14 PM Meghan O <meghanaoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's because of the "gentrification" happening near the airport.... They
didn't care so much about the noise they caused when poor people lived
there but now that money is moving in, and they're all complaining too,
they have to reroute some of the planes over other neighborhoods.
The joys of living in a city! :)
On Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 5:07 PM Francesca Bewer <fbronzina@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks Eileen. Shall do. Yes, the flights have been relentless today!!
Warmly,
Francesca
On Sat, Jun 18, 2022, 08:52 Eileen Ryan <eileenelizabethryan@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello Neighbors,
The airplane noise this week and especially this morning has been
intolerable.
If it is bothering you, call the Massport Airline Complaint Number:
617-561-3333. If you call on weekends or after hours you can leave a
recorded message and the office will return your call.
Our U.S. Representative, Katherine Clark, is on the Quiet Skies Caucus:
https://nqsc.org/Caucus.html
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You can contact her office as well:
https://katherineclark.house.gov/email-me
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.
Loud airplane noise and airplane exhaust pollution is linked to a
variety of human health issues including high blood pressure, learning
delays in children, and stress.
Wishing you all deep and restful sleep and a happy summer.
Eileen
48 Pearl Street
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