11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules against Airport Opponents.Appeals Court Denies Another Attempt to Halt Construction PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- The Panama City - Bay County International Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) announced today that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals had denied a motion by the National Resources Defense Council for an injunction to halt construction at the new Panama City-Bay County International Airport
See: New York Stock Exchange :JOE). Airport Authority Chairman Joe Tannehill said, "Construction is proceeding unrestricted, on schedule, and in accordance with our permits." The Natural Resources Defense Council The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing. Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 1. (NRDC) had requested an injunction to halt construction of the new airport from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta after U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Timothy J. Corrigan, denied a preliminary injunction to halt construction. In January 2008, in a separate suit brought by airport opponents, including the NRDC, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. issued a ruling that allowed construction to proceed. The NRDC, Citizens for the Bay, and Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife is non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1947 out of concern for perceived cruelties of the use of steel-jawed leghold traps for trapping fur-bearing animals. had joined Florida Clean Water Network in the latest lawsuit to halt construction. The ruling by the 11th Circuit marks the sixth consecutive ruling by three different courts allowing construction to proceed. "Three different courts have issued six consecutive rulings in two different cases each allowing construction to go forward," said Airport Authority Vice Chairman Bill Cramer. "The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Airport Authority have followed a methodical, fact-driven process from the day we began considering airport relocation." "It's taken hard work from dozens of local, state and federal agencies to get to this point. Now, with construction continuing on schedule, we fully expect to open our new airport in 2010," said Tannehill. "We look forward to delivering air service improvements at lower costs, economic development and environmental benefits of this project to this region's residents and visitors alike," said Tannehill. |
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