AIRPORT BOARD WILLING TO HAVE TERMINAL VOTE.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Noting a new wave of political and public support, officials at Burbank Airport say they are willing to have the public vote on construction of a new terminal - a plan that has been previously met with much public opposition. In a new letter, Chris Holden Holden, town (1990 pop. 14,628), Worcester co., central Mass., a residential suburb of Worcester; settled 1723, set off and inc. 1741. Manufactures include electrical and metal products, plastics, and machinery. , the president of the Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport Authority that operates the airport, wrote that the three congressmen representing the area have all recently said a replacement terminal can still be built. He said the Airport Authority board has remained in contact with Reps. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Sherman Oaks; Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena; and Henry Waxman Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is an American politician. He has represented California's At-large congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. , D-Los Angeles. Holden released copies of the letter to Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey Marion Clifton Blakey (born March 26, 1948) was the 15th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman to hold the Administrator title. on Tuesday, one day after Airport Authority officials asked for an open-ended extension of a 60-day FAA deadline for the return of $46 million in grants for the terminal, which was never built. ``The Airport Authority takes the expressions of support by our political leaders very seriously. ... We are also encouraged by comments from community members that may signal the beginning of a more open attitude than previously existed,'' Holden wrote. The Airport Authority has been given until this Saturday to approve plans for a new replacement terminal or pay back the $46 million. Local officials have called that deadline farfetched, given the long stalemate stale·mate n. 1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. 2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move. tr.v. between the community and the Airport Authority on a new terminal. |
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