AIRPORT HAS NEW PLAN LAND FOR UNBUILT TERMINAL COULD BE DEVELOPED.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Dodging the FAA's ultimatum ultimatum (ŭl'tĭmā`təm), in international law, final, definitive terms submitted by one disputant nation to the other for immediate acceptance or rejection. to either approve plans for a passenger terminal or repay $46 million it received to build the facility, the Burbank Airport Authority voted Monday to develop airport land for other uses. The proposal, approved 8-1, came in response to the Federal Aviation Administration's demand for repayment of $46 million in grants issued for a passenger terminal or for a firm commitment to build the facility. Several members said they wanted to keep control of the land in case local consensus for a new terminal develops in the future. ``We are going to substitute the land that was for a new terminal with other aviation-related uses,'' said Commissioner Charles Lombardo of Burbank. ``We're going to use the land and utilize the grants.'' During an emergency meeting, the authority board outlined plans for 139 acres bordered by Hollywood Way, Vanowen Street and San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the . Of that, 22 acres is in escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. , purchased by Voight Development Property for $17 million. Under the plan, the authority would control 49 acres adjacent to the runway - land purchased through federal grants - as a buffer zone buffer zone n. A neutral area between hostile or belligerent forces that serves to prevent conflict. Noun 1. buffer zone , said authority spokesman Victor Gill. Nothing would be built on the land, he said, though the city has given its approval to rent the property to businesses, such as movie studios that want to store equipment there. An additional 19 acres would be used to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. airport maintenance and air cargo air cargo: see aviation. operations, and for a parking lot. Ten acres would be used to house the Burbank and Glendale California National Guard The California National Guard is the component of the United States National Guard in the U.S. state of California. It comprises both Army and Air National Guard components. armories. The remaining 31 acres remain in trust for revenue-making options, Gill said. ``The virtue of this approach is that it solves the FAA problem that the land is being used, while still managing to preserve some workable portion of the land that could be used,'' Gill said. In a letter sent last week, FAA 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. warned the agency would tolerate no further delays in determining a repayment plan, and she threatened legal action. An FAA spokeswoman refused to comment Monday on the authority's plan until officials had the opportunity to review it. However, Pasadena Commissioner John Crowley This article is about the author and fantasist. For the director, see John Crowley (director). John Crowley (born December 1, 1942 in Presque Isle, Maine) is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction. , who cast the dissenting vote, called the proposal incomplete and said the FAA likely would not be placated. ``I'm a little distressed that we should be trying to be responsive to a letter in one meeting. I think the FAA wanted some action taken. It looks to me like somebody wants to delay the issue for another two years,'' he said. Burbank City Councilman Todd Campbell, who attended the meeting, said the authority's proposal is shifting its responsibility to his city. ``I think they are asking the city of Burbank to give up land-use rights,'' he said.'' They are throwing the issue into the council's lap. The Burbank City Council is expected to discuss the authority's decision when it meets at 6:30 p.m. today at City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave. CAPTION(S): map Map: PROPOSED BURBANK AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS Daily News |
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