AIRPORT LEADERS FINALIZE PACT WITH BURBANK.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - An agreement between the Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); and Burbank that blocks the creation of a new passenger terminal for 10 years is a done deal after Monday's approval by the airport commission. Officials said the agreement, which also blocks expansion of the existing terminal for seven years, gives residents certainty about development at the airport. The airport and the city will also cooperate in trying to win a mandatory nighttime curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. or permission for other noise reductions from federal regulators. And, for at least 10 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time airport can keep 60 acres that could eventually be used as a terminal site. ``If someone decides 10 years from now or 15 years from now that it might be time to build a 14-gate replacement terminal, maybe it'll be embraced heartily by the residents,'' said Charles Lombardo, president of the airport commission. ``Part of the (existing) building is 75 years old,'' he said. ``At some point in time you can only do cosmetic surgery cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose. so many times, so we'll see what happens.'' The airport commission voted 7-0 Monday, with Commissioner Carl Meseck absent, to approve the final version of the agreement. On Feb. 1, the Burbank City Council voted 4-1 in favor of the deal. The airport and the city have spent more than $25 million in legal fees fighting over airport expansion. Now the airport and the city will cooperate instead of battling each other, said Commissioner 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. . ``I'm hopeful that the dove approach ... turns out to be the one that keeps peace in the city,'' he said. But Howard Rothenbach, chairman of the anti-airport expansion group Restore Our Airport Rights, said the agreement is bad for the city and that residents should have been allowed to vote on it. ``They're letting the airport get one step closer to building a new terminal. And they do this incrementally so they think people don't notice,'' Rothenbach said. ``Maybe they figure 10 years from now people will have gone to sleep and won't be paying attention Noun 1. paying attention - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, regard .'' Another provision allows the airport to buy the 26-acre Star Park lot, next to its own short-term parking structure, for $41.5 million. ``What it means is we won't be spending millions of dollars in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. with the airport and it pretty much preserves the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. out there. The airport isn't going to be building a new terminal or expanding its existing terminal,'' City Councilman Dave Golonski said. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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