AIRPORT NEIGHBORS DECRY HOME SOUNDPROOFING PLAN.Byline: Harrison Sheppard Staff Writer Angry neighbors of the Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. on Tuesday criticized a plan to soundproof sound·proof adj. Not penetrable by audible sound. sound  proof v. some homes in the area, saying it was inadequate and
that efforts should be focused instead on reducing noise from the planes
themselves.
``This is not right for the Valley. We do not want management of noise. We want elimination of noise,'' said Ann Roehrick-Lowery, a North Hills resident speaking at a meeting of the Van Nuys Airport Citizens Advisory Council. She and other San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents told the council that soundproofing Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. There are several basic approaches to reducing sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, using noise barriers to block or absorb the energy of the sound would be unsatisfactory because it would not allow them to enjoy the outdoors or leave their windows open. They also complained that the soundproofing plan was confined to a small area next to the airport. Jan Schneider Dr Jan Schneider (born June 3, 1947) is a Democratic politician. She ran for United States Congress in Florida's At-large congressional district in 2002 and 2004. Both times she won the Democratic Primary, and lost to Katherine Harris in the open election. of North Hills told the council she has already spent $6,500 to soundproof her home, but it has not made a difference. ``We can't watch TV. We can't use the telephone or even have a normal conversation around the dinner table,'' she said. ``You can live in your house as a prisoner, but don't even try to have a barbecue in your back yard with company.'' Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports or LAWA is the airport oversight and operations department for the city of Los Angeles, California. This department owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport, LA/Ontario International Airport, Palmdale Regional Airport, and Van , the agency which runs the Van Nuys facility, is working on a soundproofing plan for 150 houses and 900 apartment units near the airport, at a cost of $15 million. The soundproofing work, which will involve installing new windows and doors, as well as insulation and air ventilation, is expected to start by next summer. After hearing from the residents Tuesday night, the advisory council debated a motion to declare its support for noise control rather than soundproofing, but the motion lost 3-9. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Board of Airport Commissioners in late July approved an ordinance aimed at reducing noise at the Van Nuys Airport by banning a type of older, louder jet. The move, however, disappointed many local residents who noted that it would allow those noisier Stage 2 jets already stationed at the airport to remain. Residents say that the Stage 2 jets, which were built before 1983, are a constant source of irritation and should be removed altogether. |
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