AIRPORT PEACE PLAN CALLS FOR SMALLER NEW TERMINAL.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer BURBANK - In a gesture to end a decade of dispute, Burbank Airport officials submitted a proposal Monday to replace the 70-year-old terminal with one smaller than they had wanted. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority also conceded con·cede v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v.tr. 1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. to Burbank city officials' demand that an enforceable 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. on night flights be imposed before a new terminal is built. Asking city officials to process a new application promptly, the authority board proposed building a 250,000-square-foot replacement that has no more gates than does the 170,000-square-foot terminal. Airport officials had wanted a minimum of 330,000 square feet in a new terminal - they originally proposed up to 465,000 - but faced opposition from Burbank residents concerned about noise and other issues. ``This is the best alternative for us, so we're making what hopefully can be viewed as a good-faith, best and last proposal . . . and we'll see where that takes us,'' said Authority Vice Chairman 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. , a commissioner from Pasadena. After a closed session Monday morning, the authority board voted 6-2 to submit the new proposal and application to the city of Burbank. The two commissioners who represent Burbank on the board voted against the proposal. Commissioner Phil Berlin said the authority board did not have enough information on what type of flight restrictions 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 might approve. Burbank city officials have wanted an enforceable curfew, not just a voluntary one, from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Airport officials ordered an extensive noise study in an effort to gain FAA approval for such a curfew, but said federal authorities might require some flexibility. ``It could be something a lot less'' than a curfew from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Berlin said, ``and that wouldn't provide the relief that I think the businesses and residents of the city are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. .'' Most city officials did not return calls for comment. Councilwoman Stacey Murphy said she would not comment because she had not seen the proposal. Longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective airport-expansion opponents continued seeking a limit on the number of additional flights to and from the airport, which both city and airport officials say could not be imposed. ``I'm glad to see that the airport is reducing their demands, but they still have quite a ways to go,'' said Howard Rothenbach, chairman of Restore Our Airport Rights. Airport Authority officials have been trying to win city approval for a new terminal despite missing two recent deadlines to close a deal on land for the terminal before a third party buys the site. ``We can still salvage salvage, in maritime law, the compensation that the owner must pay for having his vessel or cargo saved from peril, such as shipwreck, fire, or capture by an enemy. Salvage is awarded only when the party making the rescue was under no legal obligation to do so. the terminal project if we can reach an agreement before the property sells,'' the board president, Carl Meseck, said in a letter to the Burbank mayor. The proposal also guarantees city control over the future of airport terminal facilities and accepts the city's condition that the airport make payments in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. property taxes, lost while the proposed site is being held 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. . |
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