BURBANK, AIRPORT HEAD BACK TO COURT; CITY, AUTHORITY TO CROSS SWORDS OVER PARCEL SOUGHT FOR TERMINAL.Byline: Eric Wahlgren Daily News Staff WriterLawyers for the city of Burbank and Burbank Airport are set to face off in court today over whether the airport has the right to take over 130 acres of land it needs for a new terminal without the city's approval. If 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. Superior Court Judge Carl J. West rules in Burbank's favor, the decision could further hamper the airport's plans to acquire the parcel and drive the two sides closer to a settlement in a longstanding legal battle. West ruled in October that a state public utilities code that gives the city the power to veto the airport's land acquisition for expansion is legal under federal law. But lawyers for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority are expected to argue that the city forfeited for·feit n. 1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract. 2. Games a. its veto rights over land acquisition when it approved the joint-powers agreement between the three cities The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, which are enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. in 1977. ``The authority believes that the three cities delegated certain powers to the authority,'' said Victor Gill, an airport spokesman. The airport is in the process of acquiring the ``B-6'' property from Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp. through a special land condemnation Condemnation bell, book, and candle symbols of Catholic excommunication rite. [Christianity: Brewer Note-Book, 85] Bridge of Sighs passage from Doge’s court to execution chamber in Renaissance Venice. [Ital. Hist. process - a power the airport says was delegated to it by the city. Lawyers for the city counter that state laws prevent the city from forfeiting Forfeiting Method of financing international trade of capital goods. its power over land acquisition to the airport. ``Under state law, the city cannot give power away that was given to it by the state,'' said Peter Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. , an attorney representing Burbank. The judge could also hear a second case in which the airport plans to argue that the Burbank City Council's decision last year to turn down its takeover of the land was unfair because city politicians were biased against the airport. City lawyers said the council gave the airport's takeover plan a fair review, but added that it is appropriate for politicians to have opinions on projects. City officials have opposed many aspects of the airport's $250 million terminal plan, saying it does not provide enough safeguards against a possible increase in noise, traffic and pollution. Gill said a decision against the airport would ``cloud the situation as to how the project moves forward.'' |
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