BURBANK AIRPORT UPDATES NOISE PLAN.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer BURBANK - The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority approved Monday an updated version of its noise compatibility plan that could lead to insulating more homes and schools. If 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 approves the recommendations, the airport will be eligible for more than $110 million in grants from Congress to soften jet noise, officials said. ``This was primarily to be viewed in the context of getting substantial amounts of federal grants,'' said Victor Gill, spokesman for the airport authority. The noise compatibility plan was approved by a 9-0 vote after a public hearing in which there were no public comments. The airport authority held several hearings last year to get public feedback on the proposals. The plan is an update of a similar 1989 study which found there were four schools and 2,300 homes that were eligible to receive federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for insulation to reduce aviation noise. Since then, the four schools and 300 homes have received $25 million in renovations to curtail the noise. Work has been completed at 50 to 75 homes, Gill said. The other homes are in the process of receiving the renovations. Luther Burbank Middle School Luther Burbank Middle School can refer to:
Glennwood Elementary opened in 1913 on property the City acquired from the heirs of Thomas Glenn. in Sun Valley and St. Patrick School in North Hollywood have undergone insulation projects. Mingay Adult School in Burbank has been funded but plans are still in the works, Gill said. The new plan concluded that there are more than $139 million in costs related to sound insulation. That includes four more schools and 800 additional homes. More than $110 million of the costs are eligible to be covered by the FAA's Federal Airport Improvement Program. The remaining 20 percent, or $27.5 million, would be covered by the airport authority's operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a summary of the plan. Although the airport is not required by law to update such plans, it is in the airport's interest to do so. Congress bases its funding decisions on need demonstrated by noise compatibility plans. ``The prospects are pretty good to receive the lion's share of this program over the next 15 years,'' Gill said. The plan also makes recommendations on 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. times and land use planning
Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way. measures. Next, the plan will be submitted to the FAA for approval, which could take up to six months. The plan has no effect on the framework agreement for airport terminal expansion which has been under discussion. The schedule to approve the framework agreement was scrapped last week. The city of Burbank decided it would not continue trying to hammer out the details without definitive answers about the proposal from the FAA. |
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