BURBANK AIRPORT VERDICT UP IN THE AIR; JUDGE HAS SEVERAL OPTIONS WHEN HE REVIEWS CASE JUNE 24.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer A Burbank jury has set a price for Burbank Airport to buy land to build an expanded terminal, but the verdict might remain in legal limbo limbo In Roman Catholicism, a region between heaven and hell, the dwelling place of souls not condemned to punishment but deprived of the joy of existence with God in heaven. The concept probably developed in the Middle Ages. while the city of Burbank weighs whether to let the sale go through. The jury decided Tuesday that the airport should pay 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. $86 million for the 130-acre site, which the airport took possession of in 1997 using its powers of eminent domain eminent domain, the right of a government to force the owner of private property sell it if it is needed for a public use. The right is based on the doctrine that a sovereign state has dominion over all lands and buildings within its borders, which has its origins in . But 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 Court of Appeal decision on May 5, which occurred during the middle of the eminent domain trial, Burbank Airport has to get the city's permission to buy the site. On June 24, Burbank Superior Court Judge Carl J. West will decide whether to stay the verdict on the sale price until after the city of Burbank weighs in on the purchase. Burbank is expected to get the chance to review the land deal. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has submitted an application for an expanded commercial airline terminal to the city of Burbank, which will take about six months to process it. While the Court of Appeal decision gave Burbank veto veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or entered into by the other functionaries or members. In the U.S. power over the expansion, Burbank cannot force the airport to institute noise restrictions. Peter Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. , the lead airport lawyer for the city of Burbank, said the Burbank City Council cannot condition their approval on whether or not the airport imposes a mandatory 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. The curfew was been the city's main goal in its four-year legal battle with the airport on the expansion issue. Airport officials have long insisted that the decision on curfews and noise restrictions lie solely with 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 . Since imposing such restrictions come under the purview The part of a statute or a law that delineates its purpose and scope. Purview refers to the enacting part of a statute. It generally begins with the words be it enacted and continues as far as the repealing clause. of the federal government, Burbank cannot mandate noise rules on the airport. ``We cannot say that unless we have a curfew we won't approve it,'' Kirsch said. However, the city can reject the proposal if it finds that the noise, traffic and pollution impacts of an expanded airport are unacceptable, Kirsch said. ``Burbank can say the airport has not adequately addressed their concerns. It's up to the airport to decide what tools it wants to use to reach their objective,'' Kirsch said. Airport spokesman Victor Gill said the airport is trying to follow the process laid out by the city of Burbank after the City Council rejected the airport's original expansion plans in 1996. ``The airport has come back with another proposal which is designed to be a successful one,'' Gill said. ``We hope we have a winning combination this time.'' Kirsch said that on June 24, Judge West has several options. He can dismiss the verdict entirely because the airport has not received approval to purchase the land. If the airport gets the California Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeal decision, he could stay the judgment until the justices weigh in. The third option is that West can simply stay the judgment until Burbank has a chance to review the airport's expansion application, Kirsch said. CAPTION(S): map Map: This map shows the location of the proposed expanded terminal site. A map that ran in Wednesday's paper was incorrect. |
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