CITIES PREP FOR FAA MEETING OFFICIALS SEEK ANSWERS ON NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL.Byline: Susan Abram Staff Writer BURBANK - Officials from Burbank Airport and 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. that operate it will travel next year to Washington, D.C., where they plan to meet with FAA authorities about building a new passenger terminal. Although the Burbank Airport Authority has abandoned plans for a new terminal in the wake of public opposition, officials with Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena want to pursue a new facility to ensure local control of it. Bob Yousefian, a terminal supporter and one of two Glendale City Council members making the trip, said the visit will force 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 to respond to lingering lin·ger v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers v.intr. 1. To be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance; tarry. See Synonyms at stay1. 2. questions, including whether the present terminal is safe. ``We're going to sit there, we're going to ask questions, and we'll all hear the same answers at the same time,'' he said. ``At that point, people will know what the parameters are. Then we'll come back and share that with residents.'' Glendale Councilman Frank Quintero and Burbank council members Dave Golonski and Stacey Murphy also have been tapped for the trip. Representatives from Pasadena and the Burbank Airport Authority have yet to be chosen. The trip stems from a landmark meeting held earlier this month, when leaders of the three cities agreed to ask the federal government for guidance on building a new terminal. They also hope to clarify any misunderstanding the FAA might have as a result of a letter sent by Airport Authority President 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. last month that Burbank city officials interpreted as a way to evade e·vade v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades v.tr. 1. To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest. 2. a. local control. Holden wrote that local consensus on the terminal was impossible, that the Airport Authority was abandoning its efforts, and that the terminal's future now rested with the FAA. ``Because of the letters generated by President Holden to the FAA, I think we want to be able to go back and ask the federal government to not control us,'' Murphy said during Tuesday night's council meeting. The delegation's goal is to cull cull the act of culling. Called also cast. advice and receive clear-cut guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. from the FAA, without compromising local control on any decisions regarding a new terminal, Burbank and Glendale officials have said. Glendale and Burbank city officials also hope to persuade the FAA to impose an overnight 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. and a cap on the number of flights. The Airport Authority tried for years to build a new terminal after the FAA determined that the existing facility sits too close to the runway. But the board voted 5-4 last month to abandon its fight, and asked the FAA to step in. Holden said he has received a response from the FAA, which assured him the issue would be analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. . He also said he was surprised that Burbank officials were offended of·fend v. of·fend·ed, of·fend·ing, of·fends v.tr. 1. To cause displeasure, anger, resentment, or wounded feelings in. 2. by his letter. ``I would have thought they would have looked at that letter with relief,'' Holden said. ``I thought that the city and the authority had gotten to the point where we could find peace.'' Although the authority has not voted on whether to sell the 59-acre property where the new terminal would have been built, Burbank council members were angered that the authority did not consult them about abandoning the terminal effort. If the authority chooses to sell the property, the City Council would have no veto power over that decision. Historically, Burbank's two neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. cities have been in favor of airport expansion, but a new regime seems eager to be more supportive. Glendale's interest stems from noise complaints from the northeastern part of the city. The FAA has said a flight curfew could be imposed only after an expensive noise study, known as Part 161, was completed. The study is expected to be complete next year. Meanwhile, Holden said he remains uncertain whether the meeting is worthwhile, especially since it seems that both the authority and the city councils are seeking the same answers. ``The thing that is not clear to me is what are they going to ask?'' he said. ``What are we going to say when we are there? If there is another perspective here, it's unclear to me.'' |
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