EDITORIAL : THE GAME IS UP; BURBANK COUNCIL SHOULD MAKE A DECISION ON AIRPORT TERMINAL SITE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.A Burbank Superior Court judge sent an inexplicably in·ex·pli·ca·ble adj. Difficult or impossible to explain or account for. in·ex  pli·ca·bil clear message to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority: Either buy the 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. property, adjacent to the Burbank Airport, within a month or abandon plans for it. That puts the authority in a bind. Airport officials cannot justify making the court-ordered $30 million next payment within 30 days without assurances that the Burbank City Council will approve plans for a new terminal on the land. The airport wants the property to adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. a 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 mandate that it build a safe, new terminal away from runways. So after nearly a decade of political games and courtroom fights, there is just one more play to make and the Burbank City Council has to make it. The council, which was granted the power to approve the development plan by a court, faces a crucial decision, and City Manager Bud Ovrum said it will take four months to make a decision of this magnitude. Opponents of airport expansion can take satisfaction in killing the Lockheed property as a site for the new terminal by taking their time. But it won't stop the fight over expansion or building a new terminal on land the airport already owns. The council should make a decision - up or down - within the 30-day limit on whether the Lockheed site or the airport land is best for a new terminal, which will inevitably be built. It is inevitable because of safety concerns and because the prosperity of Burbank and nearby communities requires a first-rate facility to attract business and create jobs. Admittedly, the issues of curfews and flight limits remain unresolved. But after all these years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time city should know what it needs to know about the airport's intended uses for the property and how it will remediate re·me·di·a·tion n. The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability. re·me traffic, environmental and other concerns it has. It also is time for the leadership of Glendale and Pasadena to decide what's good for the airport, and that means building a quality terminal with proper safeguards - and respecting the people of Burbank who suffer the noise, traffic and pollution associated with the airport. By wavering on the purchase of the property, the Burbank City Council is jeopardizing the success of one of its greatest assets. The cities of Glendale and Pasadena have the ability to help make the decision more palatable pal·at·a·ble adj. 1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten. 2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities: a palatable solution to the problem. , by assuring Burbank that they will appoint members to the Airport Authority who are sympathetic to Burbank and those who live near the airport. By denying the expansion, the airport will be forced to build a new terminal on the existing property and condemn To adjudge or find guilty of a crime and sentence. To declare a building or ship unsafe for use or occupancy. To decide that a navigable vessel is a prize or is unfit for service. businesses that lease buildings. The result will be a loss in tax revenue for the city. And all along the way, millions of dollars of public money will go down the drain for lawyers, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most consultants and meaningless games serving no one. Burbank should take a deep breath, get down to work and make a decision sooner, rather than later. CAPTION(S): photo |
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