EDITORIAL CALL TO ACTION VALLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS MUST STAND UP FOR VAN NUYS AIRPORT.THREE cheers for Councilman Tony Cardenas' long overdue blast at the 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. Airport Commission for its shameful shame·ful adj. 1. a. Causing shame; disgraceful. b. Giving offense; indecent. 2. Archaic Full of shame; ashamed. neglect of the Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. and his urging the panel to get cracking on the master plan. But tough talk means nothing if it's not followed by action. And talk's all we've received from the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's City Council members about the long-delayed effort to plan for future growth for the country's busiest general-aviation airport. Every few months, when the complaints from businesses at the airport and residents nearby get too loud, council members stamp their feet and announce that it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a airport officials paid serious attention to the city's other airport. But it's just lip service lip service n. Verbal expression of agreement or allegiance, unsupported by real conviction or action; hypocritical respect: . In the end, nothing gets done. All the while, Mayor James Hahn's flawed and almost universally abhorred $9.1 billion ``modernization'' plan for the Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , which has eclipsed everything on the Airport Commission's agenda, moves forward. The city has spent more than $120 million studying and promoting LAX expansion and next to nothing dealing with the many problems at Van Nuys. There are real concerns about noise and how the airport is being used and will be used in the future, but utterly no leadership from the mayor or council. There was not even a peep from our leaders when airport officials shut down the annual air show - the biggest event in the Valley for years. Did they learn nothing from the secession effort, nothing about giving the neighborhoods of the city a fair share of attention and resources? Airport Commission President Cheryl Peterson said the panel ``hopes'' to address the Van Nuys master plan soon. We've heard that before. It's time the seven council members who represent parts of the Valley take a stand for their community and make sure that hope becomes a reality. They can do that by breaking the cycle. Stand up, get mad and force the Airport Commission to deal squarely with Van Nuys Airport. |
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