JUDGE TO RULE ON AIRPORT'S GROWTH.Byline: Eric Wahlgren Daily News Staff Writer In a morale boost to supporters of Burbank Airport's expansion, a judge Friday delayed two key rulings in the legal battle over a new air terminal. The judge cited questions about arguments made by the city of Burbank, which opposes the expansion. ``We are very pleased with the comments of the judge, but they are merely comments,'' said Richard Simon Richard Simon (May 13, 1638 - April 11, 1712), was a French biblical critic. He was born at Dieppe. His early education took place at the college of the Fathers of the Oratory. , a lawyer for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. 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. Superior Court Judge Carl J. West asked both sides for more information on state laws governing whether the city can 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. the airport's acquisition of 130 acres it needs for the new terminal. During his presentation, Perry Rosen, an attorney for Burbank, maintained that to protect the public's interest, a state Public Utilities Code gives the city the right to block the airport's takeover of land for expansion. But Simon countered that when the state formed the tri-city airport Tri-City Airport may refer to:
West said he had questions about how the state code that gives Burbank the final say over airport land acquisition would supercede Verb 1. supercede - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" the airport's ability to seize nonresidential property through eminent-domain proceedings. ``I see some inconsistency in·con·sis·ten·cy n. pl. in·con·sis·ten·cies 1. The state or quality of being inconsistent. 2. Something inconsistent: many inconsistencies in your proposal. there,'' West said. The oral arguments came Friday as the airport continues its legal fight with the city over its estimated $250 million plan to build a new, 19-gate terminal to replace the existing 14-gate terminal. In the second case argued Friday, airport lawyers said the Burbank City Council's decision last year to reject the airport's acquisition of the 130-acre former 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. Corp. property was based on unfair criteria. Airport officials said the city's publicly stated opposition to the project doomed their application from the start while the city has argued that council members gave the land acquisition deal a fair hearing. West said he wanted more information on the case, adding that Burbank officials might have overstepped their bounds by considering restrictions on flight operations while reviewing the airport's request for approval of the land deal. West requested additional briefs from city and airport lawyers on both cases, saying he would issue rulings on the matters in mid-February. |
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