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Neighbors press Fort Lauderdale to enforce resolution on unleaded aviation fuel; airport director outlines technical and supply barriers
Summary
Neighbors pressed the City Commission on March 4 to enforce a 2024 resolution encouraging the use of unleaded aviation fuel at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport after neighborhood soil testing showed lead within regulatory limits, while airport staff outlined supply, safety and grant limitations that complicate a local switch.
At the March 4 conference meeting, neighbors renewed calls for stronger action to stop leaded aviation fuel sales at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) after a neighborhood soil study — and urged the city to enforce a 2024 resolution that called for incentives to promote unleaded aviation fuel.
Resident Michael Ray recited public-health guidance and cited outside research suggesting elevated blood-lead levels near airports. He told the commission the 2024 soil study results were "within regulatory limits" but warned that "there is no safe level of lead for children" and urged the city to enforce Resolution 24-218, which tasked the city manager to "implement a program that encourages and incentivizes the sale and use of unleaded aviation fuel" and to apply for grants. Ray said he found no local…
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