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Capital committee revotes to include $5 million airport noise wall in capital report
Summary
The Nantucket County Capital Program Committee on Jan. 14, 2025, approved adding a $5,000,000 airport request (NMA 26005) to the capital program report for a 20-foot noise wall along the south ramp; committee members sought more data on effectiveness, precedent and funding before finalizing the report.
The Nantucket County Capital Program Committee on Tuesday voted to include the airport’s $5,000,000 request (NMA 26005) for a noise wall along the south ramp in the committee’s capital program report.
The vote followed a public-comment presentation by Noah Carver of the airport and questions from committee members about acoustical effectiveness, visual impact and how the project would be funded. Carver told the committee the proposed wall would sit inside the existing vegetation, would be about 20 feet high with a 3-foot angled extension to reflect noise back onto the ramp, and that the airport is “still promoting, expected all in cost for construction of $5,000,000.”
Committee members pressed for evidence the wall will…
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