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Residents urge Boise Airport commission to address neighborhood noise and safety; commission to follow up
Summary
Neighborhood residents asked the commission to form a citizen working group to study aircraft noise and safety near the airport; former mayor Brent Coles and resident Jan Merlay spoke and commissioners agreed to follow up and make master plan materials available for public comment.
Two neighborhood residents and several former local officials told the Boise Airport Commission Sept. 3 they want a formal, multi-stakeholder process to study noise and safety impacts as the city grows around the airport.
Jan Merlay, who said she has lived 1.7 nautical miles from the airport for 25 years, told the commission early-morning commercial flights and increasing development near flight paths have become a safety concern for her neighborhood. She asked the…
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