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Leesburg staff schedule control-tower environmental open house June 26; FAA review and 30-day comment period to follow
Summary
Staff and engineers will hold an open-house public meeting on June 26 for the control tower environmental assessment; engineers will accept comments and staff said the FAA review and a 30-day public comment period are expected later this year.
Leesburg staff and the engineer for the town’s proposed control tower said at the June 11 commission meeting that they will hold an open-house public meeting on June 26 to display environmental materials and accept public comments as part of the environmental assessment process.
Garrett said the event will be an informal open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., featuring engineering exhibits and mock-ups of the proposed tower. "If I live in this neighborhood, and I get to experience under the 100 foot tower, what does that look like?" Garrett said, noting the meeting will allow residents to see renderings and ask questions.
Staff emphasized that commissioners are invited participants but not formal presenters for the environmental assessment process; speakers asked commissioners to avoid answering technical environmental questions and recommend that residents complete comment forms so engineers can record and respond to submissions.
Staff said the engineering team will submit the environmental assessment to the Federal Aviation Administration for review after the open house. The FAA review and revisions will be followed by a formal 30-day public comment period, likely in the fall, staff said.
The engineers will be on hand at the June 26 event to receive comments and explain the environmental analysis, including mock-ups showing tower height and potential visual impacts, staff said. The meeting is described as an open house with no formal presentation; attendees can arrive any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Staff also said they are negotiating design contracts for the tower assessment and that an independent fee evaluation is underway for the design consultant; staff indicated they expect to bring contract action to the town council in July for approval of the engineer contract following the independent review.
Next steps identified at the meeting: hold the June 26 open house, submit the environmental assessment to FAA, respond to FAA review comments, and prepare for the 30-day public comment period later in the year.
