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Residents urge Napa County to act on new flight path noise; board says FAA jurisdiction limits authority
Summary
Multiple public speakers described increased jet overflights and disruptions after a flight-path change; supervisors encouraged reporting through the county noise hotline but said the FAA controls airspace and the county cannot unilaterally change flight paths.
Several Napa County residents told the Board of Supervisors on Oct. 7 that a Federal Aviation Administration flight-path change in 2024 has increased jet noise over populated neighborhoods and schools.
Residents described disrupted classrooms, interrupts to family memorials and increased daily overflights in parts of the valley including Old Town Napa, Alta Heights and areas near the Napa River. Lee Nordlund and Richard Delmonico, among others, asked the board to take further action and to convene an independent commission to work on new flight paths.
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