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Danvers Select Board adopts resolution pressing Beverly Regional Airport for noise, fuel and communication actions amid calls for wider review
Summary
The Danvers Select Board on April 15 adopted a resolution asking Beverly Regional Airport management and relevant state and federal agencies to take immediate steps to reduce noise, prepare for unleaded aviation fuel and improve communications with town officials, after residents pressed the board for a broader review of airport expansion.
The Danvers Select Board voted on April 15 to send a resolution to Beverly Regional Airport management and multiple state and federal offices calling for immediate steps to mitigate aircraft noise, accelerate preparation for unleaded aviation fuel, and establish formal communications between the airport and town representatives. The action follows extensive public testimony and a lengthy Select Board discussion.
The resolution requests measures including stricter flight-path management, restrictions on nighttime flights, noise mitigation technologies and the creation of an advisory committee of pilots and aviation experts to research applicable laws and regulations. The board agreed to broaden the list of recipients to include state legislators and "such other…
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