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Danvers residents press Beverly Regional Airport officials on noise, runway work and new hangar plans
Summary
At a Dec. 17 Select Board meeting, Beverly Regional Airport manager Gabriel Hanifin gave a year-in-review and said the airport is tracking noise complaints (341 total this year, 64 from Danvers) and pursuing a runway reconstruction with environmental review; residents raised concerns about a proposed 40,000 sq. ft. hangar, PFAS contamination and whether local authorities can limit flights.
Gabriel "Gabe" Hanifin, Beverly Regional Airport manager, told the Town of Danvers Select Board on Dec. 17 that the airport has begun systematically tracking noise complaints and that operational and safety projects are underway, including a planned full reconstruction of the main runway targeted for fiscal 2027.
Hanifin said the airport started a formal complaint-tracking program Jan. 1 and has recorded 341 noise-related communications this year from 33 unique addresses, of which 64 complaints (from 19 unique addresses) originated in Danvers. "We started tracking each and every noise complaint we received," Hanifin said. He said month-to-month complaints have fallen since the program began, and that the airport follows up with complainants and with operators to reduce repeat problems.
The presentation and a lengthy public-comment period focused on two related concerns: whether runway and hangar projects will draw larger, noisier jets, and the local environmental impacts of airport operations. Hanifin said the…
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