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Hawthorne residents press council over airport hangar expansion and noise; city cites FAA limits
Summary
Residents told the Hawthorne City Council they feel left out of decisions on a proposed hangar expansion and warned of rising noise and air-quality impacts; council members reiterated limits set by the airport master lease and said federal agencies and the airport operator control flight paths and operating times.
Hawthorne residents urged the City Council on Tuesday to press pause on rapid airport expansion and to accelerate noise-mitigation measures after presentations that described new hangars and increased jet activity.
At the public-comment portion, members of the Hawthorne Quiet Skies Residents Association and several neighborhood residents said they had received little notice about the development and felt the city had prioritized airport businesses over nearby neighborhoods. Garrison Cober, who spoke for a household that has lived beside the airport for nearly 30 years, said residents face “increased noise, higher traffic, construction impacts, and more frequent…
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