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Commission hears spike in noise complaints after FAA approach change; staff to pursue FAA contacts
Summary
Commissioners were briefed on a sudden uptick in community noise complaints (reported as 178 since early January), traced to a mid‑June change in a published FAA approach. Staff will seek FAA points of contact, brief affected cities and return to the commission next month.
Commissioner Valdez and airport staff reported a sharp increase in noise complaints beginning in early January — 178 reported since the month began, many from the city of Indian Wells. Staff and commissioners traced the spike to a change in a published arrival/departure procedure issued by the FAA (noted as occurring in mid‑June), which concentrated traffic over the same neighborhood.
Valdez des…
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