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Residents urge action on Teterboro aircraft noise; council outlines push for temporary noise readers
Summary
At the Sept. 22 meeting, resident Lois Damaso told the council aircraft noise from Teterboro has been 'relentless' and urged action on reopening/runway use. Council members described a plan—discussed with the borough's TANAC representative—to organize residents to request temporary noise readers and use the green team's mailing list to raise the town's profile with the FAA.
Lois Damaso, a Rutherford resident, told the Mayor and Council on Sept. 22 that aircraft noise from Teterboro has intensified over the past month and urged the borough to press for use of runway one and to stop further delays.
"The planes have been relentless," Damaso said, describing repeated disruptions and saying she was told the reopening of runway one has been delayed multiple times, with trees cited as one reason. She asked the council what progress had been made since the previous meeting and said she plans to attend the next TANAC meeting.
Council response: Council members acknowledged the concern and described a grassroots approach discussed with "Mr. Linselada," identified in the meeting as Rutherford's TANAC representative. Council President McGawan said the plan is to ask residents to volunteer to host temporary noise readers on their property and to use the green team's distribution list to gather visible resident requests. "If we get enough folks asking for temporary ones, it becomes harder for us to ignore," McGawan said.
Officials noted practical limits: the council cautioned that the Federal Aviation Administration and Port Authority processes can be slow and that getting permanent instrumentation or runway decisions through federal agencies will take time.
What happens next: Council members said they would draft messaging for the green team and include a request in the borough newsletter to recruit residents willing to place temporary readers. No formal direction to pursue legal or regulatory action was taken at the meeting.
