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Residents press Plymouth Airport Commission on draft minutes and noise-abatement enforcement
Summary
Public commenters asked why draft minutes are not public and questioned whether the noise log and abatement procedures lead to enforcement; commissioners explained draft minutes are not circulated, noise abatement is voluntary and the FAA controls airspace operations.
Residents at the June 4 Plymouth Airport Commission meeting pressed the commission for greater transparency on draft minutes and for clarity on how noise complaints are handled.
Resident Lorraine Ramsey asked why draft minutes are not available to the public; Chairman Kenneth Fosdick said drafts are not circulated and minutes are posted once approved. Resident Kathy Pelletier said the monthly noise log "never seems to have any changes" and asked whether individuals who generate complaints are spoken to or fined and how the noise abatement is obtained.
Chairman Fosdick responded that the noise log can vary month to month but that if an aircraft is not violating rules there is nothing further the commission can do. Commissioner Paul Worcester told attendees the noise-abatement procedures at Plymouth are voluntary and that the airport can control operations on the ground while the Federal Aviation Administration controls actions in national airspace; he added there is no violation if an aircraft operates in accordance with FAA rules.
The commission noted high compliance rates for voluntary noise-abatement procedures but did not propose new enforcement measures at the meeting.
