{"id":227928,"date":"2010-01-25T18:38:54","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T23:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattletimes.nwsource.com\/html\/northwestvoices\/2010889370_painefieldgrowingpains.html?syndication=rss"},"modified":"2010-01-25T18:38:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T23:38:54","slug":"paine-field-growing-pains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/227928","title":{"rendered":"Paine Field growing pains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop your whining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paine Field is a wonderful airport that contributes an enormous amount to the economy of the surrounding area [\u201cCrowd gives FAA an earful on Paine Field passenger plan,\u201d NWFriday, Jan. 22].<\/p>\n

As a private pilot, I am very much aware of the need to be sensitive to the neighbors, but I am getting really sick of the complaints from people who buy property near an airport \u2014 knowing full well that the airport is there and that there will be aircraft noise \u2014 then start whining about the noise. There is a reason why property values near an airport are typically slightly lower than the values of properties a little further away.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t like aircraft sounds, don\u2019t buy property near an airport. If you bought your property before the airport was built \u2014 that\u2019s a long time ago \u2014 the time to complain was then, not now.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Chris Ryan, Mission, B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

Environmental assessment faulty<\/strong><\/p>\n

I attended a very spirited meeting at Meadowdale High School discussing the proposed opening of commercial air traffic at Paine Field. The environmental-assessment study was presented with the conclusion of very little impact on the region.<\/p>\n

As a very frequent business traveler utilizing Sea-Tac, I was surveyed about six years ago by one airline asking if I would utilize Paine Field. At first, one thinks of the selfish convenience of just going to Paine Field \u2014 one developer stated he was simply tired of going to Sea-Tac.<\/p>\n

I reject this viewpoint for several reasons; I believe we observe enough selfishness in our daily lives and need to think about the impact on those around us. I have found travel from Edmonds to Sea-Tac manageable to maintain the area lifestyle.<\/p>\n

The study states there will be little environmental impact but it is not based on full airport operation and therefore incomplete. It also does not address the loss of property value in current times where citizens have taken a financial beating. Cities dependent mostly on residential-property taxes, such as Edmonds, will face further revenue burdens.<\/p>\n

If Horizon and Allegiant Air enter, other airlines cannot be prevented from joining. Full-scale operations, noise, traffic, pollution and crime will be real-world problems with a decrease in our standard of living.<\/p>\n

Proponents will say that significant new jobs will be created. I respond that companies would simply transfer existing workers from other locations with minimal job growth.<\/p>\n

After reviewing all opinions this is not a good deal. It is a classic example of a few benefiting financially at public expense. I encourage all citizens to take a serious look and investigate this proposal.<\/p>\n

Buckle up ladies and gentlemen; and make no mistake; our wonderful lifestyle here is currently under siege.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Murdock, Edmonds<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stop your whining Paine Field is a wonderful airport that contributes an enormous amount to the economy of the surrounding area [\u201cCrowd gives FAA an earful on Paine Field passenger plan,\u201d NWFriday, Jan. 22]. As a private pilot, I am very much aware of the need to be sensitive to the neighbors, but I am […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2861,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227928\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}