Residents ask FAA to remove contractor

[tundra]

You would think the Airport would want to avoid any further questions about transparency and ensure a proper study would be done that would not call any results into question.

 

I understand "familiarity" but sometimes a new set of eyes can see things we've overlooked time and time again.

 

Residents ask FAA to remove contractor doing environmental assessment of Paulding airport

 

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Some Paulding residents today called for the Federal Aviation Administration to remove the contractor selected for an environmental assessment of the proposed expansion of Silver Comet Field airport because it is biased.

In comments filed with the FAA today, the residents, some of whom live and own property near the airport, said the assessment has been corrupted by the selection of a contractor with a direct financial interest in the proposed airport expansion.

“The contractor selected to prepare the assessment is tainted by a financial interest in the airport’s expansion, which is the subject of the assessment,” said attorney Peter Steenland of the Sidley, Austin LLP firm in Washington, D.C., who along with Atlanta attorney Charles McKnight Jr. of the firm of Nations, Toman & McKnight, LLP, represents the landowners opposing the project.

“They cannot be expected to prepare an objective analysis of this project, which could have a significant impact on the environment and potentially transform the region with a major commercial airport,” Steenland said.

 

Read more: Neighbor Newspapers - Residents ask FAA to remove contractor doing environmental assessment of Paulding airport

[surepip]

 

You would think the Airport would want to avoid any further questions about transparency and ensure a proper study would be done that would not call any results into question.

 

I understand "familiarity" but sometimes a new set of eyes can see things we've overlooked time and time again.

 

Residents ask FAA to remove contractor doing environmental assessment of Paulding airport

 

 

Read more: Neighbor Newspapers - Residents ask FAA to remove contractor doing environmental assessment of Paulding airport

 

Tundra, we are on the same page again. We posted this almost at the exact same time.

 

Here is a link to my post, and it has a link to the actual letter from the Paulding Resident's legal team.

 

http://paulding.com/forum/topic/309703-new-hurdles-for-the-paulding-airport-to-clear-for-commercial-service/

Would a moderator consider merging these 2 threads please ?

[NewsJunky]

I find this information shocking! How could this be an unbiased report?