Date:  23-Aug-97 01:42 EDT
From: CLUSCO@aol.com
Subject: AIRPORT GROUP

Hello!  We are Jane Schneider and Charles Lusco, of Airport Neighbors Decide,
Columbus Ohio.

Our group was formed in 1993 to focus on expansion at Port Columbus
International Airport.  At its height, A.N.D. represented upwards of 10,000
residents.  Although the group does not meet regularly now, the members can
still be counted on to contact legislators when the need arises.

Port Columbus did a Part 150 and an Environmental Assessment in 1993, and in
1994 the city passed Airport Environs Overlay legislation.  A.N.D. worked
hard to inform local residents about the shortcomings of all of these
documents and to alert them to the threats these measures posed--both to
their health and to their property.  We have continued to focus on the
dangers of airport pollution, including noise, and the loss of family homes
and the destruction of communities due to airport expansion.  We particularly
resent the millions in FAA grants that make all this possible--"AIRPORK", we
call it.

The two of us have served on the board of the National Airport Watch Group,
and were recently asked to contribute a report on the environmental effects
of aviation in conjunction with a local environmental study.

Through N.A.W.G. we are familiar with some of the organizations you
represent, though many are new to us.  We're looking forward to hearing your
ideas about the best ways to bring airport issues to the attention of the
public.  We would love to continue the discussion via e-mail, phone or snail
mail in the days to come.

Best wishes,
Janie and Charles
Airport Neighbors Decide
1169 Manfeld Drive
Columbus OH  43227

e-mail:  clusco@aol.com
Fax:  can fax stuff to us if you call first and tell us to plug in the
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Phone: 614/863-4016