Date:  03-Oct-97 13:42 PST
From: MHHirsch@aol.com
To: ej@silma.com
cc: 76146.1705@compuserve.com
Subject: Re: Noise Abatement

Erik,

Presently, about 50% of our city (Olmsted Falls, a small neighbor of the City
of Cleveland) is in the 65 DNL impacted area and proposed runway extensions
will increase the above number to about 75%.  The Cleveland (they own the
airport) has, and is offering a terrible contract to the residents which
gives them air rights over the home (over 157 ft) any the residents get
additional insulation and possibly air-conditioning (with no gaurantees with
regard to noise reduction or workmanship).  To get this, the home owner gives
up (in addition to air rights) the right to complain or object to any noise
or pollution generated by anything flying over the home.

We believe it to be a terrible contract (totally one-sided) and is just a way
of buying off opposition.  What I am interested in finding out is if other
contracts are as one-sided or are they offering their residents some real
measurable noise reductions with this program.  Just some more amunition for
the press and the residents to help get them worked up even more if Cleveland
is not even offering what other communities are being offered.

Our US Congressman has managed to orchestrate a meeting between our city and
ta Deputy Administartor for Airports at the FAA in Washington so that we can
get some questions answered and present our technical evaluations in person. 

More infor for you if the above is not enough!

Thanks,

Marv Hirschberg