By Lisa Rathke Feb. 15, 2017 Kim Gaboriault and her husband planned to sell their home in 2009 when Vermont’s largest airport, which adjoins their neighborhood, offered to buy properties because of aircraft noise, including the sound of F-16 fighter jets used by the Vermont Air National Guard. But the airport never offered to buy […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet Feb. 22, 2017 The Federal Aviation Administration’s message was clear on Thursday: Properties in the noisiest area around the airport should be bought and rezoned for commercial use. “We have encouraged the airport to buy every home they can,” FAA Environmental Program Manager Richard Doucette said at the Burlington International Airport community meeting where about 150 residents […]
By Adam Silverman Feb. 5, 2017 A review ordered by the Trump administration of the F-35 fighter jet program is expected to have no effect on the Vermont National Guard, which remains on track to receive 18 of the aircraft in two years. Vermont’s congressional delegation and governor agreed cost-cutting measures could prove beneficial for […]
By Sasha Goldstein Feb. 1, 2017 The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a South Burlington-based F-16 pilot who crashed a small plane last year to retake his pilot’s exam — or lose his civilian license to fly. John Rahill serves in the Vermont Air National Guard but was off duty when he wrecked a Piper PA-11 […]
By Greg Guma May. 22, 2012 Turnout has been high and dialogue heated at a series of public meetings held lately in Burlington and environs. On Monday, dozens of people both in favor and opposed to a proposed health access buffer zone at Burlington reproductive health care centers brought their arguments and deeply held beliefs […]
By John Herrick Dec. 9, 2013 Nearly a week after the decision was made to base the F-35 fighter jet in Vermont, communities neighboring Burlington International Airport received a state grant to begin planning noise mitigation strategies for residential areas around the airport. With the Federal Aviation Administration’s home buyback program off the table, dozens […]
By Morgan True Nov. 10, 2015 Close to 150 residents packed the gymnasium at the Chamberlin Elementary School on Monday night to take a first look at new noise exposure maps drafted by the Burlington International Airport. The noise maps were last updated in 2006, and the draft maps released Monday are the first to […]
Dec. 11, 2016 South Burlington should pursue options for a study that would show how noise from soon-to-be-deployed F-35 fighters could impact neighborhoods surrounding Burlington International Airport. The sound contours are likely to change with the scheduled arrival of the new Air National Guard jets in 2019. The next-generation fighters are louder, but are expected to […]
By Katie Jickling Dec. 7, 2016 Kevin Pearo has watched his neighbors depart in a slow, steady exodus from North Henry Court in South Burlington. Seven homes that once lined the street are gone, leaving his yellow duplex a solitary sentinel between suburbia and a growing grassy expanse within walking distance of Burlington International Airport. […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet Jan. 23, 2017 The City Council passed a resolution after three hours of debate late Monday night to end the airport buyout program and hold the Federal Aviation Administration accountable for what councilors said are affordable-housing and tax-revenue losses to the city. The resolution asks the FAA and the airport to respond by […]