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 […]
By Molly Walsh Jan. 24, 2017 Burlington International Airport director of aviation Gene Richards says a resolution South Burlington city councilors passed Monday will not stop a controversial home buyout program. “The airport will continue to administer the program until we bring it to an end,” Richards told Seven Days Tuesday. The resolution does little […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet The FAA could have included F-35 sound information, but chose not to due to a pending lawsuit which community members hoped would halt or at least delay the basing of the new jets. [FULL ARTICLE]
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 Nicole Higgins DeSmet Feb. 6, 2017 Federal Aviation Administration officials have repeatedly brushed off requests to provide maps of the F-35’s projected noise impact on surrounding neighborhoods, but the Burlington Free Press confirmed other communities were provided with F-35 data. Scott Eaton, an FAA community planner in Helena, Montana, confirmed last month that F-35 projections were included […]
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 […]