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The island folks are always against the airport’s existence, but their opinions really shouldn’t count for anything. They are have the best deal on real estate
by dade_ 4y ago
The island folks are always against the airport’s existence, but their opinions really shouldn’t count for anything. They are have the best deal on real estate in the country.
I was ok with the jets until I realized it would require lengthening the airstrip inside the harbour. This would further block water access as the restricted area would also be extended even further into the harbour affecting the ferry routes and other uses including recreation. I am ok with the airport, but I will always be opposed to infilling the harbour. Besides loud cars, the streetcars can make god awful screeching with their trucks going around rail corners. ORNGE air ambulances are bloody noisy too, but I’ll never complain about them.
- Scoundreller 4y ago> I was ok with the jets until I realized it would require lengthening the airstrip inside the harbour Only sorta. They would have been able to keep the existing lengths of the no-boating buoys by building out the runway, but also adding emergency runway arrest systems. IE: longer runway but compressed overrun safety area. Yes, less water, but you can’t use it anyway. The runway would have to be widened a bit and the buoys would have to be too, but that’s less of an impact on marine navigation.