Westchester County Executive George Latimer is announcing an open house with the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, in New Castle regarding West-chester County Airport. The open house will include participation from HMMH, an environmental and transportation planning con-sultant which recently complet-ed a noise study for the county, airport officials and the FAA.It will be an opportunity to learn more about the study, air traffic procedures in the area and airport operations, in a more informal en-vironment. Westchester County residents are invited to attend at any point during the open house, where they will have the oppor-tunity to speak one-on-one with a variety of experts, without formal presentations. Latimer requested the open house after hearing con-cerns from the New Castle com-munity, in an effort to better un-derstand the issue. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Nita Lowey supported the request of this open house. “We want the residents of New Castle and the surrounding com-munities to know that we hear their concerns, and we are making every attempt to make this process better,” Latimer said. “If we can work together with the FAA to reduce the impact on those affected by aircraft noise, we can ensure that Westchester County Airport reminds a vibrant transportation hub, an economic benefits driver, and above all else a good neighbor to our residents.” Schumer added, “I’m pleased that FAA has headed our call and will finally be able to hear the concerns of Westchester res-idents at a public meeting fo-cused on noise pollution from Westchester County Airport. We pushed for this public meeting so that the FAA can hear the serious concerns from Westchester folks and present ways to mitigate and respond to these concerns.”(Submitted)
OPEN HOUSE INFO Wednesday, Jan. 22 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.New Castle Community Center10 Senter St.Chappaqua, NY 10514
