R-24 Correspondence – Melinda Cotton
From: Melinda Cotton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:58 AM
To: Council District 4 <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Rex Richardson <[email protected]>; Council District 2 <[email protected]>; Council District 1 <[email protected]>; Council District 6 <[email protected]>; Council District 7 <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]>; Joni Ricks-Oddie <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]>; Ron Reeves <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Support Item #24: "Urgent Concerns Regarding General Aviation Noise, Airport Operations, Banner Planes, etc. (Sept. 12th Council Agenda)
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Many thanks to Coun. Supernaw and Coun. Kerr for bringing this serious problem to the Mayor and Council's Attention!! Many of us in the 3rd District are similarly plagued, and hear and ask for help with the General Aviation traffic in our area. We sympathize and understand residents and business owners concerns due to the increase of near constant flyovers of general aviation planes over their homes
In the 3rd District: Noisy, polluting Banner Planes fly over 2nd Street, Ocean Blvd. and our beachfront regularly in Spring, Summer, Fall and any weekend they can get attention. These small Banner planes fly at the lowest possible legal height over our homes and businesses, they have old, noisy, gas engines spewing pollution down on those below, and they travel as slow as possible towing their Banners hoping those below will pay attention. They fly as slow as possible, dangerously close to stalling out of control. While these Banner Plane flights are not as numerous as those using the take off and landing flight paths near LGB, they but equally disrupting and frightening.
We urge the Mayor and Council to ask for a comprehensive report detailing the operations of General Aviation at LGB, its ties with the City, the Federal Aviation Administration, privately- owned flight schools AND the Banner Plan Industry, within the next 45 days.
Thank you for your attention..
Melinda Cotton
Belmont Shore resident