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On Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 7 p.m. a public
meeting was held at the
Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY to receive comments on the
project
that involves the replacement of existing aircraft de-icing facilities
which collect
and dispose of de-icing fluid.
This meeting was required by the State Environmental
Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
Under SEQRA, an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for any
proposed
project which has the potential to have a significant impact on the
environment.
Attendance and participation at this meeting packed the
room with people who opposed this project.
If You were unable to attend the meeting, please note that comments on
the draft scoping document will be accepted until December 31,
2007 and can be submitted
Here
The draft scoping document can be viewed
Here (PDF
8.5 mb)
or a copy can be mailed upon request. Call (914) 813-7753 for more
information.
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Airport
Public Scoping Meeting to build 3 deicing facilities at the Westchester
County Airport planned in the name of “safety” Will “safety” mean
expansion? The Westchester Airport sits on the shores of the Kensico
Reservoir, 250 yards from the drinking water supply of Westchester and
New York City. The Kensico supplies 85% of Westchester
and 90% of New York City’s Water.
Our failure to protect this water supply will result in substantial
increase in our water taxes
LAST TIME DEICING WAS PROPOSED FOR SAFETY AT THE AIRPORT. “SAFETY”
MEANT ENORMOUS EXPANSION OF THE FOOTPRINT AND CAPACITY OF THE AIRPORT!
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN
The
only way to have safe affordable drinking water is to protect The
Kensico from expansion of this airport. Airports are one of the most
polluting industries in the world. Robert Kennedy, Jr. called the
location of this airport an historical disaster. There were 35
spills in one year alone.
400 gallons of petroleum
were spilled into an outfall which discharges into the reservoir. Any
expansion will increase the likelihood of accidents and spills.
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