AIRPORT AND TONIGHT, CITY
AIRPORT AND TONIGHT, CITY , OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH
, OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH PLANS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS
PLANS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS MOVING FORWARD.
MOVING FORWARD. BRIA NBC5'S RENEE WUNDERLICH
BRIA NBC5'S RENEE WUNDERLICH WAS AT THAT MEETING.
WAS AT THAT MEETING. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE
SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE BURINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BURINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW
WITH INFORMATION ABOUT A NEW RESOLUTION JUST PASSED TONIGHT.
RESOLUTION JUST PASSED TONIGHT. RENEE?
RENEE? RENE: WELL, BRAIN, STEPHANIE,
RENE: WELL, BRAIN, STEPHANIE, THE SOUTH BURLINGTON'S CITY
THE SOUTH BURLINGTON'S CITY COUNCIL MET AGAIN IN TONIGHT TO
COUNCIL MET AGAIN IN TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE HOME BUYOUT
TALK ABOUT THE HOME BUYOUT PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. THEY WANTED A PAPER TRAIL.
THEY WANTED A PAPER TRAIL. TONIGHT, THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
TONIGHT, THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. RETENTION OF AFFORDABLE
RETENTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A TOP PRIORITY.
HOUSING IS A TOP PRIORITY. RENE SIMPLY SAID, SOUTH
RENE SIMPLY SAID, SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCILOR
BURLINGTON CITY COUNCILOR MEAGHAN EMERY WANTS PEOPLE TO BE
MEAGHAN EMERY WANTS PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOMES IN SOUTH
ABLE TO AFFORD HOMES IN SOUTH BURINGTON.
BURINGTON. SHE SAYS MANY OF THOSE HOMES IN
SHE SAYS MANY OF THOSE HOMES IN THE AFFORDABLE PRICE RANGE ARE
THE AFFORDABLE PRICE RANGE ARE NEAR THE BURLINGTON
NEAR THE BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THAT'S WHY THE CITY COUNCIL IS
THAT'S WHY THE CITY COUNCIL IS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE
STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIRPORT'S HOME BUYOUT OFFER.
AIRPORT'S HOME BUYOUT OFFER. AND SO, WHEN I SAW THE
AND SO, WHEN I SAW THE OPTIONS THAT THE AIRPORT WAS
OPTIONS THAT THE AIRPORT WAS CONSIDERING, I THOUGHT IT WAS
CONSIDERING, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THIS CITY WHO
IMPORTANT FOR THIS CITY WHO WANTS TO HAVE A PLACE AT THE
WANTS TO HAVE A PLACE AT THE TABLE, TO KIND OF HAVE A
TABLE, TO KIND OF HAVE A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT.
HISTORICAL DOCUMENT. RENE: SO, COUNCILOR EMERY WROTE
RENE: SO, COUNCILOR EMERY WROTE A RESOLUTION THAT IS A TIMELINE
A RESOLUTION THAT IS A TIMELINE THAT KEEPS TRACK OF HOW THE
THAT KEEPS TRACK OF HOW THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION
COUNCIL EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE AIRPORT'S OFFER TO BUY
WITH THE AIRPORT'S OFFER TO BUY OUT 39 HOUSES OVER THE NEXT YEAR
OUT 39 HOUSES OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF.
TO YEAR AND A HALF. THAT RESOLUTION PASSED AND
THAT RESOLUTION PASSED AND THINGS WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY
THINGS WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY NOW.
NOW. >> REACH OUT TO EACH ONE OF
>> REACH OUT TO EACH ONE OF THOSE 39 HOMEOWNERS ABO -- AND
THOSE 39 HOMEOWNERS ABO -- AND ABOUT 35 ARE READY TO MOVE ON.
ABOUT 35 ARE READY TO MOVE ON. EACH ONE HAS A STORY, BUT MOST
EACH ONE HAS A STORY, BUT MOST LIKELY, WE ARE GOING TO BE
LIKELY, WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING PRETTY QUICK.
MOVING PRETTY QUICK. RENE: THE AIRPORT SAYS THEY WANT
RENE: THE AIRPORT SAYS THEY WANT TO WORK WITH NEIGHBORS THROUGH
TO WORK WITH NEIGHBORS THROUGH ANY CONCERNS.
ANY CONCERNS. THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY HAVE THE
THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY HAVE THE OPTION OF NEW DOORS AND WINDOWS
OPTION OF NEW DOORS AND WINDOWS TO HELP DEAL WITH THE NOISE.
TO HELP DEAL WITH THE NOISE. >> I SOUND INSULATION IS
>> I SOUND INSULATION IS SOMETHING THEY DO NOT WAN OR
SOMETHING THEY DO NOT WAN OR THEY DO WANT, W -- OUR DOOR IS
THEY DO WANT, W -- OUR DOOR IS GOING TO BE WIDE OPEN TO THOSE
GOING TO BE WIDE OPEN TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
OPPORTUNITIES. RENE NOW THE COUNCIL AND THE
RENE NOW THE COUNCIL AND THE AIRPORT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO
AIRPORT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO ARGUE OVER THE BUYOUTS, BUT
ARGUE OVER THE BUYOUTS, BUT ANOTHER COUNSELOR PUT OU
ANOTHER COUNSELOR PUT OU TONIGHT PUT OUT THE IDEA THAT
TONIGHT PUT OUT THE IDEA THAT TH SHOULD GET OUT OF THE
TH SHOULD GET OUT OF THE AIRPORT BUSINESS.
AIRPORT BUSINESS. >> THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
>> THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO GIVE THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON
THE CITY OF SOUTH BURLINGTON MORE OF A SAY REGARDING WITH THE
MORE OF A SAY REGARDING WITH THE AIRPORT IS GOING TO INVEST ITS
AIRPORT IS GOING TO INVEST ITS DOLLARS IN.
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét