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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 14 1989 Consultant Plans to Listen to Community on Airport Issue6A, Thursday, December 14, 1989, Vero Beach, Fla., Press -Journal Consultant Plans To Listen To Community On Airport Issue By PAT1t1C1A DILALLA sebastian Bureau Chief Residents will have a chance to express their opinions about the Sebastian Municipal Airport during two days of interviews in January set aside with the pro- posed airport consultant. Information gathered from the interviews will form the basis of a scope of work for the Municipal Airport Plan and Community Compatibility Study, said City Manager Robb McClary. McClary said the scope of work, which has to be approved by the City Council, is needed for: s Submission to the Federal Avi- ation Administration as part of a grant application for the airport/ community study. 0 Contract negotiations to con- tinue between the city and Wil- liams, Hatfield & Stoner Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, the firm selected to do the study. "We will be there to listen," said Mel Pollack, business development director for Williams, Hatfield. "We want to find out what the community is thinking so we can address their concerns and include their concerns in the overall pro- ject." "We want to find out what the community is thinking so we can address their con- cerns..." Mel Pollack Development director The airport/community study is required under the terms of a standstill agreement between the city and the FAA. The June 12 agreement, forged in air effort to resolve the escalating conflict over the future of the air- port, requires "significant opportu- nity for input" from citizens of Sebastian and Roseland as well as the city and the FAA. Anyone interested in meeting with the consultants should call the city manager's office for an ap- pointment. Interviews will start at 4 p.m. Jan. 11. Ten minutes will be set aside for individuals and 30 minutes for rep- resentatives of organizations. The consultants have asked that people bring a written summary of their positions to the meeting. "We are flexible enough to expand the time limits," McClary said. " We will try to accommodate everyone and hear everything ev- eryone has to say." McClary slid he anticipates the earliest the scope of study could be presented to council would be Jan. 24 and the latest Feb.14.