The Villamay Community Association is beginning a door-to-door signature drive for a “Statement of Concern” regarding the unacceptable level of air traffic noise generated by South Flow flights to and from Reagan National Airport. Villamay and surrounding neighborhoods south of Old Town Alexandria have experienced an increase in air traffic noise since the implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen air traffic control system. The new nationwide system of flight routing was implemented without community comment.
Below please find news from the Villamay Air Traffic Noise Abatement Campaign, including an April update from Mason Hill neighbor, Mike Rioux, regarding efforts to reduce the recent increase in aircraft noise pollution over our neighborhoods. Mike is our representative to the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority’s Airport Noise Working Group.
The good news is that the FAA has indicated somewhat of a willingness to review the situation. The bad news is that their proposed “simulation,” to determine if changes are necessary or appropriate, could take up to 12 to 18 months, with no guarantee of changes following this study period.
It is imperative that we continue to pressure for change that happens sooner, rather than later.
To that end, if you have not already done so, PLEASE SIGN THE STATEMENT OF CONCERN.
The easiest way to do so is online through this link to our change.org petition.
If you prefer to sign via pen and paper, please email Steve Hantzis at sjhantzis@gmail.com, or reply to this email. We will arrange for a petition to be brought to you.
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