Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Naples residents complain of airport noise

NAPLES -Naples residents are making noise about noisy planes flying in and out of the Naples Airport.

"It's not only loud, it's painful. I mean, it's just a really shrill sound," says Peggy Layton.

Peggy's home is in the direct path of planes flying in and out of the Naples Airport, and she says it has only gotten louder over the years.

"It is disruptive. You can't talk to another person or listen. You can't hear them," she says.

Layton isn't alone. Dozens of her neighbors showed up at city council on Wednesday to make some noise about silencing the jets.

Airport officials say so far, they've done everything possible to keep the noise down, like extending runways, banning louder planes, and setting a curfew.

There's a voluntary 10:00 p.m. curfew and most pilots follow it. But since it's not mandatory, late night arrivals do still happen.

"You get awakened in the middle of the night when a jet comes over at two in the morning," says nearby resident Larry Schultz.

Residents suggested charging pilots for breaking curfew and changing flight paths.

"They need to route the planes over the bay," says resident Alan Parker.

But those ideas may have a turbulent takeoff.

"We do have to live within a budget as every public agency does, and some of these recommendations are pretty expensive," says Naples Airport Executive Director Ted Soliday.

For now, Layton says she'll continue to deal with the noise from low-flying planes and hopes that's the only problem they'll cause.

"I am worried that some day one is actually going to hit because they do come in very low," she says.

Source:  http://www.nbc-2.com

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