I believe that Chris and the people he has been working with on this are well-informed about the extent of the political and legal leverage that they have, the strengths and weaknesses of the other side, etc., and are developing strategy based on that. - Paul Shorb
On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:15 AM Christi Damico <christi.dam...@comcast.net> wrote: > Chris—simply stated— this is not enough. I am sorry, to be so blunt. This > is a fall back position, in my opinion. You need to go in with a full > effort against expansion & negotiate from there if you must. I’m surprised > and disappointed. Please rethink your strategy! This one is not strong > enough to win, and you never start a negotiation from a fall back position, > right? Unless you plan to lose. > > Christi Damico > Of the Mill Street Damico’s of Lincoln > Lincoln/Seattle > > “I?ve been working with Senator Barrett and other local leaders on a > response to the large North Airfield expansion. This project aims to create > 495,000 square feet of hangar space for corporate and private jets on the > north side of Hanscom Field. Massport and the developers have expressed > concern for the environment and indicated it will be done in an > environmentally friendly way. > > We plan to hold them to their word and are asking the state Executive > Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to require that all > aircraft based in the new hangars operate entirely without use of fossil > fuels. > > One option this would leave the developers is to base electric aircraft > here. While not quite here, there are about 200 companies trying to produce > electric aircraft and some are very close to production. > > > https://www.afar.com/magazine/electric-planes-are-coming-sooner-than-you-think > > Area leaders and residents have many concerns about this project but we > are staying laser focussed on the climate change impact resulting from > expanded use of private jets. We think this is our best strategy based on > experience from many previous expansion projects. > > Christopher Eliot, Hanscom Field Advisory Commission, Chair > Lincoln” > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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