The impacts to Minuteman National Park, the cradle of our nation's birth, would be intolerable if this expansion were to go through.
The goal of the Park is to create and maintain an environ as similar as possible to what life was like at the time of the American Revolution. It is a national treasure. I cannot imagine the disruption to the Park that the proposed expansion would create. It would decimate the experience for users of the park, and that would be a travesty. We have a responsibility to protect our history, and expanding this airport for commercial and private usage would be doing the exact opposite of that. Chris I'm sorry I'm not 100% on board with your focus, but I appreciate your efforts just the same. I am absolutely committed to our environment... but I'm not sure "laser focus" on that one horse will win the entire race. Let me know how I can help. Thanks, Christi Damico > On 02/22/2023 6:24 PM Mary Crowe <singri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well said Anne ! > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 7:24 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com > mailto:samat...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > 👍🏻 > > ------ > > Sara Mattes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2023, at 7:04 PM, Anne Sobol > > <anne.so...@gmail.com mailto:anne.so...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > This is the comment I submitted to MEPA: > > > > > > The record submitted provides no documentation for the need > > > for what appears to be a speculative commercial project. > > > > > > The expansion of private jet traffic at Hanscom is > > > inconsistent with our local efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels and > > > to protect the environment. > > > > > > The expansion of emissions-heavy, private jet traffic will > > > despoil wildlife and natural habitat in the Great Meadows National > > > Wildlife Preserve and the Minute Man National Historical Park. It also > > > endangers human beings enjoying these preserves. > > > > > > A fuel tank farm will endanger the residential neighborhood > > > around the proposed project. > > > > > > Whose interests does MassPort represent? Its own financial > > > interests at the expense of local Massachusetts citizens? The interests > > > of speculative commercial businesses at the expense of local > > > Massachusetts citizens, their families, and their children? > > > > > > The MassPort website states that MassPort “is dedicated to > > > the vibrant neighborhoods around us.” If that is true, MassPort should > > > not be promoting the expansion of the private jet facility at Hanscom. > > > > > > Expanding facilities for private jet usage is inconsistent > > > with the goals set forth by MassPort in its Climate Action Plan: Net Zero > > > by 2031. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 6:47 PM Sara Mattes > > > <samat...@gmail.com mailto:samat...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Even with non-fossil fuels still > > > are facing an environmental assault with the proposed development. > > > > there will still be 445,000 sq. Feet of impervious > > > > surface-black tarmac. > > > > There will still be the elimination of hundreds of > > > > trees and a vastly reduced carbon sink. > > > > There will still be 767s hurtling over homes, Great > > > > Meadows, Minuteman National Historical Park. > > > > There will still be fuel farms adjacent to a > > > > residential neighborhood. > > > > > > > > Perhaps we can be more bold and consider limiting the > > > > use of private jets such as these, the type of customers Massport seeks > > > > to attract. > > > > <332142886_1125259908167579_3281511644248880012_n.jpeg> > > > > John Travolta on Instagram: "I wanted to make my > > > > favorite childhood airline poster come to life for my birthday! So here > > > > we go! Viva Las Vegas! ✈️🍸🎰" > > > > https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8eBdeN4_o/?hl=en > > > > instagram.com > > > > https://www.instagram.com/p/Co8eBdeN4_o/?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > > > ------ > > > > Sara Mattes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 22, 2023, at > > > > 4:04 PM, Christopher Eliot <c...@chriseliot.com > > > > mailto:c...@chriseliot.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I don’t think any local, county or state > > > > > government has ever found a way to limit aviation use of fossil fuels > > > > > at any airport in this country. > > > > > > > > > > I believe this could set a national precedent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb > > > > > 22, 2023, at 12:32 PM, Paul Shorb <paul.sh...@gmail.com > > > > > mailto:paul.sh...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > mailto: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 mailto: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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > > > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > > > > > mailto: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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > > > > mailto: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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org > > mailto: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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