Environment

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Letter to FAA re Watertown and Belmont airplane noise

Senator Brownsberger and other legislators sent the following letter to the FAA regarding local airplane noise. December 18, 2013 Amy Lind Corbett, Regional Administrator Federal Aviation Administration New England Region 12 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803-5299 Dear Ms. Corbett: We write as the state delegation representing Watertown and Belmont out of concern arising …

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Update on Airplane Noise over Belmont and Watertown

Affected residents in Belmont and Watertown have begun to organize in response to an increase in airplane noise due to the Runway 33L departure procedure.  Click  here for our first report on this in February. Recently, Senator Brownsberger’s office has heard from many residents negatively impacted by the new departure procedure. Affected residents are encouraged to …

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A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board bill becomes law

S1857, An Act extending the Environmental Joint Powers Agreement that created the A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board, originally filed in January by Senator Brownsberger asS343, was signed into law this morning by Governor Patrick. The new law authorizes a procedure to retroactively extend the environmental joint powers agreement, authorized in 2005, that created the Arlington-Belmont-Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. …

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