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Article: United States: Public concern slows airport project.
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- August 18, 2008
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Byline: kusumv03
A plane comes in for a landing at the Santa Ynez Airport, where officials have proposed adding more hangars along with six concrete pads for helicopter takeoffs and landings.
An upcoming hearing on a controversial proposal for changes at the Santa Ynez Valley Airport has been postponed until September amid public calls for more extensive environmental review and community concerns about scenic views being blocked by 25-foot-high hangars.
Critics of the proposed airport project, which has been in the planning stages for several years, demanded that a public comment period be extended beyond Aug. 22, and that the environmental ...