14-0877
| 1 | | RESOLUTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLY QUIET PROGRAM AT O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANDATORY FLY-QUIET PROGRAM AT O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the O’Hare Modernization Project includes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) changes to landing and take-off patterns, shifting airplane traffic previously arriving from many directions into landing and take-offs from only two directions, east and west; and
WHEREAS, certain communities on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago and nearby suburbs reside underneath the key nighttime air routes, including five glide paths and two major take-off plates, which converge over the community and are used after 10 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, these communities seek a solution to the nighttime sleep interruptions during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., including the shoulder hours; and
WHEREAS, this concentrated increase in airplane traffic will negatively impact the health and quality of life for residents and businesses on the Northwest Side of Chicago and the Northwest Suburbs; and
WHEREAS, nearly all of these communities predate O’Hare’s conversi | accept as substituted | Pass |
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14-0877
| 1 | | RESOLUTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLY QUIET PROGRAM AT O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANDATORY FLY-QUIET PROGRAM AT O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
WHEREAS, the O’Hare Modernization Project includes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) changes to landing and take-off patterns, shifting airplane traffic previously arriving from many directions into landing and take-offs from only two directions, east and west; and
WHEREAS, certain communities on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago and nearby suburbs reside underneath the key nighttime air routes, including five glide paths and two major take-off plates, which converge over the community and are used after 10 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, these communities seek a solution to the nighttime sleep interruptions during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., including the shoulder hours; and
WHEREAS, this concentrated increase in airplane traffic will negatively impact the health and quality of life for residents and businesses on the Northwest Side of Chicago and the Northwest Suburbs; and
WHEREAS, nearly all of these communities predate O’Hare’s conversi | recommend for approval as substituted | Pass |
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