HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-26 Public Comment - M. Brown - action needed on Airport Expansion study From: Marilee Brown
To: Bozeman Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL]action needed on Airport Expansion study
Date: Tuesday,April 21,2026 7:56:52 PM
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Dear Mayor, Commissioners and City Manager,
Thank you for hearing me at open comments tonight. I felt like you were really listening.
There is so much I did not get to say about the Environmental Study that the Airport Authority
Consultant did. It only met FAA requirements. Here is one example: When they studied
noise levels, they only measured it at the airport and recorded decibel levels for a 24 hour
period. Then they averaged those levels (including quiet times) so that the decibel level only
showed a level equal to two people having a conversation! They never measured impact on
local communities.
The reason they are only doing the minimum FAA requirements is so that they can get Federal
money for the expansion of the runways, rerouting the roads etc.
Once the expansion is completed the FAA then decides how much air traffic the airport will
hold and then does all the scheduling. The airport has no say in what happens.
Even though the environmental study open comment period ends this Thursday, the local
government agencies will still have time to ask for an improved and more meaningful study
and an extended comment period from the public.
I fully expect when I comment on the study, I will then be answered that my comment does
not pertain to the confines of the study. But it will at least be recorded.
The consultant did tell me that there is a chance that if local government requests an expansion
of the criteria and an extension of time, the Airport Authority may agree to it.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to get this on the agenda so that you can vote to ask both them
and the County to do so.
Action needs to take place prior to their next Board meeting on May 14, 2026, 2:00pm(the
second Thursday of the month).
This is OUR airport and we deserve a say as to how it affects our community.
Here is the link to the project information site. Comments are at the bottom of the page.
https://bozemanairport.com/proj ects
Thank you,
Marilee Brown
406-579-5447