Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport Airport Master Plan Update Public Comments APPENDIX November 2007 Appendix Contents Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments . 2 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Public Comments . 21 Written Public Comments . .23 Comments Made Online . .34 Comments Made at Public Meetings. .49 September 18, 2007 . .50 September 19, 2007 . .54 September 20, 2007 . .58 Airport Master Plan Update Appendix 1 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments Written comments made by CAC members. Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 2 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 3 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 4 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 5 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 6 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 7 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 8 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 9 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 10 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 11 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 12 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 13 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 14 Included with letter from Marc LaMantia dated 11/8/06 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 15 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 16 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 17 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 18 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 19 (End of Citizens Advisory Committee Member Written Comments) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Comments 20 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Public Comments Written comments received from the public during CAC meetings. Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Public Comments 21 (End of Citizens Advisory Committee Written Comments) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Public Comments 22 Written Public Comments Comments received by fax, mail, and on comment cards. Written Public Comments 23 Written Public Comments 24 Written Public Comments 25 Written Public Comments 26 Written Public Comments 27 From Public Comment cards collected between September 18-20, 2007 9/07 Myrna Werder, 6152 Wright Way, Windsor, (707) 838-7536 I live on the approach pattern. Is it possible to tell pilots to take an approach on the West side of the airport? 9/07 [email protected] I love having the airport however… Please stop (or at least decrease) the volume of flights over the populated areas. We have so much rural land. Why can’t planes go over the wide rural areas rather than the populated areas? It just seems like it’s an accident waiting to happen. Written Public Comments 28 Written Public Comments 29 Written Public Comments 30 Written Public Comments 31 Written Public Comments 32 (End of Written Public Comments) Written Public Comments 33 Comments Made Online at the Airport Website sonomacountyairport.org July 31 - October 2, 2007 Public Comments Made Online 34 7/31/07 Ellen Perry, Sebastopol, CA, [email protected] I travel for work and have been thrilled to be able to travel from Sonoma County to my destinations via Los Angeles. I leave early in the morning and am grateful not to have to make the 1-2 hour drive to Oakland or SFO. Keep up the good work. and by all means enlarge the airport and terminal. But lets try and keep the friendly atmosphere. Thank you! 8/31/07 Harvey Smith, 5230 Lockwood Circle, Santa Rosa CA 95409 My wife and I have flown with Horizon twice this summer, both times were very enjoyable. My concerns are: if you wait two to four years to update the main passenger terminal you will lose customers. We have heard many complaints from people who were on our flights once they arrived in Santa Rosa. Most of the issues are about the outdated baggage claim area, the waiting area at the gate, and especially the fully loaded plane. Horizon and the County should now realize that Santa Rosa is long overdue for air service. The need here is huge, so you should get rolling on the upgrades as soon as possible. We would like to continue to fly from our home town, but will travel to other local airports if needed. Thanks Harvey Smith 8/31/07 Michael Anders, 824 Melrose Ct, Sonoma, CA 95476, [email protected] To whom it may concern; I think that the Airport expansion should begin immediately. Secondly the terminal should be dramatically improved with the capability of being expanded at a later time to meet increase demands. Third the runway should be increased by 1800’ not 900’. And should be accomplished by Summer 2008. Lastly stop screwing around and get it done!!! Thanks 8/31/07 Mike Martin, Sonoma , CA 95476, [email protected] In general, I believe that expanding the SC airport is a wise and beneficial idea, especially if regional carriers will expand service and connectivity. Considering that traffic congestion is only going to get worse as SR, RP, and Windsor continue to expand and Hwy 101 continues to be a rural country road between SR and the civilized south, it only makes sense to expand the SC airport, if for no other reason than to cut traffic congestion. However, before any airport expansion is done, the access road from Hwy 101 to the airport needs to be widened FIRST to I the increased traffic, and especially if the industrial and business parts between Hwy 101 and the airport continue to be developed and the existing units grow and expand. Only fools would expand the airport and continue to allow industrial and business park growth and not expand the access accordingly. The current one lane access “road” is a pain in the ass already with all the heavy truck traffic..... 9/3/07 Christine Mason, 6111 Van Keppel Rd., Forestville, CA 95436, [email protected] I am impressed by the Horizon/Alaska carriers which fly into and out of SCA. They are barely audible and a pleasant and functional addition to SC. In contrast, even the private jets, particularly during the Bohemian Grove gathering week, contribute to noise pollution. The expansion of the airport to allow commercial jets is not a project I support. There has never been this type of air service in Sonoma County and homeowners in the area purchased rural property in part to eliminate such type of pollution. I have reviewed the extensive online noise information on this website and find it deficient in subjective experience of jets departing and landing. We have enough occasional small jets flying in the area to know that larger jets would be offensively loud and are a bad idea. Public Comments Made Online 35 9/3/07 Christine Mason, [email protected] Why not spend 83 million dollars for a rail to connect SFO and Sonoma County, thus reducing noise and air pollution and reducing our reliance on petroleum products. 9/4/07 K Powell, Echo Lake Way, Santa Rosa. CA 95401, [email protected] I am concerned about the increasing airplane noise over my home. It is very loud, and sometimes early in the am. How much more noise do we want? This question has to be considered, as I used to live in Portland OR near the airport, and the noise became too loud and constant. I am afraid that could be repeated here. K Powell 9/5/07 Mike Hauser, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 I urge the county to move forward with the improvements to our Sonoma County Airport. The 900-foot extension of the runway and the construction of a new modern terminal are of top priority. The current terminal does not represent us well and should be replaced as soon as possible 9/8/07 Mary Selvaraj, 95403, [email protected] Dear Sir/Madam, I recognize that there is much growth in Sonoma county and that the airport is trying to keep up with demand. I am a frequent air traveller and it is helpful to have a local airport instead of driving to Oakland or SFO. However, I am concerned about the noise of aircraft over residential areas in NW Santa Rosa and Windsor. The noise has become more frequent and noisy...to the point that conversation has to stop until the aircraft moves on. My point is with a runway extension, there is no doubt that flights and aircraft size will increase. How are you planning to protect family neighborhoods from noise pollution? Thank you for your time. 9/13/07 1399 Sanders Road, Windsor, CA 95492, 707-836-0261, [email protected] My husband and I would like to know why planes are flying over our house away from the main runway. Fedex cuts over the barn at a low height daily and other planes are being routed our way continuing. They are so loud and low that we cant even leave our windows open. What is going on? Don’t you have a flight pattern that goes over all the area west of our location where the chain link fenced area is. 9/14/07 Davod Walrath definitely should expand. let’s plan it and keep ahead of the curve.