Town Looking for Milton Rep for Logan Airport Board

The Town of Milton is looking for a volunteer to represent its interests on a community advisory group (CAC) which collaborates with MASSPORT and the FAA in making recommendations regarding airplane noise and potential health issues in the surrounding communities to Logan Airport. 

According to a statement released Tuesday, the appointment includes multiple meetings throughout the year at MASSPORT and having knowledge of aviation would be beneficial. If you have an interest in serving your town in this capacity, please contact the Selectmen’s Office at Town Hall.

A group of Milton residents, the Milton Citizens Committee on Aviation Impacts, have been pursuing an appeal of the newest flight path, for Runway 33L, which brings departures from Logan Airport above Milton, but are also gearing up for a long-term battle with the Federal Aviation Administration over what they say is an unfair amount of airplane traffic over just one town out of the dozens in the Boston area.

Residents said last month that they would file an appeal with the First Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals in Boston over 33L despite recommendations from the town lawyer and others to the contrary. It is vital to long-term strategy to force the FAA to reconsider what they say are the flawed arguments the agency used to implement the new air corridor in June.

Visit this previous Patch story for more on that issue of Logan noise.