DO YOU WANT THIS IN YOUR BACKYARD?

WHY THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE

NOISE IS LOUDER THAN TOWN ALLOWS - The Decibal level of a turbo prop engine (Jet Engine) far exceeds the town limits. The noise is louder than having Stafford Motor Speedway in your backyard. As a Somers resident, you can hear Jet Planes take off from Bradley International Airport. Now move that noise 12 miles closer into your backyard…

TANKS OF FLAMABLE JET FUEL ON SITE ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY UNSAFE & A FIRE HAZARD - Has our Fire Department been trained or are they even equipped to handle a major disaster? Who in the town of Somers is responsible for environmental catastrophes? And what about the potential impact to Watchaug Brook, Scantic River and further down the line to our beloved Mill Pond, a family recreational treasure. The homes in the area on city water or wells? This is introducing hazardous subtances 216 ft from downgradient Inland Wetlands & Critical Habitat per the Town of Somers GIS maps.

SAFETY!!! - Is the town fire department equiped to handle a jet fuel fire/leak or plane crash?? Plus the extremely close proximity to Durkee & Watchaug Road. What is the clearance height between the top of a School Bus full of children or a NETTS truck and the the jet plane taking off or landing on this runway? PLEASE drive by and see for yourself how close to the road it is.

GEESE AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN FIELDS AT AIRPORT - Birds can get stuck in a Jet Engine resulting in an aircraft accident over nearby homes. As Somers residents, you know every spring & fall thousands of geese migrate & land in the fields surrounding this runway and airport.

LANDING SPEED OVER 100 MPH - Jet plane landing over nearby homes and neighborhoods exceeding 100 MPH. Low flying aircraft crossing over busy roads at extremely low altitudes, buzzing over streets to land and take off. Sounds like a recipe for disaster.

PLANE EXPECTS TO MAKE DEILVERIES TO/FROM CENTRAL AMERICA - What or who is coming and going from this airport - cargo? 2,000 employees from Central America? There is no FAA oversight of the cargo or people who will be coming & going from outside our country. Does a farmer need TWO jet planes to “check on their crops”?

AIR STRIP SIZE - The newly paved airstrip is longer than Ellington Airport. What was the impact of Ellington Airport to the homes around it? Drive by Ellington Airport, is that the look we want for Somers?

NO FAA FLIGHT OVERSIGHT - No one is overseeing plane movements. Planes can leave & arrive 24-7. Who is checking what and or who is coming and going from the airport? Our town police officers? Will one be on duty on-site every time or ANY time the Jet Plane moves?

PROPERTY OWNERS ORIGINAL APPLICATION TO BUILD A NEW HANGER TO STORE 2 JET PLANES WAS DENIED BY THE TOWN - The original hangar on site was demolished without a permit. What else has/will be been done without town permission

PROPERTY OWNER IS NOW APPEALING & WANTS TO BUILD A LARGER HANGAR THAN WAS ORIGINALLY THERE WITH MINIMAL WING CLEARANCE - They are proposing a 9,000 (76 x 105) sq ft hangar to house TWO Jet Planes, 1 Single Prop & 1 Dual Prop plane. The original hangar was 3,500 (70 x 50) ft hangar, substantially smaller. The proposed hangar is nearly THREE times the size of the original hangar.

PROPERTY VALUES - What will the impact be to surrounding neighborhood property values? This area is zoned A-1 Residential, but the new property owner wants to run his “Business Only” activities from the site.

DON’T LIVE ON WATCHAUG OR DURKEE ROADS - This plane flies at an altitude of 20,000 feet, at a speed of 322 MPH. On it’s approach to an airport, it has to slow down to 100 MPH, which is done on a long approach. This style plane will be below 1,000 ft altitude starting in East Longmeadow if flying south, or if approaching headed north will be that low going ove the CENTER OF SOMERS as they approach. This is a commercial plane as you can see, trying to land on local farm property while putting a large portion of the town at risk!