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• Post Meeting Conclusion
• Airport Master Plan No.22
• A Solution
• How YOU can help

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Following the Public Meeting at the Airport on Monday 29th. March 1999 concerning the East/West Runway, it was patently obvious that;
Council had badly underestimated the depth of public feelings on this matter.

Even though it was RAINING. And even though Council had been sure NOT to publicize the event.
An estimated 400 local residents (Not 100 as reported in the media.) braved the elements to voice their concerns to the 8 Councillors and the C.E.O. Mr. Kelvin Spiller about what is arguably THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE facing Council EVER.

Airport Master Plan Number 22
Since the FIRST Airport Master Plan 17 years ago there have now been some 21 similar reports, and they have ALL said basically the same thing.

Even in the latest (No.21) in which Council attempted to pre-empt the final conclusion by its brief to the consultant to “maximize the existing facilities” (Page 88) -- The bottom line is;

Unfortunately for us ALL, Council made the wrong decision back in 1983 when it decided to upgrade the 18/36 runway for $9.8M in preference to the RECOMMENDED option of constructing the 13/31 Runway (And all its associated infrastructure, terminal, parking etc.) for $10.3M. 
(Estimates vide “1982 Master Plan F28 Upgrade” by G. H. & D.)
It’s easy to be wise in hindsight. - So why is Council STILL persisting with the 18/36 Runway ?

History has now proved how this short term SAVING has been the root cause of all the present problems. (Including the NOISE problem.)

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A SUGGESTED SOLUTION

The East/West Runway sould be commenced and constructed to a stage where it could share the RPT traffic up to and including the size of Sunstate's Shorts.

This could be done in such a manner as to be PART of the Futuristic 13/31 Runway if that dream was ever to be realized in the year of 2015 or beyond.

This would be a relatively inexpensive, short term solution to most of our present problems and, in combination with a curfew would go a long way in restoring peoples faith in the Council
which aspires to be (among other things).........

But it is now estimated that the 1st. Stage will cost a whopping $17,000,000-00 and it still won't handle the existing Jets.

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What can YOU do?
If you agree with the above SOLUTION, you could help by WRITING LETTERS to; Council, Members of Parliament (both State and Federal), Ministers and the Papers and having a say in YOUR FUTURE