Thank you letter to Attorney General Blumenthal
New Canaan News-Review September 27, 2007
Blumenthal Must Fight FAA Decision
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Article Last Updated: 09/27/2007 02:49:07 PM EDT
The following letter was addressed to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. A copy has been provided to the News~Review for publication.
Dear Attorney General Blumenthal:
I am writing on behalf of the New Canaan Environmental Group to thank you for speaking at the Clear Skies and Clear Energy Rally on the steps of Town Hall in New Canaan on Aug. 29.
We are unhappy with and disappointed by, but not surprised by, the Federal Aviation Administration's Record of Decision on Sept. 5.
The language you used at the New Canaan rally regarding future legal action the state of Connecticut might take against the FAA appeared to be very strong.
If you have not already, please contact New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo regarding the Sept. 5 Record of Decision and that you jointly plan a lawsuit with the state of New York against the FAA's Record of Decision.
We hope that you will review the merits of a lawsuit based on Section 4(f) of Public Law 89-670 (1966), which reads as follows: "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States government that special effort should be made to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside and public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites." And that "The secretary (of transportation) may approve a transportation program or project requiring use of publicly owned land of a public park or land of an historic site of national, state or local significance only if (1) there is no prudent and feasible alternative to using that land; and (2) the program or project includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the park, recreation area, wildlife and waterfowl refuge, or historic site resulting from the use."
Consider these facts:
The 69-acre Weir Farm National Historic Site, located in Wilton and Ridgefield, is the only property in Connecticut that is affiliated with the National Park Service.
I personally spoke via telephone with Linda A. Cook, the superintendent of Weir Farm NHS. She appeared to be quite concerned about the FAA's Record of Decision to fly jets directly over Weir Farm (elevation - 651 feet).
An 800-acre state park, Wooster Mountain State Park, is situated in the southern section of Danbury.
Across the New York state border in Pound Ridge is the 4,700-acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Westchester County's largest park, comprising 26 percent of all county parkland in Westchester County and 22 percent of land in Pound Ridge.
Thank you for your participation in the Aug. 29 New Canaan Environmental Group rally and for your effort to defeat the FAA's disastrous decision.
Richard M. Stowe
President, New Canaan Environmental Group
Blumenthal Must Fight FAA Decision
Staff Reports
Article Last Updated: 09/27/2007 02:49:07 PM EDT
The following letter was addressed to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. A copy has been provided to the News~Review for publication.
Dear Attorney General Blumenthal:
I am writing on behalf of the New Canaan Environmental Group to thank you for speaking at the Clear Skies and Clear Energy Rally on the steps of Town Hall in New Canaan on Aug. 29.
We are unhappy with and disappointed by, but not surprised by, the Federal Aviation Administration's Record of Decision on Sept. 5.
The language you used at the New Canaan rally regarding future legal action the state of Connecticut might take against the FAA appeared to be very strong.
If you have not already, please contact New York state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo regarding the Sept. 5 Record of Decision and that you jointly plan a lawsuit with the state of New York against the FAA's Record of Decision.
We hope that you will review the merits of a lawsuit based on Section 4(f) of Public Law 89-670 (1966), which reads as follows: "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States government that special effort should be made to preserve the natural beauty of the countryside and public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites." And that "The secretary (of transportation) may approve a transportation program or project requiring use of publicly owned land of a public park or land of an historic site of national, state or local significance only if (1) there is no prudent and feasible alternative to using that land; and (2) the program or project includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the park, recreation area, wildlife and waterfowl refuge, or historic site resulting from the use."
Consider these facts:
The 69-acre Weir Farm National Historic Site, located in Wilton and Ridgefield, is the only property in Connecticut that is affiliated with the National Park Service.
I personally spoke via telephone with Linda A. Cook, the superintendent of Weir Farm NHS. She appeared to be quite concerned about the FAA's Record of Decision to fly jets directly over Weir Farm (elevation - 651 feet).
An 800-acre state park, Wooster Mountain State Park, is situated in the southern section of Danbury.
Across the New York state border in Pound Ridge is the 4,700-acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Westchester County's largest park, comprising 26 percent of all county parkland in Westchester County and 22 percent of land in Pound Ridge.
Thank you for your participation in the Aug. 29 New Canaan Environmental Group rally and for your effort to defeat the FAA's disastrous decision.
Richard M. Stowe
President, New Canaan Environmental Group
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