So much for community concern and the Brown Act.
Apparently acting upon a preplanned scenario, the new Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) unceremoniously dismissed Lance Murphy, the chairman of the PCPB’s Airport Committee. Mr. Murphy, an engineer, is considered to be the most experienced and knowledgeable person on the airport operations and expansion.
Whatever is one’s position or view on Lindbergh Field expansion plans, the community needs an unbiased honest discussion based on all the facts. We do not want a one-sided Airport Authority view concerned only with the traveling public convenience, with no concern for, or mitigation of impacts, on thousands of San Diego residents.
Whether through design or ignorance, the board has essentially endorsed [the Airport Authority’s] expansion plan which includes a 5-story parking structure, increased noise and air pollution, and, eventually a second runway.
Let’s all reason together and reflect upon this major impact on our community.