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<br /> LIP t- tX€0 and duct€the runway One airport already hasbcenp
<br /> sity ended a rMeivin g 530, p' Dcvclopmclit,Inc.it would be iae.'atett in 13ingham'ftpOrt,
<br /> attc€vc scltnol hoard and nctghborhood objections. ship off of N.C.54,€t miles from Chapc!€-lilt:The airpar€. f
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<br /> By Lf:ILA D UNHA�� In h9T5,the University decided to provide lighting for would cover 232 acres.It would include a l
<br /> the runway.Again,this decision MCI opposition from the c-alted Iindu%ty,
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<br /> %VA) school board and neighborhood gtoupshecausc this would 1pany airplanes.s.OnlytsixtPro ate be
<br /> ots border 1UC airport €
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<br /> is to be phased out sn that Chapc!1{stet and all of land.so it€s in a relatively low pitpuintion arca•ermns i
<br /> increase the amount or air traffic.The University a{ The Town of 0ingham tsar granted building P
<br /> p tempted to appease tile prap[c by impal tr more d tar e 1
<br /> l age County can have an air vr€ that can satisfy 30 tluc catitpany for glum has of the airport and run-
<br /> 1 v,ng needs. tions on itsclr.it limited a€t comnscrciah traffic and large way but has not done so for the industrial park.Some
<br /> i \VA is o[r Airport Road.Two sF�Itovts,Estes Hills aircraft, Bill the number Of phones had grown to 50. tee he!leve it is because Binghant Townshiip
<br /> plus five AHEC planes.which she University had claimed of tite people l l tit!'s.ptoblctns,
<br /> ( n,to y and Phillips tile Eunwa ./t he no more than doesn't want to be tite answer tv Chapel
<br /> II t.t}00 yards of[ Stec runway.jjrwo other sc€tools, it was restricting.
<br /> pct Flit! High ScttoaI and Wbrcntb=Jtsniijr14igh; to All 1950,tite AHEC pro;ram wanted a hangar for €f the mayor,town council,and.Un€versify sincerely
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<br /> in the flight pattern. Fleavily PoPttiated neighbor- Y
<br /> want la phase out id\VA,they will have to try
<br /> will, Bingham Township and the state.The Plans arc i
<br /> l ds have grown up around 14WA,with plans for the its airplanes.in,The University board and neighborhood eed once groups drawn and Buck Mou€ttalti is ready to start building. i
<br /> trying to compromise with a toning amendment whtctt
<br /> :traction of large condominiums in€he next two to cried out again. ht3traininig esPo donee more b l The advart€ages of the proposed airport are numerous.
<br /> c years. would eliminate night g First,the airport would bring added jobs to theTria,tplc,
<br /> 110,ncaple wlta live and go to s£hao!'ncar FiWA
<br /> do ermit,rand the zoning anundincni was struck dowtt by a patt[cttiarly Cho€cl Bill,and wtitiid therefore bring in
<br /> t phased ouE€or two seasons.They are afraid of to t nod November€ nin due University received its buildln more industry.A great many companies own their own
<br /> rsrrtucd danger to their children caused by low-[t} g P vote.Also,Slue Chapel"I'll Counc!!passed a many wcrc
<br /> lees taking off and landing. IMP
<br /> They dislike the noise 5 staic
<br /> not able to land there legally.Many[trots would like to be to
<br /> hue planes bee of t€tc praxisnis s that it doesn't and priaatc au�tlguvrg€iies to ensure a replaccmc€tt air- Pianos,and because s Rates ltCllurham Airport oral`trio traffic.icy are
<br /> a of tite University making prom part would be built within
<br /> 15 mites of the town as soon able to bypass g
<br /> lt!' It sc au H�VA after as Possible. Chapel Hill and Triangle industry is growing, and
<br /> Orange County needs an airport€hat can serve as a center i
<br /> he University was supposed top ' S for companies.ince
<br /> rid War it.when it was used as a Pre-[light school madc no action to work to rind a new airport.The Citizens
<br /> t)n companies. that fly in for particular games and
<br /> tstc Navy. far Airport Nanning{CAP). a neighborhood group } tticir twin turbo•engmed icts
<br /> events would be able to fly t
<br /> t was used very little after the war,until tltt ntid b0s, that wants to see HwA closed,has sent tettcrs to both i
<br /> :n the Medicate 3chaol bought a plane. Vice Chanceilar of l3us€ncss and finance 3ohn'Temple into the new airport.TI tey were not allowed to jnvW3Y I
<br /> p HlVA btxausc of restrictions,atthougit same did any
<br /> n ItXrS,€he Chapel ttill-Carrbnro School ltaanl madc the airport would be taken ot€[of i
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<br /> to build 1 st£s and Phillips schools. ft asked the and hiayar ioc Nassif,Pleading for action.Tetra is and Most importantly, P te
<br /> l ivcrsity what its plans were for H\VA•Dr.Si€arpc, Nassif have taken no action. a highly populated area that was allowed to grow because
<br /> vote apt ttse tuning ort€htancc that would eliminate flight of the Town Council's shat[sigtttcdntss and the Univer•
<br /> n chancellor.wrote a letter to stet hoard stating that to ocad,tonsil€t tiic Town Council will meet again to si€y's care
<br /> attitude.Tiic University and Town Council
<br /> v,\would be phased out is the futurclet!for funds tr:un€ng from IMA.
<br /> tut three years late the University aPP 'Tito€light tea€ning restrictions,aimed to appease Inc could rid themselves or catty limit tile air tea and silly
<br /> } Pa a runway will not ctfco- restrictions that don't really Iintlt the air trai'fic. €
<br /> m she Federal Aviation Agcrtc lap though very important
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<br /> e school board and people in tite growing neighbor- 4i$tyltrrrtit flying airgtraffic-only one-third of the ti5 The AHEC program,
<br /> l '�7 ids protested, so the University formed.a Fat ul€Y University and Medical Foundation{it reechoes more
<br /> until commission to make rceommendatons. Carolina Flying Ctub members are students.Carolina than Sig'nshilinn directly front the state t£gislature each lirplancs at year)could still rune out of the Midway Airport,
<br /> _t the Co€nnrisston rcitnr,cd that t€ie t)€t,yc€sity should Flying Soviets has approximately s are til l2 5€udtnts. Finally,the UnivtKity couidhonor its40-year,aft-hroi cn
<br /> it tiip-Itt activity at Stec airport tail e University torso the ai port[Studentsrwitit instructors aisv arc t of likely promise by f€€telly ph15€ngout the h fors£c Williams Airport.
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<br /> :dical Foundation Pragrum.'rhis program,tilt Area to be reckless, s i Stec noisiest -tratntng €tilvts are sane. !€otrrareJorrrr€alisiii ar€d Spafruh rnalnr
<br /> was formed to take in fact,some of the natsit si aupiaues at FItVA € (eiln 13ur,lxrr,asap writer for The l3aily Tar
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