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. . <br /> � <br /> ~9� `.. . <br /> - <br /> t. particular were probably "fairly indicative" of the County-wide demand for such <br /> o set-vice since anyone could Qn to HWA and take the flight training from any <br /> of the planes based there- Mr. Matthews feels the estimates are reliable as <br /> planning figures at this point' <br /> Hr. Kizer: Asked Mr. Matthews why the Division of Aviation preferred the <br /> method of traffic calculation based on the annual operations rather than the <br /> method "derivative of the number of airplanes." <br /> Mr' Matthews: "It is the operation that generates the traffic, not the <br /> airport . . We are more comfortable with a traffic generation tied to the actual <br /> activity of the airport itself." <br /> Mr, Kizer; "How did you get 5'8 trips?" <br /> Mr' Matthews: Replied that DOT highway engineers in the "Planning and Research <br /> Branch" provided the figures for him at his request; specifying that Mr. Springer" <br /> one of the engineers, said the "text references" used by DOT cited those figures <br /> and, Mr' Matthews added, would be used by DOT engineers for any airport in the <br /> State. <br /> Planning Board member Irvin: Asked Mr. Matthews in his "positiun" for DOT <br /> what he considered to be his principle function. <br /> Mr. Matthews: ~0 ensure that there are adequate airport facilities in t <br /> State to meat the requirements that are imposed upon such airports by the My/.!g <br /> public and by the communities," <br /> Mr, Irvin: Asked if airport safety was not important. <br /> Mr' Matthews: Replied that safety was #1 priority in arty project. <br /> Mr. Irvin: Told Mr, Matthews that, in his opinion, Mr' Matthews' letter of <br /> June 29^ I982, to then Planning Director Jim Polmtty, seemed to be biased in favor <br /> of the Midway Airport and seemed to convey the opinion that the Planning Department <br /> was "unreasonable" in the recommendations it mode with regard to the approach <br /> " <br /> requirements' Mr' Irvin asked Mr. Matthews if he'd have written the same letter <br /> if he, Matthews, had been the "recipient of a petition signed by 600 concerned <br /> and somewhat irate" citizens of Bingham Township? <br /> Mr Matthews: Said that he could not say what he'd have written had he <br /> been a member of the Planning Board and that he was not a member of the Board <br /> of Cr ' :i,uionars either. He said his office favors the Midway Airport because <br /> of ;'�veral factors: an unwillingness on the part of the public to either <br /> expand or continue HNA operations; and that his office had not seen evidence of <br />