Officials Head To DC To Protest Reevaluation Of
Eligibility
Representatives in Chicago's School
District 214 are protesting the removal of Elk Grove High School
from a list of locations eligible for noise abatement
insulation. The school claims it delayed roof renovations on
the school to coincide with expected soundproofing
construction. The FAA says there was never a guarantee of
funding and new studies show the school is no longer eligible to
apply.
The school received letters in 2004 and 2005 stating their noise
levels were high enough in a 2000 study to place them under
consideration for funding. After five years of waiting and
planning, the school district was surprised by a letter in June of
this year stating it was no longer eligible based on a revised
noise study.
The FAA retested the area after 9L/27R opened in late
2008. Future expansion plans at ORD were also considered when
making the decision to remove Elk Grove and several other schools
in the Chicago area from the list. FAA Spokesperson Tony Molinaro
was quoted in Chicago’s Daily Herald explaining “When
we looked at it, by the time this thing is completed in four or
five years, they will no longer have the higher noise levels."
Associate Superintendent for Finance and Operations Debra
Parenti countered "Our students, all of these years, have had all
of the noise from these planes under the old contour and will
continue to have it until the project is completed."
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