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November 4,
2005
Redondo Chamber
Affirms its
Position on the Expansion Plans for LAX
At the October 2004 Redondo Beach Government
Relations Council meeting, the following position was approved on the
proposal regarding Los Angeles International Airport. The position was
slightly revised in October 2005.
Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors
Bureau position on the future of Los Angeles International Airport:
The
Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
recognizes the significant contribution of the LA
International Airport to the economic and job base of the
region.
In order
to address concerns of airport security, air and ground
traffic and infrastructure, and sufficient and convenient
passenger access and ground transportation are adequately
addressed the Redondo Beach Chamber supports reconfiguration
of LAX not to exceed 78 million passengers annually.
In
addition our chamber supports a regional solution to meet
air passenger and cargo needs.
October 24,
2005
Redondo Beach Chamber
Fights for
Teamwork in LAX Master Plan
By Marna
Smeltzer
President/CEO
The
Redondo Beach Chamber continues to represent the interests
of South Bay businesses in the LAX Master Plan revision
debate. The LAX Master Plan’s stated purpose is to serve as
the guide for future airport development. But LAX is not the
answer for the future. The Redondo Beach Chamber continues
to advocate for the implementation of a regional airport
plan. Regionalizing the LAX Master Plan includes all
airports in the southern California region.
Meanwhile, the stakeholders are locked in an environmental
lawsuit over the Master Plan’s environmental impact report (EIR).
The determinative hearing in the suit is now set for
November 18.
The Redondo Beach Chamber continues to commit itself to the
following goals. First, it is important to constrain the
capacity of LAX to 78 million annual passengers. Second, we
must satisfy the concerns about the current South Airfield
Improvement Project. Finally, the Redondo Beach Chamber
continues to advocate for resources to mitigate noise and
surface traffic impacts without avigtion easements.
The way to achieve these goals is not through a lawsuit, but
by an agreement among the stakeholders satisfying all of
their concerns and paving the way for regionalism. The most
that the current litigation can accomplish is to either
uphold the Master Plan EIR or toss it out and tell Los
Angeles World Airports to start over. Neither result
achieves the ultimate goals of the parties: rationally
filling the region’s need for commercial aviation.
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