Talk:DeKalb-Peachtree Airport

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[edit] Noise Abatement and Open Records Act Controversy

I removed the following section from the article due the very controversial nature of the dispute and moreover because of a lack of citation. If someone can provide support for the assertions in this section, it should be included in the main article per WP:CITE

"As the City of Atlanta has grown, the previously outlying suburbs, such as the town of Chamblee, have experienced tremendous growths in population. Thus, the area surrounding DeKalb-Peachtree has seen a tremendous increase in property values of homes nearby as well as an increase in population density with younger, higher-income population (as opposed the original, generally blue-collar inhabitants of the surrounding neighborhoods). Many of these new residents who have greater financial resources than the prior homeowners have become vociferous in their desire to curb the airport's activities. Residents claim that the noise level at the airport has been increasing and studies have proven that to be true.

Additionally, PDK's proximity to both Hartsfield-Jackson and Dobbins Air Reserve Base puts PDK and the surrounding neighborhoods underneath the approach patterns of both airports.

Due to its location in a densely populated area, PDK has been subject to noise complaints by area residents, and noise abatement procedures were instituted, including a suggested curfew for takeoffs and landings and an extensive buyout of area houses. In 2004, area residents complained that airplanes over the suggested size limit were using the airport, though DeKalb County refused to make the airport's records public. DeKalb County had entered into an agreement with the FAA wherein the FAA would provide flight tracking information in exchange for keeping airplanes' identification numbers (N-numbers) private. In August 2005, a DeKalb County judge ordered DeKalb Peachtree Airport to disclose the disputed information."

Mikieminnow 16:58, 20 March 2007 (UTC)