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Quieter, bigger planes, more nighttime flights forecast for PTI
Preliminary findings of noise study signal possibility of less noise for neighborhoods
Candidate forums set for Oct. 14, 17 and 21 NW GUILFORD – Northwest Observer will host three candidate forums in the coming weeks to educate citizens on 22 candidates running for town council in Summerfield, Oak Ridge and Stokesdale. In Summerfield, citizens and 10 Town Council candidates are invited to a candidates’ forum this Monday, Oct. 14, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Summerfield Elementary School, 7501 Summerfield Rd.
Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airport authority and municipalities including Oak Ridge and Summerfield plan to complete the analysis next spring.
Summerfield residents BJ Barnes and Danny Nelson are running for mayor, which is a two-year term; Dana Luther and Tim Sessoms are running to fill the remaining two years of Todd Rotruck’s term; and six other candidates are running for three open council seats, all of which are four-year terms: incumbents John O’Day and Reece Walker, and newcomers Sean Dwyer,
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FedEx, UPS and DHL Express, PTI’s cargo tenants, are forecasting an increasing number of flights with quieter planes.
by CHRIS BURRITT NW GREENSBORO – Over the next five years, airplanes hauling cargo at Piedmont Triad International Airport are going to get quieter. However, an increasing percentage of cargo flights are going to occur at night. Those are among preliminary findings presented Wednesday, Oct. 2, by planners forecasting aircraft noise around the
northwest Greensboro airport. While no guarantee for a quieter – or noisier – night’s sleep for homeowners around PTI, the findings reflect the latest analysis projecting aircraft noise in 2020 and 2025.
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