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Document - Historical information/data - Airport Noise -The city of Eagan will have a public hearing to: receive input concerning the Dual Track Airport .Planning. Process' at 7 p m Wednesday, Nov 15', at the Eagan Mumc pal , Center~ Community oom, 330 Pilot Knob Road Eagan residents and business 4g41i are invited to `attend The two options are to ex pand the current airport by addm u to 'two additional g P runways or to relocate the air port to `a larger site near Hastings in eastern; Dakota County As the ual Track study is being prepared for presentation to the Legisla ture,�the city of Eagan is"com pleting its own study to deter m.,me which alternative to = support and what mitigation measures': would be necessary for the city if either alterna tiveis implemented Written comments regard mg the5city's position on the Dual Track Process w1T be ac cepted through Nov 27: Coin ments should besubmitted to Dual Track Position, City of Eagan, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122 Residents to be surveyed on airport noise By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Eagan's City Council took the next step in the airport noise issue and authorized the expen- diture of $17,500 to participate in a Runway 4/22 mediation sur- vey. The survey is part of a media- tion process aimed at avoiding *lengthy lawsuits over the pro- posed extension of 'a runway (4/22) at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Other -mediation survey participants include Minneapolis, Blooming. ton, Richfield, the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC). The public information sur- vey is expected to include ques- tions regarding neighborhood characteristics and the extent of aircraft noise and the annoyance level. The survey will sample about 1,000 persons, including 150 to 200 Eagan residents' by telephone calls. Details of the survey were not available to council members prior to their unanimous ap- proval of the expenditure at the Nov. 6 council meeting. "I'll support this with the greatest of reluctance," said Mayor Tom Egan. "This media- tion process has received nation- 0960 al recognition. I'm going to watch closely this cost and make • sure we can justify it." If the runwayis extended, an estimated 40 percent of the 4/22 runway traffic will be directed along two new headings that would increase aircraft traveling over western and southern Eagan, said Jon Hohenstein, as- sistant city administrator. Traffic over northern and eastern Eagan is not expected to be reduced by the additional corridors. "To keep our foot in the door, we have to spend this for the benefit of the people who would be impacted," said Councilmem- ber Pat Awada. � . IOC 2 for 1 Caribbean Cruises SAVE UP TO 50% 'Based on availability. Good for confirmed reservations made by 11/19/95. • B+ er person Check with us for the lowest pnces then save an tdd tional 1 $25s00 off per person on any cruise totaling `$1 000 or'more L C4RLSON TRA VEL_BLOOMINGTON, EAGAN, ST iLOUIS PARK J Carlson Travel Network® 0.111 Hours: M-F 8:30-5.•30, Sat. Sun. 9-3 BLOOMINGTON Oxboro Center 98th & Lyndale 881-1188 EAGAN ST. LOUIS PARK Towne Center Knollwood Mall near Rainbow Foods Hwy. 7 & Blake Rd. 452-1111 933-1166 ••+In June, motorists in Michi- gan found Bruce hobbling across the road behind his mother. The Department of Natural Re- sources arrived on the scene and rescued the injured young calf, said Kathy Anderson, Minneso- ta Zoo moose keeper. No one knows if Bruce had been stepped on by his mother or fell in a hole, but his right front knee was broken shortly after birth. While in captivity, the DNR was able to put a cast on his leg ' for it to heal. However, he had been im- printed on humans and wasn't able to go.back to the wild, An- derson said. The Lansing, Mich., zoo didn't have the facility to keep him and the Minnesota .zoo had .wanted to live in Minnesota. "We're one of the leading zoos in North America. We've done pretty well with moose in captiv- ity," she said. "We like to get or- phans like this, it's easier on them." Moose are easily stressed, and paired with factors such as a difficult diet and heat sensitivi- ty, not many zoos can handle the pressure of keeping these ani- mals, Anderson said. Although Bruce is a little. small for his age (he's 225 pounds) and he is growing slow- ly, he will reach full'size = 6 to S feet tall and 1,200 •to 1,800 pounds. As the zoo does with all new animals, Bruce is in quarantine. However, he soon will be moved up to the moose holding area for • t,ne new moo. because it'll be scary for him " she said. So far, he has adapted to his newsurroundings beautifully. "It's easier for a calf to make drastic changes than an adult, so he's done real well," Anderson said. Bruce doesn't have a problem with people and the fact that Bruce is imprinted on humans is a benefit for everyone. It is less stressful and easier on Bruce to " give him physicals if the keepers are able to touch him freely, An- derson said. "It's easy just for manage- ment to get a good look at them and when they are hand raised, they seem to interact more with the public. They don't mind being close to the people," she n I said. Nighttime runway use, noise decrease Resident complaints prompted mayor to send letter questioning use of new runway by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS • Residents who live under the path of the new runway are sleeping easier now ,that night- time departures — and with them, airplane noise — have de- creased. Last spring, an increase in the use of the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport's new • runway prompted 'd rise in resi- dent complaints and a strongly worded letter from Mayor Mike Maguire to the . Metropolitan Airports Commission. The e 17/35 runway opened in 2005 and flies planes predomi- nantly over Eagan's residential areas. 'The city said that, since March- 2007, the number of flights using the 17/35 runway increased, while flights over the Eagan/Mendota Heights Cor- ridor, which are concentrated over the commercial and indus- trial areas of northeast Eagan, decreased. The FAA has since agreed to brief its controllers on the importance of adhering to the approved runway use during nighttime operations. "Since that briefing, there has been a noticeable decrease in the amount. of nighttime noise, which has been excellent for our community," said Di- anne Miller, Eagan's representa- tive on the NOC. For the month of December, only .1 percent of 'nighttime de- partures used the new runway, compared with 33 percent last July. Erin Johnson is at eagan: thisweek@ec,n-inc. com. • '2,000 down + 1'' Pymt + Lic. $1,000 down + 1t' Pymt + Lic. SO down + 1 ^ Pymt + Lic. = $249 $279 $309 Plus Pkg Disc .... 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We learn something from *each home we .insulate and we use the annual' home- owner surveys to evaluate all . aspects of the program, includ- ing acoustical effectiveness;' program quality, contractor performance and overall, homeowner satisfaction." ; . Mole -=than.: 55=li'percent', -of homeowners surveyed re- sponded. to the .1995 survey. Approximately 94 percent of homeowners claimed the Part 150 insulation . modifications were effective in reducing inte- rior aircraft noise levels, while 91 percent claimed their over- all home comfort level -im- proved; In addition, survey results indicate that approximately 96 percent of homeowners felt their contractor did either a good or excellent job, and 93 percent said they would rec- ommend their contractor to an- other participating homeowner: "The Part 150 program is an attempt..., by MAC to make homes near 'the airport more compatible with exterior air- craft noise," Vecchi said. "With the help of the survey, we have made continuous fin- ' provements. . • • "Not only does the MAC program. serve as a national model for other airports, but a more important benefit is that - it improves .and preserves the - neighborhoods around MSP. In Minneapolis alone,' the Resi- dential Sound Insulation Pro- gram has cut in half the num- ber of people who want to sell their homes because . of airport noise." • - The Federal Aviation Ad- ministration Regulation_ Part 150 Airport Noise and Land' `Use, ,Compatibility" Planning • Program was designed in the early 19.80s, to make. neighbor-. hoods located near airports more 'compatible with airport noise. The Part 150 program was implemented at MSP in 1992. Program designed to make neighborhoods more compatible with noise from airport The Federal Aviation Ad- ministration (FAA) Regular tion "Part 150" Airport Noise and Land Use Com- patibility . Program was de- signed in the early 1980s to make neighborhoods located near airports more compati- ble with aircraft noise. In -1991, the Metropolitan Airports Commission • (MAC) announced it would work with adjacent: cities of Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter- national Airport (MSP) to implement • the land use compatibility program. A • Policy Advisory Committee composed of representatives from Minneapolis, Rich- field, Bloomington, Eagan and Mendota' Heights was. formed to advise MAC on the program's. implementa- tion. Since 1992the MAC has insulated 1,827 homes in the Part 150 Residential Sound Insulation Program at an estimated cost of $35.2 million. An additional 6,000 homes are scheduled to be insulated from 1996 through the year 2000. at an esti- mated cost of $103.5 mil- lion. There are 1,676 homes in the south Richfield and Bloomington areas • that have been deferred by FAA 'and MAC due to the Run- way 4/22 Runway Use Sys- tem ongoing mediation. While MAC has overall . responsibility for managing the. Residential Sound Insu- lation Program, each . par- ticipating city assists MAC with homeowner identifica- tion within prioritized blocks. Funding for the program is from "airport generated" funding sources, including MSP passenger facility charges and FAA airport improvement funds. No lo- cal, , state or federal taxes are usedforthe program. The FAA determines eli- -gibility for Part 150 pro- grams by using an- approved five-year DNL 65 (day -night level) noise contour. This contourrepresents a five- year projection of an air- port's yearly noise average using aircraft fleet, mix, hourly operations and arrival and departure flight tracking data. The 1996 DNL 65 noise exposure map is the currently approved . noise contour for MSP. Although homeowner par- ticipation in the Residential Sound Insulation Program is voluntary, it is encouraged. To begin the eight -month . sound insulation process, a homeowner ,attends an .ori- - entation workshop followed by a house inspection. Then a design isdeveloped, con- tractors are selected and construction is completed within a 30-day -period. Due to MAC and state of Minne- sota guidelines, there is a $25,000 limit on sound insu- lation modifications pro- vided to a single home. The sound insulation pro- gram is designed to reduce the average internal noise level by five decibels- in habitable rooms directly ex- posed to aircraft noise. The • five -decibel reduction pack- age includes such modifica- tions as reconditioning of existing windows, addition of acoustical- exterior storm windows, baffling of . attic and roof vents, -wall and at- tic insulation, . storm door replacement, and central air conditioning, if not existing. Since the program, began in 1992, MAC has con- ducted surveys • of . home- -. owners who have received Part 150 insulation modifi- cations.' This provides an . opportunity for MAC to an- nually evaluate . all aspects of the program, , including acoustical. ., ;effectiveness, program, quality, contractor performance and overall homeowner satisfaction._ Scores...::.:......... Intinued from front page) ' emedial help. - "We shoul'dn't panic," Ack- rmann . said: "There's a large umber of kids who are close o passing right now.. Given hat, we hope they'll do very well." Gov. Arne Carlson wants the scores to serve as a kind . of consumer guide to education. Many educatorssay hidden complexities and mitigating factors such as ,a district's so- cioeconomic profile defy..sim- ple comparisons between dis- tricts. • "I. think we need to recognize we probably have some chang- ing demographics" 'in Bums- Ville -Eagan -Savage, Melloh said. "-The composition of this school district today is some- what different than.it was 10 or .15 years ago. The data don't essentially tell us anything dif- ferent." District 191 students . were •- slightly outscored by - their neighbors in' Rosemount -Apple Valley -Eagan and Blooming- ton. . But the point is "not to worry about the districts adjacent to • us, or Orono or Edina," Melloh - said. "What's important to. me_• is looking at how our kids did and whetherwe can improve on their performance." The multiple-choice tests, on which students needed a 70- percent score to pass, also point to some disparities be- tween what is taught and what the state expects. Elementary reading curricu- lum, for example, is rooted in fiction, while' the test empha- sizes comprehension and inter- pretation of non-fiction, Ack- ermann said. "That isn't a current focus of any basic reading program I'm aware of," he said. District 191 has moved away from rigid mechanics toward a "whole language" approach, Melloh said. But the tests show some students need a better grounding in fundamentals, he • said. -The -district's math curricu- lum is more in sync with_ the state test's probleni=solving• focus, Ackermann said. "Our program match with the math test is .probably'. closer than it is , with • the reading test," he said. Ackermann said test results will' help show "who is doing well;. who needs • additional at- tention and where the strengths and weaknesses might be in the content of our courses." . Much of the work will begin this summer. The district is also expanding efforts to measure students' basic skills in grades 3-7, Ackermann said. The Class of 2000 is the first that must pass the skills tests. The classes . of 2001 and 2002 must pass at 75 and 80 per- cent; respectively. A writing test will be added next year. Future eighth -graders in Dis- trict 191 will take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, with a "cut" ' score assigned by the state, instead of the state test.' The substitute test, allowed by law, will be less expensive to administer than thestate test, and students may feel more comfortable with the familiar. Iowa test, Melloh said. Stu- dents who fail the Iowa test will take the state test the fol- lowing year. The graduation. rule will eventually include a "profile of learning"--T4lirenierit in 'which students must demonstrate achievement in 10 areas. The state is. asking districts to be- gin emphasizing "inquiry," or research, this year. Women The Eagan Women of: Today, a community service and lead- - ership organization, is' holding its regular monthly meeting at • 7 p.m. June 10 at the Edina Realty Building, 1250 Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan. The public and guests are invited. reetin Membership to the group is open to all women ages 18 and older. For more_ information about the meeting, the organi- zation or how Women . of To- day could help your non-profit group, call Darla at 686-8575 or Beth at 688-6892. 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Hiar said that if the county takesa position at this time it is "selling the state and the region short." He said the people in Burnsville and Apple Valley - don't understand the impact of the expansion of the existing airport. The draft environmentalim- pact statement (EIS) on the airport relocation will be available for public comment beginning Dec. 4. Public hear- ings will be held in . January 1996. The 60-day public com- ment- period will end Feb. 5, 1996. The publication • of the draft EIS caps a process that began in 1988. The Legislature is scheduled to decide the airport issue in 1997. Commissioner Joe Harris, in whose district the airport site lies, said he has been involved in the airport process since it began. "I guess I find it hard that suddenly someone comes off the sidelines and says hold on, we've got to catch up," he said _ in response to Egan's com- ments. But Mendota Heights City Administrator Tom Lawell said each area of the. county -has been involved in their own dis- tinct part of the dual -track: planning process. The northern suburbs have been more in- volved in the airport expansion • issue while the southern part of the county. has watched the airport relocation issue more closely. The two parts of the process will meet in the draft EIS, he said. However, most commission- ers favored taking a stand. One of the big questions on the minds of commissioners centered around the infrastruc- ture issues. According to John Tocho, a senior planner with Dakota County, some infrastructure costs are included in the $4.4 billion projected cost for a new airport. However, he said, other costs are not. Infrastructure costs figured into the $238 million estimate by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) include: an interchange and access ramps between Highway 55 and I-494; a six -lane freeway between the interchange and Highway 52/Lafayette Free- way; an eight -lane .freeway from Highway 52 along the Highway 55 alignment to the new airport entrance; and ex- pansion of the Highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi River to four lanes. That didn't sit well with commissioners • who already had misgivings about the highway plans to and from the proposed new airport. • Harris said the Minnesota Department of Transportation and MAC aren't considering Highway 61 a major thorough- fare to 'access the new airport. "That's just ludicrous," he said: "They have a very narrow view of how people are going to get to that airport." County Road_ 42 could also become a major access road for the new airport, Tocho said, especially after the new Bloomington Ferry Bridge opens. In addition, people would likely use. Cedar Avenue and I-35W to access County Road 42. The increased traffic on 42" would require the use of grade -separated interchanges, Tocho said. The EIS shows ba- sically no impacts on these roads, he added. "With all the individuals in Eden Prairie and the western suburbs, I can't believe they think the only corridor will be Highway 52/55," said Com- missioner Mike Turner. "How they can envision one entrance is beyond me." Other commissioners ques- tioned whether or not moving the airport would improve the county'stax base. But Tocho said the part of Dakota County that is home to the airport site includes some prime farmland. If the airport were to develop there, market forces would succumb to those desiring to have five- .and 10- acre home sites. The county could potentially lose its agri- cultural tax base altogether, he said. A staff report also indicates that strong competition be- tween MAC and Dakota County over the location of airport -related busi- ness/commercial development. The report says the MAC will probably try to retain as much commercial development as, possible within its borders to maximize its return on the in- vestment in the new airport. "The 'only plus in moving (the airport) is• the noise issue. This whole process supposedly wasn't started to deal with the noise issue," Harris said. "If anyone in this room feels the citizens in this state or this region or in these communities can support this type of expan- sion, they're dead wrong," he added. "It's clear in my mind that the citizens of Minnesota ... and Dakota County could not afford to build a new airport," Turner said. Preliminary cost estimates for a new airport come in at $4.4 billion, while the cost to expand- the existing airport are estimated at $2.9 billion. Turner said the state can't pass a 5-cent gas tax let alone come up with the money for a multi -billion dollar airport. The new construction esti- mates are also on the conser- vative said, according to Turner. He pointed to Denver's new airport as an example. Preliminary estimates came in around $1.7 billion for that air- port. By the time Denver's new facility was finished, the cost. reached more than $4 billion. Commissioners also.vowed to work with northern Dakota County cities to mitigate noise impacts from the existing air- port. "We can't forgo the northwestern part of the county," Harris said. In a related vote, the Physi- cal Development Committee tabled a request forfunding from SOAR . (Stop Our Airport Relocation). The issue will be revisited during the October committee meeting. 4 :iS"• ticularly the Rosemount • Part- nership Program (RPP) is also taking an active role in the month -long campaign. On Oct. 12, RPP is sponsor- ing a candle -light vigil to pro- / iolence-free famil (Continued from front page) places, public places and communities. This year's theme is "Building Bridges ... Peace. by Peace," and a variety of events that raise awareness about the impact of violence will beheld Oct. 8-15. Oct. 12 is being recog- nized nationally as "Turn Off the Violence -Day," and people are being asked to not watch violent movies or 'television shows. The following is a sched- ule of events planned for Dakota County: • Oct. 7 — "How to Raise Careful, Confident Kids: Teach Kids to be Pre- pared — Not Scared." This a free sem i- nar presented by author and speaker Paula Statman, MSW, from 9-11 a.m. at Burnsville City Hall, Community Room, - 100 Civic Center Parkway. To register, call Fairview Healthwise at 672-7272. • Oct. 9 —Kick-off event for county- wide "Building Bridges ... Peace by Peace Campaign." A forum featuring Sheila Wel lstone, "Reaching Out" a Dakota County Extension theater pres- entation, resources for violence preven- tion, storytelling and activ ities for chil- dren. The event will be held at the Western Service Center Atrium from 7-8 p.m., 14955 Galaxie Ave. in Apple Val- ley. Pre register by calling Chris at 552- 3127. • Oct. 12—"Turn Off the Violence ._ Tum on the Lights Campaign" will be held throughout the communities in Dakota County. For more information, call Cathy Mackiewicz at 552-3112. A candle -light vigil' will be held be- hind the Rosemount Community Center, _13885 S. Robert Trail, south parking lot. Candles will be lit and floated at Schwarz. Pond. For more information, call Sheila Klassen at 42314391. • Oct. 12 — "A Forum for Children and Families," which focuses on skill - building for conflict resolution, willbe held at the Eagan Municipal Center, located at • Pilot Knob and Wescott roads. For more information, call Joanne Seaberg at 681-1381. • Oct. 13 — Teen Night in Rose- mount, sponsored by the Rosemount Partnership Program. Rosemount will also conduct a "Town Forum on Gang Activity" tentatively scheduled for Oct. 28. The forum is be- ing sponsored by the Dakota County attorney's office and the Rosemount Partnership Program. For information on either event, con- tact Sheila Klassen. • Oct. 14 — "ABC Presents: Forum for Fathers," Scott Highlands Middle School, 14001 Pilot Knob Road in Ap- ple Valley. The cost' is $4, and child care is provided. Pre registration is re- quired. For . more information, call Healthwise at 672-7272. • Oct. 15 — "Sharing the Light cf Peace: A Worshipful Celebration,", an ecumenical service at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail. The service will be held from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Commu- nity Peace Explorations, Violence Pre- vention Initiative and the Dakota Alli- ance for Prevention. For more informa- tion call the Rev. Patti Dando, Promise Congregational Church, 432-8484, or Kristi Graner, Hosanna! Lutheran Church, at 435-3332 or 898-1571. During the month of October Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Lakeville will be building a bridge to promote violence prevention. For more informa- tion, call Sherry Goodman at 469-3090 or 469-1553 or Shannon Bailey at 552- 3154. . A variety of speakers are also avail- able to talk to schools, churches, agen- cies and other community groups throughout October. To request a speaker, call Cathy Mackiewicz, Da- kota County Public Health Department, at 552-3112. The Eagan Foundation seeks new donors to increase giving in 1.996 Individuals, organizations and businesses who would _like to contribute to the higher education needs of Eagan graduates can do so by participating in, The Eagan _Foundation's 1996 scholarship program. The Eagan Foundation is a non-profit community: trust or- ganization dedicated to building a stronger community by pro- viding resources to support and encourage worthy educational, community, charitable, cultural and literary needs: One of The Eagan Foundation's main goals is to award higher education scholarships to deserving high school graduates who live in Eagan. The Eagan Foundation has awarded nearly $57,000 in scholarships to 125 students in the five years since the organi- zation was formed: The majority of scholarships are sponsored by individuals, organizations and businesses in the Eagan community. The Eagan Foundation is continually seeking to expand scholarship opportunities for deserving graduates living in Eagan. Scholar- ship sponsors can establish criteria for recipients and are pub- licly recognized for their contributions. - For information on making a donation to an already existing scholarship or to establish a new scholarship, call. foundation - board members Emmett MacKenzie at 322-5483 or MarykVu- jovich at 452-7100. The Eagan Foundation is in the process of- •�. finalizing scholarship offerings for 1996 graduates. In addition to awarding scholarships, The Eagan Foundation has provided assistance to a variety of special .community pro- jects serving residents ranging from youth to senior citizens. The Eagan Foundation played a key role in raising community matching funds to construct the new Eagan Civic Arena. DCAMI offers support, education The Dakota County Alliance for the Mentally Ill will present Dr. David Sudduth, psychiatrist at the Linden Center, speaking on manic depression, depres- sion and medication side ef- fects. This seminar will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at Christ Lutheran Church, 1930 Diffley Road in Eagan. The seminar is free. For more information, call 458- 7273. The Dakota Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets the second Monday of each: month at 7' p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. Tfie.Aroup__offeas AYPP9r,t. and, education to family . members and friends of those suffering from persistent mental illness. The seminar is a special event held at the regular October meeting. The REACH group meets at Christ Lutheran Church the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. This is a self- help support group for families and ,concerned individuals of one suffering from mental ill- ness. The group offers support, comfort and shares concerns. All_ meetings are free events, and everyone is welcome. S lower from jet used to avert ( isaster� N6rthwest Airlines offers free car wash to residents affected by dumping of 138,000 pounds of fuel on Eagan and Mendota Heights. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Pilots of a Boeing 747 dumped 138,000 pounds of fuel over Eagan last Wednesday when one of four engines failed at takeoff on Northwest Air- lines non-stop Flight 56 to Amsterdam. "The pilots performed brilliantly. This is a sce- nario they train for, and in fact, two of the pilots are instructors," said Jon Austin, a Northwest spokesperson. The plane circled Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter- national Airport at 7,000-feet and dumped 5,500 pounds of fuel per minute for about 25 minutes before landing safely back at the MSP airport. None of the 286 passengers on board reported in- juries. They were treated inside the terminal to a buffet and movies before departing on another plane at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Fuel usually evaporates into the air, but ap- parently some of the fuel did reach the ground, Austin said. Standard emergency procedures necessitated the release, Austin said. "I think people will understand that our first priority is the safety of passengers on the plane," he added. FUEL: To Page 7A CONCERNED? Northwest Air- lines customer service repre- sentatives are available to an- swer questions about the effects of the fuel on persons or prop- erty. The number to call is 727-0603. Pasta. of items including: N. PORK CHOPS • SANDWICHES • • DAILY SPECIALS ato and Texas toast. AK HOUSE ad • Eagan RE SHOPPING SQUARE) 2475 TIATICKIk.J'INLO 13953 Grand Ave. So. • Burnsville 892-7400 MOVIN» SALE! life in sma n Min Wasn't easy. His father and a sis ter were both killed in car acci dents and Berry was the onl; Asian in Isle, wlr h caused occa sional teasing. However, -the jokes didn' bother him because he has°a] ways been confident in his abil ties and has :never let thin bother him, he said. "I've always had a go group of friends and I've alwa been active and kept busy," said. "It hasn't' been until recent in these last few years that I'? really started to think abo making a connection on a set ous.level." Berry said he hadn't intend to draw as much attention to 1 search as it's gotten. He :SiGYlet?lrefit (11/3/Q Fuel: Hundreds have cars washed From Front Page Eagan Police received about 200 calls from residents, accord- ing to Capt. Rick Swanson of the Eagan Police Department. Feelings of nausea and a burning sensation in eyes or noses were reported. Kathy Woj- nar said her 8-year-old grand- son's eyes burned as the fuel smell entered her home through open windows. Wojnar lives near Lone Oak Road and Highway 55 in Eagan. "We went outside to check on our pipes before we associated the smell with a plane. It was heavy," Wojnar said. Brent Bidjou of Eagan said the air smelled of oil. He usually jogs every morning but decided not to on Thursday. "I didn't want to take any risks," Bidjou said. ' The jet fuel is highly vaporous and no immediate pollution problems were found, said Debo- rah Dolan, public information of- ficer with the Minnesota Pollu- tion Control Agency (MPCA). "We have found no evidence of residue. You can't clean up what you can't see," Dolan said. Eagan Police and Fire, and Parks and Public Works officials surveyed the area Thursday morning and reported. no evi- dence of fuel on the ground or in ponds, said Jon Hohenstein, as- sistant city administrator. "City staff will continue to monitor lakes and ponds to be certain that there are no effects from run-off," said Tom Hedges, city administrator. Despite what the MPCA and city officials reported, Eagan residents said they found a filmy residue on their cars. ' That prompted Northwest Airlines to offer free car washes for resi- dents whose vehicles were af- fected. Residents had until 7 p.m. Friday to receive a car wash at the Mermaid Car Wash, 1355 Town Centre Drive in Eagan. Proof of residency in zip codes 55120 through 55123 was re- quired. Some residents from Inver Grove Heights and Men- dota Heights within those zip codes said they also were affect- ed. More than 400 cars had been washed in the first four hours of the offer, said Steve Smith, busi- ness owner. Extra crews were brought in from the Apple Valley location. Smith said Northwest was paying full price for the $8.95 wash. Tor Bergstrom, operations manager for Henning Rohde As- sociates, an Eagan lawn care company, drove one of 25 trucks in its fleet to the free car wash. Bergstrom said the lawn care company had received calls from clients about the effects of the fuel on lawns. Cindi Junjak waited next to' the car wash window with Bergstrom for her car, to be . . washed. Her lawn became spot- ted -overnight after the fuel dump, she told Bergstrom. "There'sno way to treat it ex- cept to water the lawn. It's just like pouring gas on your lawn. It , gets in the root 'system," Bergstrom advised. "If you have a shiny sheen on the grass that turns purplish, you've got to water it." Eagan resident Ken Carlson said he noticed a bluish, oily sub- stance on his windshield and saw the free car wash offer on the television news. "This is a good way of han- dling it on Northwest Airline's part," Carlson said. Another Eagan resident said that although her car was in the garage at the time of the fuel dump, she didn't mind letting NWA pay to wash her car. HOME DELIVERY OF YOUR LQCAL PAPER COULD BE DISCONTINUED step is to simply print fewer newspapers ?ek. By delivering the paper to only omes where our newspaper is read, .reduce our newsprint consumption t to offset the price increases. Putting .. n into action, however, is not as simple unds. In many of the communities we •eadership is as high as 90%! 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Don Thurlow, Publisher Choose From Three Convenient Ways To Respond! ete and return the envelo tA_ rr 4 <r#o :r»r Q? r.r yyca • Jet drops fuel in Eagan Police ,Department fields calls from residents feeling the effects By BRENDA HAUGEN While metro -area residents have been keeping a close eye . on the sky. lately because of severe weather; folks in Eagan were looking up for a different reason the evening of July 26. A Northwest 747 leaving the Minneapolis -St: Paul ;Interna- . tional Airport to the southeast had problems during take -off, and dumped fuel on a 40-mile area before landing back at the airport, according to Dave Di- Ioia, battalion chief with the Eagan Fire Department. Ac- cording to Capt. Richard Swanson of the Eagan Police Department, the incident hap- pened around 9:45 p.m. Before landing, the plane dumped between 22,000 and 23,000 gallons of fuel, Diloia said. "I thinkEagan got the bulk of that," he said. According to Swanson, one of the jet's four engines mal- functioned. While the- jetcan fly witlf -fewer" than 'four`' en gines, Swanson said the crew returned to the airport for an emergency landing. Forsafety reasons, the pilots dumped the majority of the jet's fuel on the return to the airport. On the air- liner's return, it tracked over the northern and central por- tions of Eagan, Sw_ajoson sa . GZ,l'� (See Fuel, p.17A k ztios U W t pU Lease Includes Power Sunroof '95 Carava Lease Includes Power Sunroof Fuel 1. bus Wk .71 (Continued from front page) The Fire Department re- ceived calls from several resi- dents who saw the low -flying plane and were afraid it was going to crash, Diloia said. Others called about concerns relating to the fuel smell. "It was quite strong," Diloia said. "We don't know if the wind took it." The fuel dumped is a form of kerosene that is not likely to ignite, Swanson said, adding that it evaporates over time or can be washed 'away by rain. The Fire Department was alerted to fuel smell com- plaints from 18 different resi- dences, mainly in the areas of Lone Oak Road; Blackhawk and Diffley roads; Pilot Knob and Diffley roads; and Diffley Road and Highway 3, accord- ing to Diloia. About 40 Eagan firefighters responded to these local calls. Firefighters checked for pool- ing of fuel and found none, Di- Ioia said. They also explained to people that they should seek medical attention if they expe- rienced health problems from the fuel smell, he added. "Really, there was nothing (else) we could do," he said. Swanson said the Police De- partment fielded more than 200 phone calls from residents within an hour of the event. They complained of nausea, headaches and a burning sen- sation in their noses, according to. Swanson. He added that one medical emergency can be directly re- lated to the incident. Accord- ing to Swanson, an 8-year-old child experienced severe vom- iting after jet fuel came in through an open window of an Eagan residence where the child was. Eagan Fire Rescue personnel and HealthEast paramedics examined the child, but the child wasn't transported to the hospital, Swanson said. Help is available for those who feel they have suffered ill effects due to the incident. Residents and businesses who feel that property damage or health effects are serious enough may leave their names and numbers at 727-0603, and an insurance adjuster will .con- tact them, Swanson said. IN COUPON NI Offer Expires 8/13/95 Rent with purchase option. Present coupon with order. New installs only. 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By compari- son WalMart owes $2,496 per acre and Blue Cross Blue Shield owes $7,071 per acre on its 10-story office building east of Town Centre. When planning' for Ea- gan's future tax capacity, city officials must strike a desir- able balance between com- mercial/industrial -\tax rates and a residential tax base, said David_MacGillivray of Springsted. If the difference is too broad, it could have a negative impact on' the city's credit rating or economic fu- ture, MacGillivray said. Eagan's residential net tax capacity is 48 percent com- pared to almost 42 percent for its commercial/industrial net tax capacity. Council members conclud- ed from the Springsted report that Eagan probably has enough trucking firms. Councilmember Ted Wach- ter said there is no advantage to encouraging trucking firms to relocate to Eagan. "Where is future office space," he said. City Administrator Tom Hedges said last week's discus- sion was not intended to de- grade trucking. "A certain amount is good for the area. The question is how much?" Computer offers chance to `Discover' new careers By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Making a career change could mean going back to school, up- dating a resume -or interviewing for the first time in years. Resi- dents.in School District 197 can get 'help through this stressful time from a new computer pro- gram. Discover, a software program by American College Testing, is a "toolbox," said Mary Satter- strom, an adult transitions counselor who helps orient adults to the program. It con- tains resources to help a person learn more about themselves and to explore career options. Satterstrom is available to work with adults from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Henry Sibley High School. The sessions are free to here," Ismet said. After finishing the question- naire, a hard copy can be printed out. Clients like having some measurable proof that they've taken steps toward new employ- ment or furthering their educa- tion, Satterstrom said. The District 197 Community Education Department pur- chased the program a year ago. For students at Sibley High School, the program can help sort through the levels of educa- tion needed for a particular ca- reer and identify colleges or uni- versities that offer their pro- gram of choice. Those earning a General Equivalency Degree (GED) also can find the program helpful. "This could be a wonderful next step," Satterstrom said. Community Education Direc- Airport is topic of public hearing Staff Report The city of Eagan will have a public hearing to receive input concerning the Dual Track Airport Planning Process at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Eagan Munic- ipal Center Community Room, 3830 Pilot Knob Road. Eagan residents and business owners are invited to attend . The two options are to ex- pand the current airport by adding up to two additional runways or to relocate the air- port to a larger site near Hastings in eastern Dakota Elea £w (mow County. As the Dual Track study is being prepared for presentation to the Legisla- ture, the city of Eagan is com- pleting its own study to deter- mine which alternative to support and what mitigation measures would be necessary for the city if either alterna- tive is implemented. Written comments regard- ing the city's position on the Dual Track Process will be ac- cepted through Nov. 27. Com- ments should be submitted to Dual Track Position, City of Eagan, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122. to live in Minnesota. "We're one of the leading zoos in North. America. We've done pretty well with moose in captiv- ity," she said. "We like to get or- phans like this, 'it's easier on them." Moose are easily stressed, and paired with factors such as a difficult diet and heat sensitivi- ty, not many zoos can handle the pressure of keeping these ani- mals, Anderson said. Although Bruce is a little small for his age (he's 225 pounds) and he is growing slow- ly, he will reach full size- 6 to 8 feet tall and 1,200 to 1,800 pounds. As the -zoo does with all new animals, Bruce is in quarantine. However, he soon will be moved up to the moose holding area for. because it'll be scary for i, she said. So far, he haz_adapted to hi new surroundings beautifull "It's easier for a calf to mak drastic changes than an adult, s he's done real well," Anderso said. Bruce doesn't have -a proble with people and the fact tha Bruce is imprinted on humans i a benefit for everyone: It is les stressful and easier on Bruce ti give him physicals if the keeper are able to touch him freely, An derson said. "It's easy just for manage ment to get a good look at the and when they are hand raised they seem to interact more witl the public. They don't min being close to the people," she said. Residents to be surveyed on airport noise By Sue Hegarty Airports Commission (MAC). Staff Writer The public information sur- vey is expected to include ques- Eagan's City Council took the tions regarding neighborhood next step in the airport noise characteristics and the extent of issue and authorized the expen- aircraft noise and the annoyance diture.of $17,500 to participate - level. The survey will sample in a Runway 4/22 mediation sur- about 1,000 persons, including vey. 150 to 200 Eagan residents by The survey is part of a media- . telephone calls. tion process aimed at avoiding Details of the survey were not lengthy lawsuits over. the pro- available to council.- members posed extension of- a runway prior to their unanimous ap- - (4/22) at Minneapolis/St. Paul . proval-of the expenditure at the International Airport. Other Nov 6 council meeting. mediation survey participants"I'll support this with the include Minneapolis,. Blooming- greatest of reluctance," • said ton, Richfield,. the Metropolitan Mayor Tom Egan. "This media Council and, the Metropolitan tion proci s has recei nation- • Lci3O)Cfrr Sr-iii,--a(kiireirl+ ti 15-# al recognition. I'm going to watch closely this cost and make sure we can justify it." If the runway is extended, an estimated 40 percent of the 4/22 runway traffic will be directed along two new headings that would increase aircraft traveling over western and southern Eagan, said Jon Hohenstein, as- sistant city administrator. Traffic over northern and eastern Eagan is not expected to .be reduced by the additional corridors. "To keep our foot in the door, we have to spend this for the benefit of the people who would be impacted," said Councilmem-. ber PatAwada. 2 for 1 Caribbean Cruises SAVE UP TO 50% *Based on availability. Good for confirmed reservations made by 11/19/95. 1BOOK YOUR CRUISE AND SAVE AN ADDITION 1. 1 1 =per person 1 lCheck wtth us for the lowest prices then save, an adds iorial 1 $25 00 off per. person on any muse totaling 51 000 or more CARLSON TRAVEL BLOOMIPiGTO* EAGAN, ST L00,S PARK =----==-------J Carlson Travel Network® 1 1 Hours: BLOOMINGTON Oxboro Center 98th & Lyndale 881-1188 OWN M-F 8:30-5:30, Sat. & Sun. EAGAN - Towne Center near Rainbow Foods 452-1111 • 9-3. ST. LOUIS PARK Knollwood Mall Hwy. 7 & Blake Rd. 933-1166 terra. In June, motorists in Michi- gan found Bruce hobbling across the road behind his- iotliet The Department of Natural Re- sources arrived on the scene and rescued the injured young calf, said Kathy Anderson, Minneso- ta Zoo moose keeper. No one knows if Bruce had been stepped on by his mother or fell in a hole, but his right front knee was broken shortly after birth. While in captivity, the DNR was able to put a cast on his leg for it to heal. However, he had been im- printed on humans and wasn't able to go back to the wild, An- ' derson said. - The Lansing, Mich., zoo didn't have the facility to keep him and the Minnesota zoo had wanted The city of Eagan will hold a public hearing to receive input concerning the dual -track air- port planning process at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Eagan Munici- pal Center community room. Eagan residents and business owners who have an interest in the future of the Twin Cities' international airport are invited to attend and comment. The dual -track process is the • regional study of options to meet projected air traffic growth in the next 25 years. The two options are to expand the current airport by adding up to two additional runways or to relocate the airport to a -larger site near Hastings. Each option has different economic and en- vironmental consequences for the region and for. Eagan in particular. As the dual -track study is be- ing prepared for presentation to the Legislature, the city of Ea- gan is completing its own Fc�c pt Residents'input sought on airport's future Eagan hosts public hearing on dual -track issue Nov. 15 • should be submitted to: Dual Track Position, City of Eagan, 3830 Pilot -Knob Road, Eagan, 55122. Additional information is available through Jon Hohen- stein, assistant to the city ad- ministrator, at 681-4600. • study to . determine which al- ternative to support and what mitigation _measures would be necessary for the city if either alternative is implemented. The city of Eagan has been active in the dual -track study since it began in 1989. The city's Advisory Planning Commission, Economic De- velopment Commission and Airport Relations Commission are preparing independent find- ings on the pros and cons of each alternative. These find- ings, together with the public input from the Nov. 15 hearing, will form the basis for the City Council's decision on the dual - track process in December. Additional information re- garding the two tracks is avail- able through the city's Admini- stration Department. Written comments regarding the city's position on . the dual -track process will be ' accepted through Nov. 27. 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Eagan residents and business owners who have an interest in the future of the Twin Cities' international airport are invited to attend and comment. The dual -track process is the regional study of options to meet projected air traffic growth in the next 25 years. The two options are to expand the current airport by adding up to two additional runways or to relocate the airport to a larger site near Hastings. Each option has different economic and en- vironmental consequences for the region and for Eagan in particular. As the dual -track study is be- ing prepared for presentation to the Legislature, the city of Ea- gan is completing its own study to determine which al- ternative to support ' and what mitigation measures would be necessary for the city if either alternative is implemented. The city of Eagan has been active in the dual -track study since it began in 1989. The city's Advisory Planning Commission, Economic De- - velopment Commission .. and Airport Relations Commission are preparing independent find- ings on the pros and cons of each alternative. These ' find ings, together with the public- input from the Nov. 15 hearing, , will form the basis for the City Couneil's decision on the dual track process in December. Additional information re- garding the two tracks is avail- able through the city's Admini- stration Department. Written comments regarding the city's position on . the dual -track process will ' be accepted through Nov. 27. Comments d�K n///vs- should be submitted to: Dual Track Position, City of Eagan, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, 55122. Additional information is available through Jon Hohen- stein, assistant to the city ad- ministrator, at 681-4600. Sup ,re i/-- How much is too much? By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer How much do transporta- tion companies pay in city taxes compared to retail, of- fice and manufacturing com- panies in Eagan? A study was presented to the City Council last week with a sample of what a few Eagan businesses owe on the city portion of their 1995 tax statement. Freightmasters, for exam- ple, owes $827 per acre in city taxes, according to the study conducted by. Springsted fi- nancial advisers. By compari- son WalMart owes $2,496 per acre and Blue Cross Blue Shield owes $7,071 per acre on its 10-story office building east of Town Centre. When planning' for Ea- gan's future tax capacity, city officials must strike a desir- able balance between com- mercial/industrial tax rates and a residential tax base, said David. MacGillivray of Springsted. If the difference is too broad, it could have a negative impact on the city's credit rating or economic fu- ture, MacGillivray said. Eagan's residential net tax capacity is 48 percent com- pared to almost 42 percent for its commercial/industrial net tax capacity. Council members conclud- ed from the Springsted report that Eagan probably has enough trucking firms. Councilmember Ted Wach- ter said there is no advantage to encouraging trucking firms to relocate to Eagan. "Where is future office space," he said. City Administrator Tom Hedges said last week's discus- sion was not intended to de- grade trucking. "A certain amount is good for the area. The question is how much?" Airport (Continued from front page) acres than destroy the lives of, should let the dual -track proc- thousands of people. They're •' ess run its course," said Dean . not going • to put up with (the Lindberg, • president : of the' noise) anymore and will move' However, opponents of air- Hastings City Council Mem- I Minneapolis Anti -Noise. Group. ` - promoting urban sprawl." port relocation said all of the ber Paul . Hicks said the citi- necessary studies (including zens of his community, which the recent completion of,: the -` is located,' near the site for the I environmental impact . study) possible new : airport, just: II have been completed and that "want this nightmare to end." any future' money :,should be Rosemount City Council, spent instead on.' renovating Member •and Stop Our Airport 1 and expanding the current :air- Relocation. (SOAR) Member, I port, as well as working on.. Kevin Carroll expanded on that,1 noise reduction. thought by addressing the re - Relocating the airport simply mote runway ,idea : in. Rose - goes against the Metropolitan::. :mount Council's crusader-topreserve, • „'This' is the Freddy Krueger agricultural land and would, in .or runway=options, he said. effect, create urban' sprawl, "This'' has .:been ; hacked. up Dakota County Commissioner morelimes than anything and Joe Harris said. it's not viable, prudent or a "All of the facts are in and ' feasible improvement." that should lead us to say that Carroll referred to a recent' we don't need to move the air- plea • by Minnesota's Public port — it's not econom ically. Lobby to state legislators to feasible," Harris said. • '. • revisit the idea of building a In fact, Harris said it would remote runway in Rosemount cost less to renovate and ex- which, in their eyes, would be pand the current airport • than a compromise between moving build a new one. Another rea- to Hastings and expanding. the son not to abandon ship is the 'current airport. • • proximity of the current airport A briefing book was distrib- to a majority of Twin City uted to legislators last week, residents. According to Harris, ,with a cover letter from Hughl 80 percent of the metro area Schilling, former chairman of lives within 15 minutes • of the MAC. Carroll said his mains airport; that statistic would worry are the "numerous falla-1 drop to less than 20 percent if cies and incorrect statements"! the airport was relocated. • contained • in the . brief. He "The environmental impact ,: urged .the members of MAC study doesn't conclude that 'if ._ and the `Met- Council to rec-; you build it, they will come,";,::- ommend _ ending further study he said. • ' of this option. Representatives from the "Rosemount has... its own chambers of commerce of plans for economic develop - Paul, Bloomington'and Greater"''' ment, and it doesn't include an Minneapolis also spoke in sup-airport,",:,Carroll said.:;":Thanks, port of expanding the airport.•.:. '; . but no thanks."' • In fact, Carl Cummins of the St. Paul Chamber: of Com-' `''-. Rosemount, reminded the joint merce recommended diverting, • panel of Rosemount's patience some of the airport's traffic to with the dual -track process and downtown St. Paul's Holman). -urged that the state "build on Field. Cummins suggested ex- what we already have — a panding Holman Field to ac- world -class airport." commodate more corporate, : ; However, some •of Ozment's private and transit .airport traf- counterparts felt that the data fic. compiled ,,'`simply.isn't ( good Despite their differences on.,'', .;enough ..to,•make a sound deci- the future of. the • airport, both soon sides; :agreed'on one: thing "You have a major datapprob-. that they feel as if they, have',: lem ;and a t idl�t�cal rproliCeiri," ' been held hostage by the•dual Rep:_ Jean: Wagemus, 7FL track process Minneapolis, said .on•behalf;.of Those living near the. airport': three• Minneapolis senators' and ' and ; supporting a 'relocation' seven Minneapolis representa-• • said that have put up with air= : .tives:,• :> port noise long enough and that;'.: "The. information. that: you are. • their concerns .are .falling, on'' operating on is sadly made=' 1 quate or unfortunately mislead- ; .ing," Wagenius said. . ` She went on to list 'Se.: deaf deaf ears. ` .. Don. Hauge, a.•St. Paul resi- dent, said that airport noise. stretches beyond city limits. projections which have Hauge-told the MAC and Met _proven wrong by reality. Council; members that , ap- However, SOAR representa- proxiinately 15 planes fly over . tive Wendy Westenberg said a his house during the dinner decision in 1996 is imperative. hour alone. "You'll never again see the "You have to make a deci- continuity both on these two sion of the lesser than two;' bodies and in the Legislature," evils," Hauge told the panel.` Wustenberg warned. `•`We can "It's better to• destroy.;:17,000: not afford to go to a political " arena of an election cycle and. , then°;into the 'hands of a fresh man :class in '97 that do not have the history that you have .:and can not possibly fathom ... the' scope : of these reports nor appreciate what these citizens: appreciate." ' Written ' comments are still being accepted through Feb., 22. Mail comments to Jenn Un- ruh, Metropolitan Airports, Commission, 6040 28th . Ave.• . S., Minneapolis, 55450. • Rep. Dennis Ozment, R-. HEART DISEASE. We're Making a Difference. American Heart Association. :t.n over airport options C ,Met''Council to``ma recommendations in arc y'SARA PETERSON ='' `� ,,•Minnesoia Legislature MAC is �} fir, tl� �xlit ,i,?t nxj,•:iv i. �` p�! u •'� i �, scheduled to discuss' the issue Although the`'issue-has been'tand'formulat• e'a • recommends '' 1 scrutinized for nearly : seven :tion March 13, the Metropoli- :years, the future of the Min= , t tan Council will•doso;-the next .1 neapotis-St. Paul International day,, ,J* '; '`'•Airporti'could be resolved this ' The two, pnmary`alteriyatives legislative session. k'• the MAC and the Met Council That is the desire `of a major- : have under consideration are ity of 'citizens who . gathered `. the continued 'development of Thursday evening to express . the .current„ airport or the de-. l their opinions to the'Metropoli- •°''velopment of a new airpoit in tan Airports Commission Dakota County , ' . ' (MAC) and the„„ Metropolitan A y, :. Those .who supported a relo= '' l�, Council.' : f _ q. It �' *: <� •' ` �, cation cited that. not all of the In a 'Bloomington hotel 'con-; questions ,have been 'answered a :Jference"room just`';'a •stones*'' et, and that the Ydual-track • throw from the airport, MAC airport planning process should 1 and the Met Council held the , continue. ' joint public meeting to hear ;: "We 'shouldn't leap:'proinptly public comments on the issue ' to an end ; but • instead '''we_ one last time before making a :. final recommendation to, the _ (See Airport, p.6A) Residents voice concerns, over airport options MAC, Met Council to make recommendations in March By SARA PETERSON Although the issue has been scrutinized for nearly seven years, the future of the Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Airport could be resolved, this legislative session. That is the desire of a major- ity ;of citizens who , gathered Thursday evening to express their opinions to the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Metropolitan Council. In a Bloomington hotel con- ference room just a stones throw from the airport, MAC and the Met Council held the joint public meeting to hear public comments on the issue one last time before making a final recommendation to the Minnesota Legislature. MAC is - scheduled to discuss the issue and formulate a recommenda- tion March 13, the Metropoli- tan Council will do so the next day. The two primary alternatives the MAC and the Met Council have under consideration are the continued development of the current airportor the de- velopment of a new airport in Dakota County. Those who supported a relo- cation cited thatnot all of the questions have been answered yet, and that " the dual -track airport planning process should • continue. "We "shouldn't leap promptly to an end - but instead we (See Airport, p.6A) sette, cruise control, tilt, 37 14,495 ER ES lock), 16" cast aluminum pr mats, Keyless & securi- ePID BUY FOR: M.S.R.P. $19,479 Rebate - 300 BONUS REBATE - 500 Discount - 884 17795 BUY FOR: M.S.R.P. $18,995 Rebate - 1,000 BONUS REBATE - 500 1.000 Discount Airport (Continued from front page) should let the dual -track proc- ess run its course," said Dean Lindberg, president ; of the' Minneapolis Anti -Noise Group. However, opponents of air- port relocation said all of the necessary studies (including the recent completion of the environmental impact . study) have been completed and that any future money should be spent instead on renovating and expanding the current 'air- port, as well as working on noise reduction. Relocating the airport simply goes against the Metropolitan Councils crusade to preserve agricultural land and would,_ in effect, create urban sprawl, Dakota County Commissioner Joe Harris said. "All of the facts are in and that should lead .us.to say that we • don't need to move the air- port — it's not economically feasible," Harris said. In fact, Harris said it would cost less to renovate and ex- pand the current airport than build a new one. Another rea- son not to abandon ship is the proximity of the current airport to a majority of Twin City residents. According to Harris, 80 percent of the . metro area lives within 15 minutes of the airport; that statistic would drop to less than 20 percent if the airport was relocated. "The environmental impact study doesn't conclude that if you build it; they will come," he said. Representatives from the chambers of commerce of St. Paul, Bloomington and Greater Minneapolis also spoke in sup- port of expanding the airport. In fact, Carl Cummins of the St. Paul Chamber. of Com- merce recommended diverting. some of the airport's traffic to downtown' St. Paul's Holman Field. Cummins suggested ex- panding Holman Field to ac- commodate more corporate, private and transit ,airport traf- fic. Despite their- differences on the future of the airport, both sides agreed on one thing — that they feel as if they have" been held hostage by the, dual - track process. Those living near the airport and supporting a relocation said that have put up with air= port noise long enough and that their concerns are falling on deaf ears. / �' Don Hauge, a St. Paul resi- dent, said that -airport noise stretches beyond city limits. Hauge told the MAC and Met Council' members that ap- proximately 15 planes fly over his house during the dinner , -hour alone. "You have to make a deci- sion of the .lesser than two evils," Hauge told the panel. "It's better to destroy 17,000 HEART DISEASE. We're Making a Difference. American Heart Association acres than destroy the lives of thousands of people. They're not going to put up with (the _ noise) anymore and will move promoting urban sprawl." Hastings City Council Mem- ber Paul . Hicks said the citi- iens of his community, which is located near the site for the possible new airport, just "want this nightmare to end."-. Rosemount City Council Member and Stop Our Airport Relocation (SOAR) member Kevin Carroll expanded on that thought by addressing the re- mote runway idea in. Rose_ mount. "This is the Freddy Krueger of runway options," he said. "This has been hacked up more times than anything and it's not viable, 'prudent or a feasible improvement." Carroll referred to a recent plea by Minnesota's Public Lobby to state. legislators to revisit the idea of building . a remote runway in Rosemount which, in their eyes, would be a compromise between moving to Hastings and expanding- the current airport. - A briefing book was distrib- uted to legislators last week with a cover letter from Hugh Schilling, former chairman of MAC. Carroll said his main worry are the "numerous falla- cies and incorrect statements" contained in the brief. He urged the members of MAC and the M'et Council to rec- ommend ending further study of this option. "Rosemount has its own plans for economic develop- ment, and"it doesn't include an airport," Carroll said. "Thanks, but no'thanks." Rep. Dennis Ozment, R- Rosemount, reminded the joint panel of Rosemount's patience with the dual -track process and urged that the state "build on what we already have — a world -class airport." However, some of Ozment's counterparts;: felt that the data compiled/simply isn't" good enough. to make a sound deci- sion now. "You have a major data prob- lem and a political problem," Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL- /Minneapolis, said on behalf. of three Minneapolis senators and seven Minneapolis representa- tives. "The information that you are operating on is sadly inade- quate or unfortunately mislead- ing," Wagenius said. She went on to list several, projections which have been _proven wrong by reality. However, SOAR representa- tive Wendy Westenberg said- a decision in 1996 is imperative. "You'll never again 'see the continuity both on these two bodies and' in the Legislature," Wustenberg' warned. "We can not afford to.'go to a political arena of an election cycle and then into the hands of a fresh- man class in '97 that do not have the history that you have and can not possibly fathom the scope of these reports nor appreciate what these citizens appreciate." Written comments are still being accepted through Feb. 22. Mail comments to Jenn Un- ruh, Metropolitan, Airports Commission, 6040 28th Ave.. S., Minneapolis, 55450. - JOI Clill HEALTV ust NWA, MAC plans for airport compared EHS one -act play places first again EHS gymnasts get lift heading into sections Newsstand Price EAGAN Lr1EJiTFuLEF1 Look inside for Bridal '96 Your \ Wedding jebruary,j4, likatp Eagan requests five more liquor licenses • Independent license holders object to proposal to increase number to 26 from 2I. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Rep. Tim Pawlenty, IR-38B of Eagan, amended the Omnibus Liquor bill last week to include an increase in the num- ber of liquor licenses in Eagan from 21 to 26. Independent restaurant and bar own- Card at work Taylor Norman, 8, was among the second- ers fear an increase in city liquor licenses could put them out of business, said Al Baker, owner of the restaurant by the same name. "Independent guys like us just can't survive anymore," Baker told the City Council before they voted to support the increase Feb. 6. Sixteen of the city's liquor licenses are used, with five on hold for future applica- tions. Opus Corp., which plans to build several eating and drinking establish- ments in the Eagan Promenade shopping center north of Town Centre, has asked for the remaining five licenses, said Mayor Tom Egan. "It would be a disservice to use up all the remaining liquor licenses on Opus and not have any remaining," Egan said. Councilmember Shawn Hunter said he'd like to hold at least two licenses in case the city can attract full -service ho- tels. The hotel industry in Eagan is "ex- ploding," Hunter said. If the Legislature grants the city's re- quest for five additional licenses, it does- n't mean Opus would be guaranteed the five currently on hold. "I'm not in favor of giving them all the Promenade," said Councilmember Ted Wachter. "If we get all five, I'm not for giv- ing all five to Eagan Promenade." Baker said it appears the hospitality industry is leaning too far to the east side of Interstate 35E. There is one application pending for a city liquor license — Jensen's Supper Club at the former Perkins Restaurant, 3840 Highway 13. Pawlenty said city officials should know if they'll get their request granted in two to three weeks. 2A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996 15 Month CD et"‘'' eQ"ts GET' SPECIAL LOW PRICING ON a$ A LIFT•MASTER GARAGE DOOR OPENER NOW! Model 1280-266-7' with durable belt,drive for years of dependable service. Reg. $369.00 NOW ONLY $31 9.00 SAVE $50.00 Installation Included Exp. 4/1/96 Buy now! ' — Get a FREE extra remote control and keyless entry system! 0 APY* VIPTON BANK 6LE VALLEY OFFICE 7300 147th Street Wet Suite 100 12-96. S1,000 minimum. Member FDIC for early withdrawal. - GG PRICES IN TOWN ! DAIRY( Comparisons, contrasts offere in NWA, MAC airport plans Both parties propose runway construction By Mike Westholder Staff Writer The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) compared and contrasted airport expan- sion plans Feb. 6 presented' by Northwest Airlines (NWA) and MAC staff. Last month, NWA officials proposed a plan to expand Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Airport for about $600 million. MAC- has already adopted a $2.8 billion expansion plan if the airport remains where it is. Both plans include the con- struction of a north -south run- way nearly parallel with Cedar Avenue, and the addition of about 15 terminal.gates, increas- ing the number from 69 to 84, MAC has proposed building a new 84-gate terminal and park- ing structures at the northwest corner of the airport. It would maintain -existing parking and -construct an underground "peo- ple mover" from current ramps to the new terminal. According to MAC Adminis- trator Nigel Finney, the two plans are similar in addressing airport needs up to 2010. - Jon Austin, Northwest's di- rector of media relations, agreed that the plans are "very similar for the next 15 years." After that, MAC believes traf- fic and passenger levels may warrant a new terminal. ' . "The MAC plan is not a com- "mitment to construct a new fa- cility but .a plan to provide for • that possibility when or if it's needed," Finney said. "You try to get as much out of the terminal until you have to transfer to a new facility." Passenger levels at peak de- parture and arrival times will determine when more terminal space is needed, Finney said. "When we looked at the infor- mation [NWA] j gave us, they seemed to be using different numbers in sizing the facility," Finney said. "They've used a dif- ferent set of assumptions, which led to different conclusions .about what needs to be provided • and what the industry will look like in 2020." The plans differ in airfield use, terminal space and mainte- nance and fueling facilities, Finney said. - According to .MAC consul- tants, the .Northwest proposal does not include enough provi- sions for parking, passenger cir- culation, baggage claim and ter- minal curb length. With more gates, ground traf- fic could become congested on the existing taxiway system, re- sulting in more flight delays, Finney said. . MAC's design for a new ter- minal would address the needs neglected by the NWA proposal, according to MAC consultants. The MAC design includes 80 percent more passenger circula- tion space, more parking spaces and a longer terminal curb for passenger pick-up and drop-offs. Also, it would include more . taxiways to improve traffic flow from the terminal to runways. The disagreement over the two plans is mostly philosophi- cal, said Austin. Does the airport need a state- of-the-art facility, or can existing facilities fulfill future needs? Austin asked. A new terminal would provide more efficiency in parking and passenger circulation, "but does that efficiency offer sufficient benefit to warrant the addition- al cost?" he said. "Our argument •is no. "Our plan may result in more congestion in ramps and the ter- minal, but not severe enough to warrant spending $2.8 billion," Austin said. The commission directed MAC staff to work with North- west in the hopes of developing a compromise that would cost less than the current MAC proposal. Austin said he was positive about the direction MAC is tak- ing. "I would characterize it as much more of a step forward and bringing the two plans together," Austin said. The airports commissioners offered different approaches to reach a compromise; Finney -. said. "A lot said, 'Look at the MAC plan, and work down' or 'Look -at the Northwest plan, and work up," Finney said. "Either way, I think both get you to the same place." -i-;`,Toiaryearaag ture-passe&mY bilrdirecting.the, . -cent of that fee, The L'4„. ,. „,,.,,.:1:14.4,:,*.4,..:„ y•,-,,14ri....„. ,F....,..,• , ,,,, ,..., ; •Ii., to fteaii.--- - tcet:$29-:-67'iii„ilh- '0'nin* °:' -4ch„f;.i,iii. b,e,ing-r-ipeiit -son:17.:.44;•51:?a,rhaa--.ck,,ivdh°:/1h.:;;sIlaiti-4!ed..,•,.. '; :2-7:4i --.---'-'4-•-':••-•? .• " t therMe:' ' MAC•-four;.y,ears:_eITI.-°-- - '.., • ---•,--ti-oli.:G•arie..saig....4dp-...,.,•-4,,, -7•1---,-, hatamoup_ ......:.... • ..;.• .7-4,...-.,1,,-.:1, . e bill, .,,,...... •'-• ilrt ensiike:tha ._. i 4- - • ,-initigationt Ov.ar.,.... - . t,0 - .-ijoi-se-initip ,..„, ,,,,,,• ake6,-,an,:.tby t e‘ Q,- --/k.b • a - ,,,- -, -, ' — - n, ;noise a e 0 • • illation program- h. Agiis-eiLcit4 .- :- , ..,`,1:GOVeriirnent .- '; ' CY continues.,1 - cf _, -ataiin. etinds ' r • " • ••• ' rts Commissio , ., , .d. ' oes'to` , iir addition- _ ...,,,,,,,,,, , •, .,. ' • r tan Airpo • - ,' ,,Those- ollara, are .--.- -- ----., - ‘ ::•=0 Curren ,- .,- '''- s-- tIyAlieTam v:,-- inpo i - ,,, (-MA , . „ ,,,,,r,' ' •.:1' I MAC: niii-§t , pr0- : .:., , .•-•:.,.' . the ' - • , .. . op, : ••- : ' In the -Senate the i 'Honse floOr• . ...--..,- • • H e "Committeei -yidel to: particip,atet'ine fed. ,ern1:.:*-rnnnual p,,, diations, but now g, has been ment to,noise mga-tiOn• pas.. se • - - • - Part 15 noise ins "This is,; really a -bill to pro-;,* ••••v The- additional' funds- come-. .---;;.nota sPeCifiC ieport-on-noise.nureferred . , Mote government efficiency and from MAC's Passenger Facility -,:igation spending.: tiii.,the;:TrarisPertation responsiveness" said the. Chaifie CoMmit-tee While the House chief author: Rep: Edwina Gar-, passengeraarriving, and. leay.- is. tend MAC commitment- of PF.Cl- being irgnannt, Riveness said.: cia DFL-Richfield. - MinneaPolis:St: Paur Inter! 'Jtands-t&nageinitigationto 1997.. Riveneis-ivas optimistie that - • ' Louis -Park-;.' • • the- bill:Would- be pasSed. But it . o the!EegiSra- national' Airport. 'About:40'iperand`beyoii&;•nici;Sen-. Phil Rive-. - - 4-eai-niarke&for:4,riess; DFL,Bloorgington-;•,the--bil- caul&belocke&in committee, if • -the Senate. . : becOinewa-veliicle for Sen. Ted' MAC t-g. inake:tiggressive4efforts= noise insulation. - 1 s• sponsor in. ost e want4herato Jae, no. lack Mon e s,, _ _ PFC: to,;ericfthe--'dnalltrack, ••-.•••"••••=4-1.5.1•M'qM,ii:'Y'''''',;„,:r.. • n prii•Viiie&fot the `'- n• antendeg-for. ties •• • the legialationzWas passed Noise 1'h&bill would:require"; the;.niitigation. rehsoriable beepinet-b-iiii-e6tedT-an& PFC'an&•.:-:!--,f,Want-t`O-zr:Make- sure- the MAC- ‘: _„ eceive • at: sotingproofing,. in areasm tiVity: r",..want:to;inaka•-suielthep theNAC.uneamost'of thos—e': rthat,"(sesa sal_ „ dbing:the)iih and using the. lhiiCtii-teinveSt.. Was:.the'eOettationr;wheir aeciarate;-he• said: . 7 the -MAC hasn'.freporteir'aiiy-ac-.• ta-noise 6“ are , . . - ' ' • .• • .. . . „ . • • • .. . • , ._ ..,..... ' . . .. • ' ' ' r ' , • : • : •• ' •.:".. , • 4, ,••• -... -?..;:,....,,, • - - •-•,,,, . ' ' • ' ' ' - . • • ' • mitidor percen •• `96`97: an& _._m • tWO,issues;should'remain,:-i • • . . . • t • • . -+- - - . - - _ -- • - --• • . • --heaviliaffecte&by4tnfunds oise,,But „ • 'commit .100:percent of- their., ui.e t ByAmy Ene=stage- 3 aircraft„ agg,quietei Staff Writer- ; r " u; i ��' ¢'``: plane than the rest st ictioi to begin'at 10 end at 7 a.m:; though theo deratands 10 p.iri. t6 a:ri may be a little moire feasible° due to .the high number of business flights conducted in the inornmg. . International;'Airport are, hoping Heights and. Sunfish Lake want "The (airport relation`s) coin` more peaceful .inghta.arh'ghead& the flight restriction•to begin at r mission and the City Council felt '. Memher cities ofthe Northern • 40:30' p.m. to, allow j people a it would be nice to request eight',: Dakota ;county Airport Rela= ' chance to get to bed a little earlier' hours of quiet time," said Jon t ons Coalition are asking that �" s: "Out" in` Mendota Heights; Hohenstein• , Eagan s assistant .. i-currentvoluntary<restnctions on,.^ r;Eagan and lnver Grove Heights,` to the city administrator: k z; t nighttime; flight `schedules be ex,,_ when` you are, tieing to'get peo=, ?. Information from the MAC in tended' NDCARC'.has;represen , ple to bed and to sleep or;what `r " dicated that extending the;"quiet" tatives .fr in Mendota -Heights;' ever - it's loud, said • Scott hours by a half hour shouldn t Eagan, Inver `•,Grove.'Heights,: Beaty; chair'of the ,Mendota', much of a hardship, said Kevin es '':"Now �i•esidents are^' asking `';Toed of=trying to fall asleep to that those hours begin earlier in,, jet,rengine `melodies, residents liv the evening ingeasteftl eMirineapo1is%St.Paul Mendota Heights, Inver Grove • Sunfish Lake and;Mendeta r ,�..Asi.theKverbalagreement be tweenDCARCQandthe MetroF politan` Airport*Commission F e r stands, some airline,comu panies+who live n otader these flight paths: have volunteeredaper• off ae " so' we can `get a half hour more' t tivity overhead t etween'11 p m, and 6 a m:• Fhglits that do occur Eagaii, on the other° hand,: etweren that time &sine are to wants the.,,voluntary?eflighter4 " i _.'t"!k't.'� u". to k.. r: +,W °f.:..7 r3.% °iYa., .rf w3' r .! .:•�,te : i e 1, e ..> yi. ?r5 ;E4 ... 'e l Small Business State .;of tle, city ovum to. meet mee�t><ngi sets Heights Airport Relations Come: ,{ Batchelder,.intenni city adminis mission arid NDCARC represeri trator foi Mendota Height tatiye "We're Just trying to get a John Foggia,''manager> for . ittle more relief for 1;he people MAC's Aviation Noise and Satel= ihte tiOr h said the cities re . guests ar`e being reviewed A i•ec= b t 4 'a �£` l 21 2n ominendation on' the requests will bey made to the full MASAC ode m 1996 Foggia said: `•� . , The Sii all!i Business Forum. '.}will`'meei''iit��7�0 a.intl"Jan:` 10 . in the sixth floor' -board roomat Blue Cross Blue' Shield; 3535 Blue Cross Road; Highway ' 13 R, and Yankee Doodle Road ill `The cost is $3 To ''RSVP; calf t`." the Northern' "` `Dakota County ' Chambers ' of Co- nierce iffice'at 452 9872 `` . Thee Eagank L,Chamber -izof Commerce will host the annual state of tithe ' cityt meeting.;at 7:30,a.ni. Jan. 18 fit Eagan City Hall; 3830 Pilot Ki ob Road in Eagan Speaks rsyw(11 !be Mayor Tom • Egan; ('sty Administrator Tom Hedges; Pubic Works Directoi Tom Clbeit arid Community Develol �rnent y Director Pe•ggy • The"COsf is $5 "fdr 'lolls aril , coffee tTo'3 RSVP; call the chamber office at 452=9872. • • Noise distnbution left out By Mike Wesilioidei-.'•:' -%; • "All thi§ddo'§iS delay the final deei.Orin.tiri the rip* redistrihti- tion." said Richfield City dotinCil has 'er J m Fi'OSSet. • •• • . • :• given the go-ahead tobuild. the uft there is iibt•ari 'agreeinerit; ,controversial runway.•422 back before ' the Met t.t.ension Withoutbail* it. to LCria4i1;Olici ,the optiOii to spreadjiEtirOlane riOiSetatleast t. • • •': Hiwiri received funding from any discUssiOn, the ';'!iiietNiet COUnC4, MAC 'can now . LMet.gouricil $6 nulhnn in fedef- ''''.preVed;.the plan 'July: ';t-,• al K:iida frit•the $26 Million pj.:8.1 the 'Metropolitan riffieihrss., fear those , • ..... ssion (MA(') to begiri:c0ii:.;•; tithe A could city OP next yoei ,-,•;?;•'i;'.4 , '7- • Y,'• • Couldn't begin, 'without: •'- iiiediated 'nnijrnniisv' • LtliMet.Coriricil apprOVEili The MAC '.. was not iifficiallY;Sighed hv airy • hoard is expected to vote to Pre-: .;:•goYeihirierit agerie. ;.c•eed ; siwith .; t h e o k ;later • this 1et (Joi-101v staff recorn: • '.;,‘ - ded Mediatiriri to avert the While the runway Will be ex- • law nit thie`ielldicb field City COun- 41,000 feet; ;the plan iiagainat MAC, the M prohibits •AC from building.' Fe era Avia on AdininiStra- .1- ''.,;;.•takiways needed to use the run- • tion (FAA) and ,the Minnesota • way for noiserediStribution. Dejiartinent: rif.:TrarisPortatiori •• .1' That 'eompromise • resulted (Mri•b(1)T) ' • frOiti Weeks of Mediation among :7•.•• Rictifield'S suit Challenges the •ri;,the,dties'iit Richfield; Blooming- „adeciiiaCy Of the projects envi- ton, and Minneapolis, be- • .,icthinental impact .StUdy. .',sides MAC and the Met Coi.theil.h.f Richfield and 1‘4.AC .at'e negn- P4ediatinn will continue is Of-: a Sider,akteeinerit:te Stay l'ficiala look for alternative litigation...While inediatiori -:.•5dS;r:OfinOige mitigation. Surveys . arid Studies are planned With a ACCOMirig, to Crifinhissiorier: final recommendation planned ..iBteVe dianier, Richfield CitY the Met Council in May-1996..,: Coun,cil is holding the laWsiiit EaCW-inediatiori part ieiparit • over MAC: • • . • inaY be asked to contribute up to • FOr 10 YearS; the Prejectiia . . • $20,000 foirthe SurVeYs.- Eagan's linked the runway extension In citydouncil has given cOnceptn: providing noise relief ,for in - al approvnl for.ithe•eitperiditure neapolisi.CramerSaid. TA .Jon Ho- nate noise rediAribiitiOri from henstein. assistant eity;adminis the project now web b6 ''a stiek- k;tAratiii?StliVeY,iiie-stioh§ arid : !,pr Play," Cramer Added. •• CiPiefitkrWerato. be, determined . '"T he corniniSSiOn 0,4. tied: • •iN!genfMrinday, Hohenstein Said: • Sion was. a geed 60;7. • ..;',',;'•r-q..MeanWhileall;parties will •7i•t, Were now jerryrigging,some- • • • on ti nu totworkiemregjpwe-4bmIglarop, ndca,layKsuit instead , rik-u.dationsfor, noise red IsCrigiff-'''''firtakifittl4fila4wsuitliead,"Olf.... 41fif..0.-n4There:relittentik.are; lour 1 m not.prire that's. theWay to do i• „ , t heft.Wseaboutti•i6,1AWgiiit • • :,,,•:;',?;',,TWOEiridititiiiiiiVlieaifirigaiiiSt4titit;:iaid.tavoi..8f extending • are, proposed; Eagan iopjoses • natinnal flights. thiat'reaoinrriendatierW,HoheiV.';4;Y;•;!3We absoluteiy need re'Ciiiinriendatien,, •4reaChed; the MAC.niny imple- • "Without it; thia will •its original rrinWay use not be a. 'player in international ,plan,Which wnulcl redistribute • - • • ..flightai•froni'-'South Minneapolis .;,;•' . ; •-; - • . rand -north 'Richfield; to Soutk Eagc n Sue i ich4e1dlandinorth:7Bloorning.! this re ft,OrY; ki1W;:t?•y port • • • b 4'0+p.' b, �� go dia '"'%'o p y : (D co) d. o.:. colm3 do = p ;yr7 'ty'Li ' W• ca. a�o .,o oco o vto .�.: Cr„V.1.1:. �..:'Q'ty"'vrk�•.r J'. f I yi.; 1 �• YM A� Wntlnued QI`om front a 4 p' vi e s.., f- c :r r ( h_ !' ^process in Decetnbe r r y. �.!! The"committee directed staff •'council also °;called .; for other .• i to prepare` a draft 'position pa `steps. including SS ...1z • ' per opposing relocation and • Requesting the county .de- i,land:banking; or site,preserva- ..lay its decision until the city's lion, and Ito allocate . funds to position is determined:S '!oppose these efforts at the Leg The city` repeal its resolu- iislature through a.contract"•with '.tion that fire county consideir a • .fi rTrV " SOAR (Stops Our Airport Relo , ,all Impacts of both alternatives }cation), a, i~oue D therakota ',before making a decision :c^ .County,lobhying gr"oup.opposed r Discussion at 3 the council t a;. to kttie'--` airport t relocation; ac ` meeting suggested , tfie County cording to Hol+enstein •• • Board's smformationis swayed .•- And while it ,looks as n if the • too much toward those in ,favor ` county will `come out in oppo of airport relocation'-, � t - s �• �.. ,,r,a+trip sition to aiipotttrelocation; Ea Encouraging the county, to • gan. continues 'to studyF the is hold a. public hearing; conduct sue F As Hohenstem pointed a • public opinion 'survey or , , � 7s r e yd �rs v.., out the city,tmay•��reach the ; chooser other means to engage same r' conclusions t as <i='the all potentially affected rest. county; but titan doesn't have :. dents and businesses:" enough information right now • Offer prelimma`ry" .mitigation • ,to be ats the same. place in its recommendations decision making process•askthe Oppose county funding: of tv ,e.:t ....c . s r county is q i}t„ . r interest groups for ; lobbying The Eagan council expects to . purposes:.If the county chooses Abe able to cone to a decision to fund interest groups, equal -after its advisory commissions funding should be provided for have finished their' review and interest groups supporting other the public has had, the• opportu alternatives: wrti �,' A . ... =ai.k:1 ' pity to express thei:i feelings at • Indicating that more county . •. a public hearing later his.,year residents will be affected envi= = With Eagan's unique position,. ronmentally by expansion _ of including itstprozimity to the a the current airport than will be ;present aiipor' and ,being home affected by the ;relocated `air= to NorthwestyAirlines, the city port ' . has much to .consider, council.• Accordirig to Hohenstein, lmeinbers pointed "out. _.,, ,` , 245,000 of Dakota Coiinty''s Eagan 'continues ,t0 receive 300,000 : residents " will °` be • updated information on . the closer to an expaiided` airport economic impact of relocation, ' at the current `site than the transportation issues and'. envi- ; kota • County site '. The • more tronmental . analyses,r Hohen- populated portion of'the county #stern said:r • }his mforiiiation, also would he more affected by - along with the `t recomiiienda expansion of `the current : site `lions of Eagan's 'Advisory''• due •to the"piedomiiiant 'd`esti`- •Planning 'Commission, Eco ...nations from the present arr- - noinic Development Commis' port; lie added sion ^ and Airport Relations • Present evidence to _ the Commission; as .well as iripui county that 'there ' would • be ' from a:public hearing `slated for`' benefits to time" county yassoci ;r. Nov. 15, will form the basis of aced ,with the airport's' move; the recommendations .that will and that because of the coin- • come ! to the .+City : Council iii - plex nature of the r`ssire , no de= December, . nccoding hto ,Ho-="cison should be made without: • i impacts: 'As rit has done`• in the past?r,; These recommendations will =the council Will tell the County he,Wpresented at the county's { Boar& it }expects •to develop its .meeting Sept. 26 position r' on : the.:: dual track ; ` • 1.7 • Saying, "1 told-yoU so" neyer-, • a very polite:thing,t041orbiit • •,•: -••' 4 • time:1 ainigningite'indiAlgar,MY2 ; • •••• 61' 4 • `. 1:said*heif;the0tiieeiia'6001ka Yvonne 'No new. airport.:" It seemsthat : • • • the.:goveknot,i-and!-I.adndiegolikli..,, linnt tots havalieeti;eon,Y,etteiktni,nkfj,'.: camp. The!•-goveinat ..• let's quit *'etending,We'kegiiiiie tO,.get anew•:11iipok0:'40&;fijo.ip. '• the old Onei,4,,,i0144",;-0F?A;t1,44:i.!.."" ;tliose w p nuit Iuar th hrunt.,o • But before We••eiiii;•niiike•,that'-5.Nliiries of bfidgea would haVe ta.b6 the-iiiiiae; thefe th,hope In th fu••: . • a defiriitiye.,deeiaiqn-,4ehOe'tii.':,:•.biiilt ACMaa:thatrbief to • tinewithqp teceei etg, and sound call; offithe,Poliey;''Makets:.whii,.7,,Modiate ,the traffic generated -.are ptitsingViediii14fack new airport. -;;;i that's:the one.that aaYa..letailoOk In the:41946s,• the people of theie.„ k, at hoth the posibiIity of fixing cottdohhty,deeided that theY tot jaitiiie the' • " • up: the old airport and the poser • needed to replace the scoffed at the most was .to.pave • bility of building a new one at ton •Peini,Atitig0 thilt was biiilt„!, over pakata CatintY foriitinWaYa •:.• the Same- generation a d.nd li the tefhliii01, mci in what ,we're giiinktei'ldolrii,:fiiliii•$190::niiiiion••iti, federal money i;!iia'atfiiCitif.'ein Bloominrton • ...4,.•The-gciVetnOkhaii,JUst-,aaid;:''Tj latefi:Seott County is now Iinkpd• oh thank vou Yei-y,,_friiich7-1.3,::•:•‘ • forget it;••we'.fe .keeping ;the nir ith n new Bloomington 1errv; • -11 he, ie port- where it isf ao get on with Bridge• c in piit up with the noiso nd,• figuring out how to fix it up 1 listened to the rnetropohtan fuel spilk Wit not r ip, of Take my temperature, but 1 Wide,fighti that ensued When a i ifieheli6fitbf the agr e with him sven mile stretch of Interstate rant' nd SerVi6e .,•r•JIVIy"..in#ial!Ottitattit-:!•;in'biiiiiiiiie!'•;35Wi gained a third lane; naive an urport No th ink .,—a new ailijOtt..v4iastiaaad on a•,,diamond lane, :between • YOU:2 4N,reaction4-••=lanyone•whiiiiiiiVela ••" Burnsville and 1,494. ; • . • ,-• •th6htst nes: • ) the fotiog.IIiii§,-6t.:Eotitheitifefn ••• - - It almost took an act of,Goci '•• pit:Ain-1k the Eiiiiiet"CAlihe edA'e•.'1.' • .f,,.•:.;Dak6tii:pqpatyilpri0t4t:ig14,;tgfitt,.,-and,, Congress to get that -!extra • gradually. In. the nd pie price • • , • .:,:,.•;shoilld41tt:.-.•130,04edil,fuyejt*ih'I lane .iietoss. that riei The ay be , runW*SWandlilibi6e dents ofeitefidgii . • •• • • renOvatel,c101-....eyeh:indyed.......L •,, • " .• • • `••:••'••. evi a • ; • , • f.4 ,rit4 s. • - •• • . •, no one wiThsay From the ' c.' m--;•••.'•k , eginnink; it has aI " "a" iiihse„ig§he Oh issue people living Clbae't6 the airport. But. nowthiit.; 'VC know that thelaiiaCit.gCar-i enifiniodatedi'fithe..O1Caltfrolt;'.." While we svin,athize vith t.••••• • • . • • ' , : • • 'c • • • ,'•• ' i4 or ■ Transit and noise- are among, issuesaddressed by new legislation- proposed` by Sen:. Ted' Mbndale. By Deb-Schewe Staff. Writer .'®t EaganEagani,, Council!, recom- The: dual track: airport mends'expansion;,Pager8A . , . Process could, soon be:grounded , - .....as support for- new legislation. ei MAC to make.recommen-- continues. to grow:. dation;byMarch; I Page.8A.:. Sen.. Ted: Mondale;.., DFL-St:. or e Louis: Park,, lias. announced- plans -for• legislation - calling: for an.endto;the dual -track process- studying whether a, new. airport is -needed': This.is-good.`news for.Dakota= Countyresidents, said Rep. Den- nis, Ozment;.IR-District: 37A,: who. plans -to co-author the•legis-• lation in.the.House. "Lthink this:; is, exactly what needs .to,:be, done;" he said. "Eco- nomically :this, is; the: best' deci- sion .forDakota�County Altstud- • ies'cleariy `show-meri-do-njed 7. for;nor-can.we afford to,. build: a€ new --airport. It's also good news for those, living near the airport. because: :they- won''t. lose tl a economic; m benefit. of: the•.'airport•;'_ said' Oz ment; who represents: most. of `. Rosemount::..- By ending process, he said more- attention canbegiven to improving.• the current- airport- and making; it. one thatcan compete ona:world'- wide basis: • . M' - 1e's proposal calls for' •. The Metropolitan:"' Airports+. Commission (MAC) to be prohib ited.from building:a _new airport,;~. acqui'ring.land forta.new airport;,.. ,or constructing- arnew.: terrnmak at; the Minneapolis St Paul' In _- ternational'Airport , t , f 3r • .MAC,_ the:•. Metropolitan,. CounciF'and.other states agencies, to be prohibited .from. land' bank- ing.for, future airport construction:., AIRPORT. To=Pagert8AG. • .77 nsit and noise : are issues 'addressed by gislation propod seby d Mondale .` Schewe dual 'Yttrack air Fort could soon be grounded or t for new legislation stogrow Ted Mondale, DFL -St Louis Park;; has anounced plans for legislationncalling for on end to the dual `track process studying whether a new airport is needed.'' , This is good news for Dakota County residents, said Rep. Den nis Oirnent,,IR.District 37A, who plans to ti-author the legis 'lotion in the House . "Y "I think this is exactly what • } ies clearly `shoe there is no heed for nor can we afford to build a new airport i It's also good z js'for1thos 4living riear`t e,. airport because they Won't lose the economic; t benefit;of the 'airport, saidhOz ment, .who represents most,o ; Rosemount By , ending ; ti process, hetsaid'more attention �. can be given to improving the t needs to be done," he said `--`Eco current airport and _making, it x nomically this, is the best deer ,One that can compete on a world sion for Dakota County All stud ;woe basis • • Moudale'a. roposa,l sails for, •,'Tire Metrppolita i; Airport Commission (MAC)`to`be prohib ited from building at#�ew airport; acqurrrrig landfor anew airports; `or cons'tructitip; alew terminal'': P 6 at'the"Minneapolis,$t iPaul In- ternational AJrport d:,-'ihe et opolitac� Councilaand otier $fate agencies t to be prohibitQd fi0 • land hank ng for future airport construction . age• 8A Six new:stop`signs,will be .. *instaJIed near Red.Pine.El*:,., ementary Resident' ex • pects'to.return to,;council with sidewalk petition. By Sue Hegai • SCafI' Report �tsrt ritl `ln. F: . r Six new':stop signs will be in stalled along. Weston Hills Drive near e,Red Pine ?.Elementary i School •which,'serves children, !tAktfroir ; Eagan ;Rosemount and' Inver Groye;H'eights agan's- City, Co'uneil, unani' mously ,approved , the project •''Dec: 19'after receiving a petition of support":from^esidents and a • rr staff recommendation in favor of • the measure, . . .. Myriam,Hussman, who lives along Stratford Lane in Eagan, .( told council. members,that. chil- dren walking, to the school often • walk in,the "Our concern; is the safety of the.children," Hussman said, Currently no .mechanism is 'available to stop.: or slow traffic ' -along.' Weaton4Hills Drive, 1r Stratford:-Lane..or -or-Rod Pine � • Lane. • Posted §peed•limitis 30 mph.,, ' uss.manh'ad requested that`. speedsbe'reduced.to 20 mph but' 3r(council,members saidi..the state'. rtti prohibits that action rt .., r; When a spe'edistudy was 'con-, ducted Decr,7fand�11,at'the near-; est intersection to the school, the' { highest speed. recordedr•was ,4•3: •• mph. I. Average,, speed' 'was' 29.9. mph. Public; Works Director • Tom Colbert. said sn wy road ' i, conditions may.,have been a • speed;factoi,Aati. ` W Hussman expects to`return to I. - the'council';with_a`"petition for', sidewalks and .an'additional' crosswalkcat the'rintersection of Str_atfo`rd LaneTand Weston;' HillsD river=_ =,r,;.,�.•, xr, "My personalgoal.would be sidewalks to get the children off 4 - ~`the streets;" Hussman said,'. iter • .. • • . . . . -• • .• . • . .„ 8A Appies..Vfill mn t,-th..dan:SunCurrentJWednesday: Dec 27, 1995 . • LOWEST MILK AND EGG PRICES IN TOWN ! ...."`A; 4... .., eg:-69'e, -:.,-,,,-.•. sk pef dozen • , , PaurInterriational Airport: The I islation Jam. 16;1996to stop the . t,."10'4:-$:4314' .., ih corn, - l• „::,,,,- Limit.37.+. c ...other calls for closing the Bloom-. dual' track process and to: keep ingfon "facility and building a- the airportat its currentsite. 570.:! p____,-•-'''"'-''•-':'-:;::'- --."- :: ---''4195:NIC11C4 Rd.', Eagan,: larger airport near. Hastings in ::-"Mostlikely, thisprocess ie.- ° - -. ... '(Ddfley & Eagan) , Dakota.County. ' - • --- --:-...,-.- i.„--1- going to rum. its course: It's , an - LOVVES1IGAS AND- CIGARETTE. PRICES IN. TOWN' t : • At•iti,Dec. 19 meeting; council election year: It won't: move, fOr- :. -4:-.*:•-:' - . . . Egan: . . .:. , ... members appeareito be leaning ward," . , ,,T.: , , • , , , r..,i. : -t -:::71::7 - ..:.. -1 '''': .. • '' ! '." : i . . f 'r, - , : _ , . ; toward a 2-2 vote,Jeaving the de-- .. Mon dale's proposal differe:. , ,,,,...—smim., . ,.,,... ,.. ..._ . _. - - ,,...-- - -7, ,------r-t--. .,----, -.., • cisive vote. to Mayor Tom Egan. , from Eagan's: recommendation • ' ---. • "I've concluded- thatif we con- in that he land banking ., . - - ' - tinue, to: keep it: at its postage- • ,. Council" members alSo; agreed! sizedlocation with no expansion- to incliide•iii, their recOnunenda-- ', room; we -will' not be competi- tiom the need. for extensive -noise - r. tive:,". Egan .saidf "rsay.this with mitigation; -,more :than -what is int . :tlie-greatestreserVation.7' ' :'..' - ''' the Mondale proposal: Iladopted, • ....7_ . But, then:: CoUncilinember the proposedMondale: bill -would, • a • an recommen ansi By Spielkgary asiii:,;7Land- banking -is ai313ririly‘, I. spinething'_*e. •.''''.After-•,-.Pther-16Vernmenfal, Under a-sfirond of unanimity, ., bodies- submit• -their recommen Eagan'sCity(OunCit Viked 5-0 to datione to MAC,. Metropolitansupport . expansion Of the:. Min- Council and •MAG, membersare. neapolfi/St.?'..paiir.Iiiternational •:•.`„expected--..to,linalie-:their recom-Airport`,.::" mendations•--te=r,gtte Expansion isone track of the who are•scheOuledet(i..:'deliate- the Diiar Track- Airport Planning .. issneduririd;the:199session..,.„ Process begtinin 1988: - • Sen. Ted. Mondale,. ••, One track. calLs,for expanding. ,as an current- Minnefloucedplans. to; introdnce apolis/St. n' Shawm-Hunter mandate. that MAC .spend -a min- tant: to• -have atunanimOus,vote. ixnumnf$160.million.throughAhe- 7 Otherwise; it!st:at•wishywashy year2002onnoise-mitigation: voice•andfitwon",theliearci7.1: • The third5andfinal.caveat••toT • :Hier;: Egan'' and • the- couiicil!S recommendation • cilinember. Sandy Masin. agreed. to was- that 'no) expansion!' occur -be-, compromise., their relocation. f6re the.airplanesy are! stage t .1. stance. if7CouncilinernberS?, Pat- three,guieterplanes--:; Awada and.TedWachter,lbng7time• Three, ity3iadVi-§ory.;comrniti.. Supporter:ea the- expansion track;: tees;Subthitteditheirrecorrunen-, ('-• • Wouldagree:tosupportthepreser- dationsFtci!Alie4Counci1p.prior to v tiontof114-,000'acreenflarmlancL hist weelegi deCiiimm.Th•e; Eco- nomic -Development _ Commis-, , . potential future airport sion- and: the Lanch linnking;: the:practice' of: Commission both- recommended: preServingJandfor-; spccifie. fu- expansion, of the current -airport tu re use; became? part of Eagan's with:a noise mitigation.oackakre.- . _ s or • —141- rd311r.„.7.,..tt Page MAC aktil:the Cted to finish up exiSting economic and. environmental': studies- .... fflture. improve ment:s•at the..existing airport. Also, noise mitigatjon and. transit; are addressed. under, Mondale's: proposal, which says, MAC:,, mandated. to. spenda minimum of $160 Million' through. the year ori.noise. mitigation. and - that. a new north -south, run- , • way should not. be built -until all aircraft using the -airport. 4- are- converted!: to, Stage. III. quieter engines., - State, metro and local:gov- ernment afe, to • develop -a, • • transitway.- .linking- down- Minne`flPelis; anCrthe•- -, Melr of-AmeriCviith, the-In- ternationarAirport. Mondale proposes thatthetransitway run- parallel' toAliawethezAv- i enue When-, possible,„the vehicles:: on; theexclusive-. busway; will use' alternative, ftiel7sourcestsuclras,electrici4, ty; natural gasL'andi:ethanolf:, The -legislation t.also. providesq - for a.series',otParic and ride rots-and:Other offstivetpark,- - ing-,alongjhetransitway-_•: Theproposarcoineishortlyi after GOv.a.Arne Carlson azi=. nounced:he;wouldf like, to, see: an- end: to the dual -track- air- port: study:- and...the,idea ofet new; airportheing•built . Also,. the Metropolitan: Airports: Commission recently an - TII • • -::..:.:•••-••••• .." . • ^ •" : -82 1,111.2117.,, 2 Airport itan Airports.,sCtohnunisoldes.ralC). . srio.en,:rihhalea..odi4er7e4gceoc..illik:Iseneidl:iii nHeidtss ..,i7eleo:6c, iiiailat-,al. s 2:.. ___,i..,...7_,..ke, .tw..a90.:.,1,3:#.., j:,..,,,,,::„,,,ileiLLI,v,ie..,./..ro.p,e0,..;IF,, . Thoesepslealtatiro. C..,0said ..s, -.,.. ',-..?,-..staff.:•-elocatior.....,1.,.thoer,smco4st2; ..:„....-.-.,irt,t,..,g ,,.the 5ai ,.,rp„0 ear t itsa , arlon along with to7no keepi s e .. ,.._j ... sense to• be viablaih,the future,"•i". mitigation. _-..:...-..., • ,...„... -,. -....„,;:. ,..-_,:,- . WriterL;4P-.2-.;:.,`,4i:•0:',.kt'ti---li• i,.:-....iii4w14.--..fl MAC makes 13.•,-'''''t't;e:' rii3h6u..1.1-: . .. ..,,, - . ,.... .. ,1::5;,11.0. n to make that i.'...1"Y : i) esept;,-.7„..„4:::".;. recommendation7:'"...lZ.'':'••-:::I*::lthe::14.1.e:-m..:le:s't-s'a;''z-'T'-'.'I:''''6:%:'•::-c,-:'-'1::iti-ti'jit•iic9hu'..-e'.".,:c:,..;.i:.''I‘'IA:';::k'':::.l:?:s7.7:::ls::ail' toda:-:l a' Cttiroh,st9,3t, 4 tfa8E•Pr",`-iiiii2N xa 1:‘, •:. 4'; l dual :4.84706 •,: fie..M;"*:1x:::-Itiion. . cik4°' .1•;n1.-;:osvtuli:iiii e.-?o: iximto i make , its : . _ , • on whether MACc agreed .-:-::::: scrapile.,zti,,,...,..,.. rec- - .. _ t°::"';''''5°:- v''I-4',k17C' : an,,,-.r,: the airportci.al ' Hillire said !ecbn i:::).,.- -,,.:-.-,....s,...tri,.... if:choose, ..site, . cinunendat.ion, or not .- Preliminary omic y- itsolbatuiulif abynew March ol.T.t.:!:.•:`_;:te:,.:-:7.!:::;:::spios --,rts tlitireesneontitoericl.:tDheact-:....b20,i,-,tinatigp,;:-.;I The Met CoUnciLalSo Planitanew airport' in. Dakota' County speed up its:work on the issue.: :...L.; would- not- justifY the- $5 -billion-- . :., On -Dec. 15; Gov Arne Carlson ' plus price tag, Himre said'. ::..... ':,.. prOpoiedthat. the Legislature- . "Basetron.the informatiori we. begin. its debate of airport: ex- ; received [Dec. 20], all signs point pansion versus:. relocation. cliir, ...,, to keeping. the•airport at the pre- -- ing the coming. session. Legisla- ' - Sent.site,"' he said: -.:- •. --1.,,...... :' tors- were scheduled' to • begin. • -First,the- time' it- takes from- : that.discussion in 1997; -..-.1.::. - . :...: the airport gate to take-offwould._ - If the: Legislature-'crbeViiial'.-ie!:: be the-seine:for a,newai-i-POI-t.and7:- ... .. an: airport_ decisiort_this.session„ .. an.expanded.MSP;Hiinlasaid': ...- ...- '• MAC wants to Maintaiii.:.-its3. role ':,..i- ...'...,This: proves, MSP' is not too in the debate; said'..Commission- :'.small to meet'anYftiture'capaci- 6ejohn-Hiinle•of Blooining-ton:: •••- ty.:peeils;lhe said . ' -• "The • crucia1:. question': will:: be, -...:SeCend;',aCcording:to,prelimi;::',. - whether:the.LegislaturawiTactu,, nary study results, no, economic:. ally inake.a.decisioniralie '96'ses • 2; gain -Would lae•seemwith:t hauewi..... sion,"'lliinlasaidl".."We• chin't want, : airport;.Himlasaidf. tto be in a.position _where we are not •' e. • On.the.contrarwit-could baeco,." • : able to responcHfit actually hap- nomicallY,disruptive; he -said!' The • ' zi pens:.We wantto make -sure we're • new airportyvouliVresultimiede-- ' r being:very proactive and ought not., velopment teward.the site and.'pos- ,..,.. rooliclikawe'faresiStingthemf '' .. • '• sibly.suck businesses oilt:ofilown-f MAC!6. involVement will be,- toww-Milmeapolia,,Hunlersii&': • particulartp important: ifithey:•.-..,i:-...:::i:TliirdNOrtliwestAirliiieSoffi;:'z,...• Legi's latures'concliidesr: the- air.. - --cialsshavasaicrthey.f.wouldirediice . ' J.; 'pOrt..stibuldstay,,Hinilef.saidi..&„" fliglitsiftlie airportinovesTilevn':, e series ofdecisiOns-on-theKiesigry: said.r.Asiak-result;•. at leastrI5Flier-'-,:.;::' i „t.'• andteonfiguratiow.ofthaexpand- cent of NWA, employees,- in ?..Min . ,,-1'.: - -• ed.' MinneapolisSt Paul -Inter. nesotamouldrlialaid'ofOiasaidL'..':-. .. national Airport(MSP)Willhave.• "AtthiSfPoint Livouldlie.very •-.. to,bamadehe:said'i, •..,.,'.,, :- -.'"'"--- surprisedltaiiseet.,MAGjrnake,'av: -..'.-;';IPIVIACY'd'oesnleifirticipata;: 'recommeildatiolf:thiiribie!..liaSed: T. '1 the Legislature iS;likely to try:to. on statistics -.and: information take control ..`ofithe.iSSue he said 1'. WA'1744•SPPn " TT; I a, cai ri ••• .. ----•••• • •• aa.• aa.••=1.0 a I. CLJLIP. mendation on whether to ex- . 'pand the 'aii-PPrt by March. The ,deadlinefor... thereconi- • piendation was originally sset at july 7 .t....Ozment said he hopes7the‘'' deadline could be moved:up P.,, little- furthei-bec-tiSe: reports are m a:need:041'1a- kerdeitaipil he process s.br9ugh t toc10 moves quickly on issues;; may try tbmoVe.uii[the dead - • - Mendota,. Heights, Eagan-,r parts ofliurnSville and Apple said'.:she:lias 'always,: supported5 the dual track process because the. Studies, V-ht&e-kiVen-FegiSfatiorS useful? informatfori'.She. 'gibes, how -- ever,. oppose. moving- the air-• 1-pertbecausaofthe cose. •:•/ "L don't seerwhere-the dol lars are goini-,tb•coine from at? a- time .when --we- &era: have. funds toy take caret, of- federal': ' cuts," she said:::....1"s' a.,-preis.releasecnon,;7 dale:saicE. cost' a.;.. strong, fac- tor. against rciineanotheri. airport :•2:-; • . newairportisarroption:,?,. 3,.not'amecessity. [It's] ;arioptionk we can'taffOrd_and.,that: is•,,hoff , . iju.stifiedibythe,facts' .. The:: xpebtedl-- introducedi.Jan. 16 the, fist session-. If passedZ.itwillFendt the eight-yearf- dual=track-; process:. Dakotat Giiatityelegplators. i:im..the#pasti„Ozmentsi as,a5 NotCliviMy,,Back- yard"' Witlil.Mondale; • - wlio:doesinot;i1&eilf4Dakota. County, makingtherecom- •-•? • , o'mendation.4.' Ozni.etifteaith he Ht:- ; think the timing , I ' : 1- the ar - P k with about 180 students • "'J AP Vlle Second round of skat a �aY • Wong. taught for nzoreh"thgt: g. a i' _ranging in age;from 3 to more than 80: Gl g lessons at' attig (Jan At-Fel. S 3' ars 'also teaches in >ine z and: h vtaff Photogxa her ' xL {� Ming for Ea � as ks and D � -� rt. ��• y_�r`'Y x2 rs`ty ', ,.,., �..i;,yr<4}w r � .�' .Nx��.i*c»,k'•�ye� 1„�a.r ,"F h`��{.` ..:n�. -. g �';...�.�K.^rjo��i'e•-.; , "a, x ✓ s s w.ri r n" V :he say • ljolse � � 5 s would f is neIIlOre COSt�e eCt1Ve `S �C�,Y sS :J'�'k L.... "`Z'tj`�>:'��f` .� ./ r...,gl�gibl('. �$0.But�D1 y.. 7 .• ..r �'�'• Y: . K •�� ... . . „".'C,Y�S t- .3%.'*s z^rimer,. 8ti1Ct- _197 _ B ` is 9 K ,---- .ems 5 n .�:�:�Y� _� ward Director D x. School . ; u`= 4 t N �' ^1GisS SJ ' r, av dkJackson..said �t Y r ghbor'S= C. :�m '•� �:: v`t yyy+. k -.7 O si: he 81rcF :., Y eCIsiOn On.exri'"'p V��1 N;a.;`m' ^G ��y� g,g-n p n IIOISe l D . �.�L t. _..�t"' .i.�Xx41- :�. -'*"' _ p... �+ir'O :.,.• rH r •3 •c-`!:&^ C ,,.•.. a••- i..� r• rl:$8ile i - on- h 1CP St. Paul` -In .: ,.., .. , � � •: .,, .,T •�• � \_ - :I+�l.t�e' � .✓,.��+ iUV t � •��. <�� } �i s 5 �,f!!_a. �ai ^•. : x t?rnatlonal r.t+ Os " ae PO1't.run*- :_gaud ili suiCrease v t '.Lon:Haugen $ rr ealistically,_•you can route more" '1= g,lt `aj ;r �1 south_ eas rf Staff Writer k x closer ;;:tile drive: r...- panes sou n s azrpOrt.aII rOfth ,. �, tliwest .$' -w._ c,:�;J.kq, ' >, `�r , Vi dnulinto� e airport is.e' ecte` a Y Iori Haiigen"xj ^4:> 5: K f r v' •- r Z ° - s: J`v sitatlon, '-Schools. twos. •>*.r. P d'wlthiae £�` S '. »• �Mur 189 TL and St.. .. weeks accordin -� f=Writer :'. plane, noise: h'aThomas icadem. i' . and`f g; to locale ° : 32 , ,'.sld r . as: become,- �._He•• ;», _. Y (in:., Mendota ut. since he finished: the: e..lssue; n4 School- Distr' x ederalaviation officials` Ed "Y e t. _Ights),, he said:, The Federal,`Aviation;A Drenttel^did'hisres ' home: in the.; .19Ts: spring bond'`issu Ict 7� And, he said earth.. ni heed! h . ; e,; which - -huddle with today s istratlon's F dmin" ';before hey built a house ln; specially, since last s will' ask voters. to: approve cont..... g technology,. mum, ofahe �z AA) Record of Decl` 'Hawthorne Woods neighbor:-ummer, he s ;ion also is e e , the noticed` a significant; increase xP cted to ti=igger, a:.. ;s hood'Of,-Ea ;.- . , ruction a an:. :On. March; ?,`•, the dls ,lawsuit Opposing;the noise:redis- `,� �� .,gan. ,� d In', the: number: of•:flights over a �ool�sl e c ne home•in°the� ask. for°a.new s' dm boil be mi •Igated with• 1. g techniques and maten , - tnbution portion of:they He knew:. that building: `r^. als 4 -: R , •,, n E x *•_: , . ; . _, g, a...._.. nee .. southeast.:tor=�,_ s . of.the; ..- . Ch001"OIl'th@ Site`' ,�,�� ,. elease:,of, the de Plans �' ? home: m "Eagan= ' n r - of Eagan ,� , exlstln Grass.,, Somme answers ma wfiicliswlll` s cision ; froth.- tl r - of too far _ ; Dien'' .: High -in W g ,_ ss, Junior ,, stud' .ti co Y he In a .: be yfinal and,riot su a Minneapolis -St: Pa s > . .; ttel says ata res- fo est St' PauTand. - _ ,.. ur r for y- nducted; twos years= ago;. lest=to,public he a y, b- Airport p,,,,l ul . or five.planes;w;�t::;.. _.,N M otfier newt sch"o�ly;r c _ an �,bY fife _ Metro ,. ai lilga5 wllf `r, r .2 twine Waa a.; " - = - _ close :t Ote "ln.. •:I' tip- `2l iiic '-- the •a iauubdt Lob U011tgn �lport he six year: -, P. ntial problem':' , : t el minutes._:.. : 8 ghts .: wlierer-air' `from:,.:::',. ,.t . mmissl;."Ki a te.;,. , bate'. ,. hclhea ings al, i �:.. ,._ .. .en : Its ,laud: tli . tsafiicr .. . . about the exten ;_I -.,.actually: arke far ough,.at,tlme .ao:," ' crc e°nearby'mterna •, h lot r_ Knob :' atom andF • . R _• P ; aed,;my car,. �-w,h ..v...- tlonal_a Elementar llkel ' '` 1n o; , , and,sat,:Countin r' ,, ,: en`,you're wg .•- »X.. re lsrlleavy. n ; ' .. apart SCIlOOl In `Ea .+r.=.. , y` _ Y�move lt" �.�. � _ to the coy`�• � xr �° �., gthe�pianes as��. =:t� �h�ngaTtV }4 u�_ ,' � � ..�, . .s , � Eagan,: and:.Mendota Richfield: CI x.., kr they: went'ov "' � : Don . Mat v,- . Tlie district Heights El: i ii _ tythdfe it m ;. ch . _". ,N ..,,• err he said:- : "" c o „ thlas� ariot et,n&school ~ � ,., a 1:993 s = survey/ , bars _hav = em ? l wasp m �• as, he. .. ryher : ty. f he- proper ,w: Thom. . _:, • Y._ .a St `. e. approved' a. <<, . f , akingg,his4 decis :t .ors,. he second scho ti. •, Academy schoo Chia ff P. 3Rne m� :.:r - •-R, ;ion in ;P r, ol,,i.O. the n; l lspartic h go lawyer :toe . y • .> .._ .. :.• .• s , �>- + t �? NOISE e u Fiiendly, Hills ar z , patedr m ;tiie' =1 a =:blockin filefa suitr��•, lane: .. RL .To<Page`:gA" ; fi.. . <: a ea, north of In :: mea , ,1. ..rveyf that; : g tl1e.co sP - noise., r •,3 1 : 4 �4. ,sa 4 to 494 and betweenyDo ., -"'� ' cured„ aircraft`: 'noise,: 7Bloomington ctlon ;Their �� .;Metro olita : r =pendicular4 r v Road and De on ch1 is near Ind . Y unte?parts Have= P n Airports•: Coin t'- ??in3'srat once :,Me ° lawareyAvenue on �r theraiiport ;voted:.toy su mission (MAC). offi .. one_ sending cane 'c '"a `•-'= ndota- Height The: MAG,x,moni + .h $ PP.ortthe sin.,:- eat ;life let = clals,. have < � nea e _ P s. over;;Min 3 ;. g s. goad Mena _ decals " , M e • Itored_ irnea4r.•: . -..±Bt n't5yetapproved?hel b ... :gi: • ght,the.exterlsfon-:w P.. ,�;the:other Ovei s some: residents;;includm aecikelquencyoffli ; Pig;towould create the=lo m�Rield:and Bloo ouch dota;FIeiglitslV!' gMen£eachsclool: Mice gh at. Pays the anpii stied six t nnsio nlnwa nungton:.. ; ayor. - Charles; r - �eKE - ;Phone Ceii `legal{bill t � , ; r eJt ; :at;theairport,, t Y Gar entl3'r air.. tea - r? �. 1iAPrOpert fit,- ave u saran decib ent'Cols=.:d * �As>vvi 'a `Yu ? � The°1' Tk 'e:>:, � •troll � fiic:'con. :.fie,'- , q,estioned If the:�n'� �.. ,. ui'ation}of. -1 if new ly a1L'dis A , onger.runway wo.. 4C « e?w.mainkuse=twof P PertF fortoo;closeW.- ;fee,. rfOunit:that. nce ;abontch`an ; � _ cussions4 `:vlde�more � ; :.. prO' g runways -that=; P.aZ'allel� .•..trag'c�area�for� ._` .high �aeacheiLstuden , In,. gees rl Twui Citie ion" `: s..%- < take off and landm - -,:; end planes over'' i alfiallalit 4 t communication.". ternatchan _,0, .,room7fon jmnbo: e : _ x v g port = Riclif el fi; yrbulld .. .. �r �. Tie.=stud fo Ai port, th�sclawswt;, °�.,,_ ,. Jetsland a ah; 1 d.s:Minaeaoll :4 _„ -`.a hool:under:: and. that;:norms l& wra ' �.•- ; ,imi, fob ._ , ..: south= P.. a �.� g t e ack o ' Peet ixi the-: ba : , _ , . f,, ,- _ use m>, eme d e2'n St.;Pau1{ � hx:glath. �if you` thin A "b gi• and noise ro title of?al#: ,. rgencies:: Ith > auburt;s., --, . ,t3havesto? :. ii P dutlIn z . ,,. also woilld Ft �u said Me thechil' •. allo'wusin - �. w..� ltensotto:.H drenwasloude : t g. „_ . �r,.. P e said-h rth i1'?wS.m =p�'7' •= _a. _ Wollld�c ~s: es (crafts :Ili ' Sn'Sli'.' .ter_»� �� .:x RUNWAY �Preferl,�t oise,� and:-. gym,:r,zr :• hat�the dietric ?P_et.an ter v f �`+kry -�+; n •b.. ge`> dOn s.-r� y �,.._ Yt 4 s c rt u a s Mill a new Aeliool r t . -_ ", 2a..ti. . _ .«.•_•.. .. ..-Tu5'_. ...r..�r-= ��, z \£.a ' 3i"' t'�x�'. r,'y„p x.-' .y"'y3'.F c.,, a ti onth§,�the planes are not tay .. glover thedesignated air com dor,":Matthias said • • k' - Drenttel` said the neighbor ood;has.the dubious distiactron ;of being the area inthecity:that '` 'has, placed.the mostcalls toithe • airport's -noise complaint,line iii ''recentmonttis John Hohenstein Eagan sistant city' adu,u,.s� a N, ; • the Metropohtan�Airport Com mission says-itsrthe total�num- bee of`flights that's up , �` rtuay Wong ,,,,r second round of skating .lessonsat; heir response is the per -�++centsp-e, of flights over has' not'; ho e , r ,. _..a , t,.•. ., tthe.totalnumber,of [awtlorne Woods `resident, said :�changed.bu � . � • �: e toohas noticed anincrease m Koperations is�up that �iiex rile area:: '. " - Hohenstein said" [igHtsove "It;seeiris":like, the last few .":.week`the"•city wily request the ,s -•. Metropolitan, Aircraft. Sound .tn ;_Abatement. Council .(MASAC) study .,whether or not more planes are, deviating fromathee xr flight` corridor, orthe.des gn area the�airport has been direct ed to send`pl'anes = :'.Hohenstein=said` it'snot Ways; easyto.get�•action because • there isn't one'}person to contact r . p bl'ems z, whocanfix iro. ., _� a ..- - ��"Eagan hasp been careiui eep:resid'erits out of the.air cor - z ndor,"`he said }F 4'GIFT' CERTIFICATES: Give the, gift erinassage± 'r ;toxyour,,Valentiner r1 r›Reflexolo = I• ectures Site Cliairt 1 assage _•P Acupuncture., t cu µressure, r°Semsnars,�,workshopst8c weunessFai s 14.627'CTY RD�1'1 r'Burnaviue}in Swnmu'Oaiis i are , {�432.2816 alsoaSt-P.•.au.698=9123; `Schooir698-9123 �` ' ;r i i T: What:, Eagan 'will; Pre - request that the Met _ ropolitan Aircraft: Sound Abatement'`Council study whether or not. more . planes are deviating from the flight . path. { fi ... When: Feb 15 .7:30 p.m 'NestMASAC meeting• Feb. Where 6040 28th Ave S., Minneapolis N-: Information 681-4600 fro auo We:kee people out of'where the planes =: Having the longer runway for n •will go;and theykeep the planes �s safety and �urabo het use would 7 Yo where the eople` are to make :the airport more`competi out of 4 P °e MAC;board ;,� � � sayssth .� . AA d`ecisionrwill include :. �• But,he said, it's -.not a perfect�� • The F, • _ woutline ofhow the runway can scie f �<• ... rs o into .' be used',,: saidr GlenaOrcutt, the r L. A.multitude o£ facto go rwhere planes.are sent,:incl71:6, d ng ' FAA,airport"Planner writing the ; windand`.other aitraf decision "We,are fine.tuning the weather �-' fic K �"�w MAC proposal to ensure it can bed; the uder done_safely,,: said Orcutt The iesidents�say Y. ; `_ • ers•that too, but if�te inocF- z... •' - .iS nes- have;long sought the ruxd noiseisrbecause,ase_ P being outedintothaa for d tension as away to ease arrp an - u1d �x noise' over"their. city Currently, '`• 41 illegitunate reas,.. �'+'•"-`�° ��- runway 4 22°isn t;long,enough to _ -;,, � • like that changed , , v�'r - '° to ether=:with. the, north I tli g swill t e rate` .- g �board:.M�m-' arallel. unway. The MAC mt of its fair share of,the flight traf ^^ p& cy of „sing the - f f" ..�dy ,t take ak stand 1= iicw`'Jt... Ada r�--_.,.. .. ..f.-� �. f longer runway • fde-that purpose. •''` ons' theyYwo ink.Ea an;' ge mor Drenttel said From PagerIA Academy` of the: Holy Angels .,failed ..• has aged: School in, Richfield Both were r , Grassi JuniorHigh '" ,{ :° -[ ' 7;,, beyond the e-point===of:repafr,:,say . builttbefore 1931:. 4- acoustical i erimg, trles� greatly 1. ?creducednoise mpact , . Pilot Knob officiaL%recorded: some school officials . A'. .new, iI 'c i 3.what createsrand-'more :flights over: their building; _ _ schoolteould tie,designed'to�clus- sru studied : _,. " i nication.� be .''tlian most other schools=in•the, ter students.`into the:,middle, disriipte commu _ ri 1`o ees:at " school:,house._.•The� ti tween teaches andstidents,4y survey; -However;:. employees): Y - ' in'' nts`` PilotKKnobagreed;thatthe noise: change; its: name: to; Grass Middle= andwhat building, treatme , J. •SFRii iF.iihrmamoVthe was=not''di'stracting,:said Ahcef School�this=summlud'estWest:St.. help," sac Y 1vIAC'' - � -" Shea, .Students Sernces�coordi • The tri _„ ,.: s � �a �. r Sunfish: Paul, Mend"ota=Heights„ ,,i�Schools in the: study:that were natorA at Pilot:Knob , . - � ' Lake, Mendota;: Lilydale;,,poi-- found, toy, have ,:unacceptable„ • .District;t197xsought voter ap noise- levels were Washburn: provalt forznew, middle? schools tionkof-InverGrove Heights and. High=School in=Minneapolrsiandt twice,in;1993: Both referendums: the northern.part:of:Eagan 4i'.Fjd�: corn ro 1._9-is^E is • 1116 10 43 several'`• local=' poLti• ; i. Dennis Ozment,3 it, .' it, Seri.; Pat Panseau » ton<;aand Dakota .)mmissioner`Joe Hai- sf e the details; of'the l be wilpiese t d toy atuie during the 1996 was of vital concern, ess p 14A) +. 1-4 ,'c A fVY:') "':C45l .s;r,,,.Q4,: .X f: 7t f _ems ii .•P• r Ouncil compromises in suppor pr sen y`13RENDA HAUGE - Though they swere some what split on the best tack to take: Eagan • City Council members ; decided it was . ...... beit'to compromiseSand pre; sent a united front'in adopt.: Vial; their position on ':the` dual -track airport planning' pri ices 'We're' all iffy on,this ;ouncil ~�FMeniber-. Shawn F Iunter gaik summing it up The'}position< the,. Council;) ecided-,tortake;:after much see Position; p 14A) anx already meets many of ,the„ii Council ' 'passed ouw.ing, goals, under:. Ihe,: Live° able CommunitiesxAct.�, Tile oYLCity. <i unuilfa approlt d ths a;goalsin¢ a, 4'1voteiDec= a w� • 19 4 ,Council etnber . Patti L �. T .. .r. Awitda cast the lone�.dissentin 'votei•saying, the program is h a huge waste of money" and :is':; (See • Fs E,a an -menin :lit By BRENDA HAUGEN Students are being reminded of the basic rules of ,hygiene•in reaction to what is believed yto �t pe an isolated case of.bacterial meningitis at ,Dakota Hills Fri idddle'tSchooPin4EaganA aA !Liter was 'sent , to iDistri t 196students, parents and' -staff p Dec19 confirminga`stident at' Dakota Hills contracted men;; . ingitis, an infection of the." fluid around the.brains;ai d?.spinal x cord When the Minnesota De partment of Health confirmed it:was bacterial4meningitis, a. t-.+second:letter' was:esent=outby, .: '.::-'::::1:,.:....:;.:,' !:::',;;;.•:';,?,.c.,'.:'' ',.:'....;':.;),4, Airport• ::'''t.'T;ISE:',-0 IC . 0 U c' hearing. , , :,:j•ii.4.icig•::s.,....Ari..::-:.:>, study diiig :-tSiiiiiiejj'aieti,':fifif-': .-1'..iN.4---,-.'--;-1,-- The 'Oy:Ofigii..: ;*ili.-111dy:v,:.:Tto0..iit404:i'#0:';Ahtjgi', A i..? 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':giiiiiiiii4i6runways '!'.'•I'','.'.' ''-'. '• ' -.' or to li:gthi:iil::;:,,,,bliai:.:..:•tiaCk..1",:o0iti(*;q1,t4i.9, PpFi'.!'i.6'''Ta14,ei,',giti."-iieiliq:%',.16:kan',38,31').311Pt. ,- 91?"9,...,,;.!-,.: ...::;'.4'%.7Z?.....,......1,..iern.il,1-.1‘.1,kN7.6tii,',i';',g'''''' Hastings tiiitsani.f0s!.,...::::',., F,-..,...."1,::.:,...6'17,7!,::iii,.E':....,:i:5•,,,f.'*:?exatii„%.,., StaffReport County. As the Dual Track Residents to be surveyed on airport noise By Sue Hegarty -_-- • - • - - Staff Writer-- - . . Eagan's City Council took the next step in the airport noise issue and authorized the expen- diture of $17,500 to participate in -a Runway 4/22 mediation sur- vey. • The survey is part of a media- tion process aimed at avoiding lengthy lawsuits over the pro- posed extension of a runway (4/22) at Minneapolis/St. Paul - International Airport. Other mediation survey participants include Minneapolis, Blooming- ton, Richfield, the Metropolitan Council and the Metropolitan '• Airports Commission (MAC). The public information sur- vey is expected to include ques- tions regarding neighborhood characteristics and the.extent of aircraft noise and the annoyance, level. The survey will sample about 1,000 persons, including, 150 to 200 Eagan residents by. telephone calls. Details of the survey were not_ available Co council members prior to their unanimous ap- proval of the expenditure at the. Nov. 6 council meeting. . "I'll support this with the greatest of reluctance," said Mayor Tom Egan. "This media- tion process has received nation7 al recognition. Yingoing_ to watch closely_ thiS cost and make sure we can justify If the runway is extended, an estimated 40 percent of the 4/22 runway traffic will be directed along two new headings that _ would increase aircraft traveling over western and southern Eagan, said Jon Hohenstein; as- sistant city administrator. Traffic over northern and eastern Eagan is not expected to be reduced by the additional corridors. "To keep our foot in the door, we have to spend this for the • benefit of the people who would be impacted," said COuncilmem- . /05 ber Pat Awada. • - CgAVelY-r Fuel tut (Continued from front page) Really, there 'was nothing The Fire ' Department re (else) we could do," he said...., ceived calls from several resi- Swanson said the Police De dents who saw the low -flying partment fielded more than 200 plane and were. afraid it was phone calls from residents going to crash, Diloia said. within an hour of the` event. Others called 'about concerns , They complained of nausea, relating to the fuel •smell. headaches and a burning sen- "It was quite strong," .Diloia • sation in their noses, according said. "We don't know if the to Swanson. ' wind took it." He added that one medical - The fuel dumped is a form of emergency can be directly re=' kerosene that is not likely to • lated to the incident. Accord - ignite, Swanson said, -adding ' ing to Swanson, an 8-year-old that it evaporates over time or child experienced severe. vom- can be washed away by rain. iting after jet fuel came in The Fire Department was through an open window o_ f an alerted to fuel smell coin- Eagan residence . where • the plaints from 18 different resi- child was. Eagan Fire Rescue deuces, mainly in the areas of •personnel •and -HealthEast Lone Oak Road; Blackhawk •paramedics examined the and Diffley roads; Pilot Knob child, ' but the :child . wasn't and Diffley roads; and Diffley transported ` to the hospital, Road and Highway 3, accord- Swanson said. ing to DiIoia. 1: Help is available for those About 40 Eagan firefighters who feel they have -suffered ill .responded to these local calls.'- effects due to the incident. Firefighters checked for - pool- ing of fuel and found none, Di- Ioia said. They also explained to people that they should seek medical attention if they expe- rienced health problems from the fuel smell, he added. • Residents and businesses who feel that property damage or health effectsare serious "enough may leave their names and numbers at 727-0603, and an insurance adjuster will con- tact them, Swanson said. ,_- an s fuel in . Jet ��°�--` � � ` . - -fields calls Department police. Dep the effects • is feeling . z from redden • � .. � _... -: -the �� plane .. J Before 'landing, - 'and By BRENDA HAPPEN :. dumped, between ; .23,000.gallons of fuel, DiIoia etro=area residents: said u' While m closeNeye . Ea an got the bulk of :have been keeping because of •-• "I think g "`lately that» he said. �. ,;>,>� �• � s:onse the sky in Ea an, ,.:w to Swanson, :one ;; where ; okiflg r; different ,>According ar" upfor a different ;. of the jet's four engines m were lookingof July 26• jet can evening •functioned. While the' . , _. r,A North fewetileh th. foci ' en- ANorthwest 747 leaving the • with-, . the crew • terra- ;...",:flySwanson said "Minneapolis t t el ouines, :the din; w modal problems to the southeast • g rued• to , For for an • :. andd el bn =t a" i1 :: enc landing• dumped the el on a '40-mile � ..�emetg : y pilots . dumped fuel f -• ..::reasons; the p ety back at'the majority of the jet's fuel on the area before landing to Dave Di- to he airport On then the : ia,_ b accordingreturn over battalion - chief -with the _-_ it _tracked r- I aga:_ moment. _ Ac- -_: liners,. return, apor- i EordingFire :Department. ': the northern and central son sad- • I cording o _ the Ea an police' tions of Eagan, ajl 1 "Swanson. of Eagan— _... .. 17A k %��I Department the incident hap- - _ Fuel, P• and 9:45 p.m pened around y____- --- (Continued from front page) velopment of additional owner= based on the percentage'of the-. goals before the end d of De- ship' housing, according to the 1990 census data for rental • comber• staff report. . • properties with a monthly rent t , Eagan ; is, participating in 5the fi : At present, Eagani is- 7 , per- of $500 or less. The ctty's goal program`, through the'"Dakot�a cent below $the benchmark is to move; toward the; bench,- -County '"clus}ter,K x which is >lrange .,fore affordable } housing' ' mark stliioughs partiCipatioe in working with the:-, Dakota :' Through participation ; m ,Ethe.` .'the Dakota County; cluster, ,but, County Housing and Redevel j Dakota County, cluster ;and ac ' market trends for,;construction opment"' Authority (HRA) to lion plan, 'the 'city 's goal is4 to; of new, rental housing suggest implement an action plan to strive to move' toward the.•r4 maintaining :. the , current :,,city . r carry out the progrant's, goals. benchmark, but accordingR toF,r index is at more reahstie ; goal, Among the goals are life a city staff, it 'may bo,. chal according to:the vstaff report cycle h cycle ;The Metropoli ;F- lenge to maintain theR;current-, t1Eagan also is,rclose to,. the tan ;Council's benchmark for'; index. An important element ;;in . goals, in, density.,1. of,r;single non -single family detached the city's efforts toward afford- _ family and ,multi -family: hous housing in Eagan is . between : able home ownership [s4o en 3'0 ing, ;and wily: strive,,,"to , meet 35 and 38 percent. ,At present, courage retention of the: exist those. goals ;,, ; .;,. the city has 46 percent with 54. ' ing supply of affordable .owner : .;: "These are dust :goals . They percent single,; family, detached. ships_housing valuedY below;. ,don't bmd, the;;,cityf ,,to any- Eagan's goal is to stay within, $115,0n0 ;,: through continued - thing, , said b Council-:,or ouncil.,or above, thebenchmark�'Lrange support' of .HRA housing reha Shawn ,...Hunter. "I, don't, see for non -single family detached • bilitat►on programs andlby im anything,negative in here. housing.' ; f to a ,�f ' e -i . proving access to financing: for- ..1-Mayovi Tom. , Egan;, agreed, Eagan's present owner/renter . people ;interested in; buying; saying the,city has nothing ,to . housing Mix,nt . these -homes, according to the lose, butta,,;great deal;_ to gain owner;` 31 percent renter: The' staff report:: by participating. in 'the Livable ' Met Councils benchmark in Eagan falls short in afford ` Communities Act!.program.,The • Eagan ,'is between 7? and, percent for 'owner occupied housing. The city's goal' 4: to :$ move toward ; the tienchniark range 17 encouraging de- f h d : �.Q t Apr t Ole rental housing at-22,per goals arereasonablet,and real cent of the city's total t rental . istic; ;,4but', if things,, were, ,to housing, stock.,'The benchmarkab,„ change,; the,city has the ! ability is between 35 and 40; percent, to,ppt,out of the program in the but-; the index/benchmark `is uture, a sai Le-714 Legislature votes to bane-j construction of new vd.�tc_ airport in Dakota County By SARA PETERSON Residents of southern Dakota County can finally breathe a sigh of relief after both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved a bill that bans the construction of a new airport at a site near Hastings. As this issue went to press, the bill was headed for Gov. Arne Carlson's desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. The actions by both cham- bers end a seven-year, $10 mil- lion dual -track airport planning process and follow recommen- dations made by the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Metropolitan Council. The bill passed the Senate (See Airport, p.23A) Airport 2I/7/4 Ccz 'r,,t_ 7tttis . I.I/¢x.k (Continued from front page) Saturday on a 40-20 vote. It was then referred to a House conference committee — con- sisting of five senators and five representatives — for debate. As House members worked diligently to finish the 1996 legislative session Tuesday evening, it was unclear whether the bill would even reach the floor for a vote.. With this being an election year, some Minneapolis legislators, as well as Speaker of the House Iry Anderson, favored a delay in action, saying that the studies were incomplete. According to Rep. Dennis Ozment, R-Rosemount, the bill came out of theconference committee around 9 p.m. with all committee members except Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL- Minneapolis, signing the re- port. Skoglund did not sign be- cause the bill brings a halt to land -banking for a new airport, Ozment said. After midnight Wednesday, the bill was then referred to the House floor, where the confer- ence committee report . was adopted and the bill was ap- proved on a 94-39 vote. The vote came just under the wire as the House finished its busi- ness for the session around 1:30 a.m. "Some (legislators) men- tioned that we were rushing to make a conclusion, that we needed more time," Ozment said. "We simply pointed out the 6 1/2 years of studies. ... We don't need it and we can't afford it; there was no need to drag this process out." Ozment added, "Even though (some legislators) wanted to commit more time on the process, it would only be to find loopholes." Ozment said the main play- ers pushing the bill in the last moments were members of or- ganized labor with Northwest Airlines. "They made it clear to the Speaker that this was a very important issue and that we needed to deal with it," he said. "A team of voices from envi- ronmental groups, agricultural groups and the business com- munity said it . wanted it to. happen this year," he added. "The people of . Dakota County can now go on with their lives without a huge cloud hanging over their heads," he said. Both the House and Senate favored expansion at the cur- rent site of the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport, as was proposed by the MAC and Metropolitan .Council. Accord- ing to recommendations, an additional runway would be constructed over a Richfield golf course parallel to Cedar Avenue. 1'he dual-inck airport study put the cost of a new Airport at airport. We can meet our cur- rent and future needs by ex- panding the current site," Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington, stated in a news release. "Residents of Dakota County have been held hostage for years while land was set aside for possible • expansion," Pariseau continued. With the potential of another runway to be built at the Min- neapolis/St. Paul International Airport come the cries of nearby residents worried about an increase in airport noise. In response, the bill earmarks money for noise abatement in southern Minneapolis and other areas near the end of the run- ways. Kevin Carroll, a Rosemount City Council member and Stop Our Airport Relocation (SOAR) member, said he is "delighted and relieved by the decision. "It was next to the last bill the House acted on and it was frightening to come that close to not getting it done," Carroll said. "SOAR's goal was to make sure the people who lived in the affected area had a voice.... We always knew that if we could get it past the committees and on the floor that we had enough heads for a positive vote." He added that this is an im- portant decision for Rose- mount, which had a couple of scares during the dual -track process. The first .arose when land on the outskirts of the city was considered as one of three potential airport sites. And the second was the remote runway concept of placing airport fa- cilities on the University of__ rMEW NW. Minnesota property. During Senate floor debate, Pariseau offered an amend- ment requiring the MAC to es- tablish a grant program for Da- kota County and its cities and townships to compensate resi- dents who had developmental restrictions placed on their properties due to the dual -track planning. The plan included a $15 mil- lion grant to be distributed to the cities and townships in ru- ral Dakota County. Additional grant disbursements would have included $6 million for Dakota County, $2 million for Hastings and $1 million for Eagan. "If we are going to require the MAC to spend $185 mil- lion for soundproofing and land acquisition in areas around the airport, as this bill does, then it's only fair that the people of Dakota County be compen- sated for their loss of develop- mental rights," Pariseau said. Despite receiving bipartisan support, Pariseau's proposal failed on a 27-32 vote. drag this process out." Ozment added, "Even though (some legislators) wanted to commit more time on the process, it would only be to find loopholes." Ozment said the main play- ers pushing the bill in the last moments were members of or- ganized labor with Northwest Airlines. "They made it clear to the Speaker that this was a very important issue and that we needed to deal with it," he said. "A team of voices from envi- ronmental groups, agricultural groups and the business com- munity said it wanted it to happen this year," he added. "The people of Dakota County can now go on with their lives without a huge cloud hanging over their heads," he said. Both the House and Senate favored . expansion at the cur- rent site of the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport, as was proposed by the MAC and Metropolitan Council. Accord- ing to recommendations, an additional runway would be constructed over a Richfield golf course parallel to Cedar Avenue. The dual -track airport study put the cost of a new airport at $4.5 billion and expansion at '$2.8 billion. In the report, both 'the MAC and Met Council agreed that expanding the cur- rent airport provides flexibility !to adjust to market conditions and is less of a financial risk than building a new airport. "The findings of the report adopted by the MAC and the Met Council are convincingly clear: We don't need a new second was the remoterunway concept of placing airport fa- cilities on the University of _ County takes :stand against a � irpo By EVELYN HOOVER airport -relocation and anti- Commissioner Patrice Bataglia landbanking position, despite cast the dissenting vote. The Dakota County Board the requests from Eagan and Bataglia agreed with city of - jumped into the airport debate Mendota Heights officials to ficials in her district who said Tuesday, adopting a position hold off on taking a stand. there'd be no harm in holding against .the relocation of the The board's vote, 6-1, came off on taking a position for a airport to a site near Hastings. after a lengthy staff presenta- couple more months when all The County Board, meeting tion, on the pros and cons of information would be avail - as the Physical Development airport relocation and expan- able. - Committee, approved an anti- sion of the existing airport. "Do we want to be first and relocation do we want to be out front ... when there are two very short months to draw a finality to a six -year process?" Bataglia asked board members. Eagan Mayor Tom Egan said that by waiting until December or January, the board would have the benefit -of looking at the environmental impact statement and other informa- tion. In addition, he said, all of the cities in Dakota County will most likely have taken a stand on the issue by then. Right now only Rosemount, Hastings, Farmington and the townships (See Airport, p.13A) Airport (Continued from front page) ' have developed positions on airport relocation. All favor ex- pansion. "It's not reasonable to rush to a conclusion without the bene- fit of all the information," Egan said. Egan was joined by Eagan resident Floyd Hiar in asking the county to hold off on a de- cision.. Hiar said that if . the county takes a position at this time it is "selling the state and the region short." He said the people in Burnsville and Apple Valley don't understand the' impact of the expansion of the existing airport. The draft environmentalim- pact statement (EIS) on the airport relocation will be available for publiccomment beginning Dec. 4. Public hear- ings will be held in January 1996. The 60-day public com- ment- period will end • Feb. 5, 1996. • The publication• of the draft EIS caps a process that began in 1988. The Legislature is scheduled to decide the airport issue in 1997. Commissioner Joe Harris, in whose district the = airport site, lies, said he has been involved in the airport process since it began. "I guess I find it hard that Ee� "That's just ludicrous," he said; "They have a very narrow view of how people are going to get to that airport." County Road 42 could also become a major access road for the new airport, Tocho said, especially after the new Bloomington Ferry Bridge opens. In addition, people would likely use Cedar Avenue and I-35W to access. County Road 42. The increased traffic on 42 would require the use of grade -separated interchanges, Tocho said. The EIS shows ba- sically no impacts on these roads, he added. "With all the individuals in Eden Prairie and the western suburbs, I can't believe they think the only corridor will be Highway 52/55," said Com- missioner Mike Turner. "How they can envision one entrance is beyond me." Other commissioners ques- tioned whether or not moving the airport would improve the Bounty'stax base. But Tocho said the part of Dakota County that is home to the airport site includes some prime farmland. If the airport were to develop there, market forces would succumb to those desiring to have five- and 10- acre home sites. The county could potentially lose its agri- suddenly someone comes off ' cultural tax base altogether, he the sidelines and says hold on, said. we've got to catch up," he said A staff report also indicates in response to - Egan's. coin -.that strong ° competition be- ments. tween MAC and Dakota But Mendota Heights City • , County over • the location of Administrator Torn Lawell said ' airport -related ' ' busi- each area, of the • county 'has,' ' ness/commercial 'development. been involved in their own dis- The report says the MAC will tinct part of the dual -track! probably try to retain as 'much planning process. The northern commercial development as suburbs have., been = more in-, r, possible within its borders to volved in the airport expansion maximize its return on the in - issue while the southern part of vestment in the new airport. the county has watched the- "The only plus in moving airport relocation issue more (the airport) is• the noise issue. closely. The two parts of the, This whole process supposedly process will meet in the draft ' wasn't started to deal with the EIS, he said. • • • • noise issue," Harris said. However, most commission- "If anyone in this room feels ers favored taking a stand. • • the citizens in this state or this One of the big questions on region or in these communities the minds of commissioners can support this type, of expan- centered around the infrastruc- • sion, they're dead wrong," he ture issues. • ...= e: added_ • tabled a request for funding from SOAR (Stop Our Airport Relocation). The issue will be revisited during the October committee meeting. i au iiVV. 111V I..V%IJlUILLIV 1J scheduled to decide the airport issue in 1997. Commissioner Joe Harris, in • whose district the airport site lies, said he has been involved in the airport process since it began. "I guess I find it hard that suddenly someone . comes off the sidelines and says hold on, . we've got to catch up," he said in response to Egan'scom- ments. But Mendota Heights City Administrator Tom Lawell said. each area,,of the county, has: been involved in their own dis- tinct part . of the dual -track: planning process. The northern suburbs have.. been more in- volved in the airport expansion • issue while the southern part of the county has watched • the airport relocation issue more closely. The two parts of the process will meet in the draft EIS, he said.• However, most comrnission- ers favored taking a stand. • , One of the big questions on the minds of commissioners centered around the infrastruc- ture issues. According to John Tocho, a senior planner with Dakota County, . some infrastructure costs are included in the $4.4 billion projected cost for a new airport. However, he said, other costs are not. Infrastructure costs figured into the $238 million estimate by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) include: an interchange and access ramps between Highway 55 and I-494; a six -lane freeway between the interchange and Highway 52/Lafayette Free- way; an eight -lane freeway from Highway 52 along the Highway 55 alignment to the new airport entrance; and ex- pansion of the Highway 61 bridge over the Mississippi River to four lanes. That didn't sit well with commissioners who already. had misgivings about the highway plans to and from the proposed new airport. Harris said the Minnesota Department of Transportation and MAC aren't considering Highway 61 a major thorough- fare to access the new airport. DUI 1 UC11U salu me part or Dakota County that is home to the airport site includes some prime farmland. If the airport were to develop there, market' forces would succumb to those desiring to have five- and 10 acre home sites. The county could potentially lose its agri- cultural tax base altogether, he • said. • • A staff report also indicates that 'strong competition. : be- tween MAC and Dakota County over • the location , of airport -related busi- • ness/commercial development. • The report says the MAC will probably try to retain as 'much commercial development as possible within its borders to maximize its return on the in- , vestment in the new airport. "The only plus in moving (the airport) is• the noise issue. This whole process supposedly - wasn't started to deal with the noise issue," Harris said. "If anyone in this room feels the citizens in this state or this region or in these communities can support this type of expan- sion, they're dead wrong," he added. "It's clear in my mind that thecitizens of Minnesota ... and Dakota County could not afford to build a new airport," Turner said. • Preliminary cost estimates for a new airport come in at $4.4 billion, while the cost to expand the existing airport are estimated at $2.9 billion. • Turner said the state can't pass a 5-cent gas tax let alone come up with the money for a multi -billion dollar airport. • The new construction esti- mates are also on the conser- vative said, according to Turner: He pointed to Denver's new airport as •an example. Preliminary estimates came in around $1.7 billion for that air- port. By the time Denver's new facility was finished, the cost reached more than $4 billion. Commissioners also.vowed to work with northern Dakota County cities to mitigate noise impacts from the existing air- port. "We can't forgo the northwestern part of the county," Harris said. In a related vote, the Physi- cal Development Committee 40.1 Sufij Cet 0/r177 ffrer *saster nano they train for, and in fact tw of the t , pounds of fuel per minute for about 25 minutes before landing safely back at the MSP airport. -• None of the 286 passengers on board reported in- juries. They were treated inside the terminal to a ' plane at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. Fuel usually evaporates into the air, but ap- parently some of the fuel did reach the ground, Austin said. Standard emergency procedures necessitated the release,'Austin said. ' ' 4 "I. think people will:understand that our first 'spokesperson.— ; • • " • • • are ',instructors,' said Jon Austin, -a Northwest . : • The plane circled Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter- • • • • 1• • I . • FUEL: To Page 7A • Silower from jet usedto ave • Northwest Airlines offers free car wash to national Airport at 7,000-feet and dumped 5 500 residents affecte• d by dumping' of 138,000. ' pounds offuel on Eagan and Mendota Heights.. _ • By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer . buffet and movies before departing on another • Pilott of a Boeing 747 dumped 138,000 pounds of fuel over Eagan last Wednesday- when one of four engines' failed at takeoff on Northwest Ain' lines non-stop Flight 56 to Amsterdam. • "The pilots performed brilliantly. This is a sce- p 0 s priority,is the.safety,ofpassehgefsOrkthe plane," • ' , • • - ;•••, , From Front Page , Eagan Police received about 200 calls from residents, accord- ing to Capt. Rick Swanson of the Eagan Police Department. Feelings' of nausea and a burning sensation' in eyes or noses were reported. Kathy Woj- nar said her 8-year-old grand- son's eyes burned as the fuel smell entered her home through open windows. Wojnarlives near Lone Oak Road and Highway 55. in Eagan. "We went outside to check on our pipes before we associated the smell with a plane. It was heavy," Wojnar said.' • Brent Bidjou of Eagan said the air smelled of oil. He usually jogs every morning but decided not to on Thursday.."I didn't want to take any risks," Bidjou said. ' The jet fuel is highly vaporous and no immediate 'pollution problems were found, said Debo- rah Dolan, public information of- ficer with the Minnesota Pollu- tion Control Agency (MPCA). "We have found no evidence of residue. You can't clean up what you can't see," Dolan said. Eagan Police and Fire, and Parks and Public Works officials r6et, elaft5 surveyed the area Thursday • Tor Bergstrom, operations morning and reported no evi-' manager for Henning Rohde AS-: : dence of fuel on the ground or in ',:::.sociateS, an Eagan lawn care' ponds, said Jon Hohenstein, as- ., company, drove one of 25,trucks f! • sistant city administrator. • , in its fleet to the free car wash. r "City, staff will continue to , Bergstrom said the lawn care ' monitor lakes and ponds to be ' company had received bang froin''' certain that there are no effects 7 clients about the effects of the, from run-off,", said Tom Hedges; fuel on lawns. ' „ • , city administrator. Cindi Junjak waited next to' • Despite what the MPCA and the car wash- window • with city officials reported, Eagan'N2,A3ergstroiii for her eEii- to be. . residents said they found a filmy washed. Her lawn became spot: residue on their -cars. That-'Aed overnight after . the fuel- • • prompted Northwest Airlines to dump,'she told Bergstrom. • 'offer free car ' washes 'for -resi- "There's' no way to treat it ex- :t 'dents -whose vehicles were af- • cept to water the lawn. It's just • fected. Residents had until 7-?: like pouring gas on your lawn. It ; . p.m. Friday to receive a:car wash gets in the root system," at the Mermaid Car Wash, 1355 Bergstrom advised. "If yod have Town Centre Drive in Eagan. a shiny sheen on the grass that Proof of residency in zip codes • ,, turns purplish, you've got to. , 55120 through 55123 was re- water it.' quired. Some residents from Eagan resident Ken Carlson Inver Grove' Heights and Men- said he noticed a bluish, oily sub- dota Heights within those zip !' stance on his windshield and codes said they also were affect-, saw the free car wash offer on. ed. • the television news. More than 400 cars had been:: •, "This is a good way of han- , washed in the first four hours of :• dling it on Northwest Airline's the offer, said Steve Smith, busi- • part," Carlson said. ness owner. Extra crews were Another Eagan resident said brought in from the Apple Valley ;, that although her car was in the location. Smith said -Northwest garage at the time of the fuel4 was paying full price_ for the 1' dump, she didn't mind letting '• , NWA pay to wash her car. $8.95,wash., • i Vouchers, airport are among issues facing Legislature 1- (4 thak "gk' - I4--q(0 Legislature (Continued from front page) really quite good. ... The test scores are good and getting better. But in some parts of the state, particularly Minneapolis and St. Paul, test scores are bad and getting worse." Burnsville Sen. David Knut- son, R-36, and Bloomington Sen. Bill Belanger, R-41, op- pose vouchers, saying they're a single-minded stab at solving a host of problems in education. "Frankly, I just don't see it passing this year," said Knut- son, a member of the Senate Education Committee. "To straighten Minneapolis and St. Paul out, we'd have to infuse large amounts of money into those cities," said Be- langer. "And I'm not averse to that, to bring them on a par with suburban schools." Knutson said he's pinning much of his hope for improved student performance on Minne- sota's pending graduation re- quirements. ,05 Pawlenty' he's disap- pointed that Carlson called for a halt to the nearly completed dual -track process for deciding whether to move the airport to Dakota County or expand the Bloomington airport. But it now appears that the airport will stay put, and the focus should shift to noise mitigation and expansion plan- ning, he said. Knutson said he and Farmington Sen. Pat Pariseau have sponsored past legislation to halt the dual -track process. But he's reserving judgment on a new proposal by Sen. Ted Mondale, DFL-St. Louis Park, to halt the process. Knutson and McElroy said the bill may include $165 million for a south Minneapolis transit proj- ect that Mondale intends as a trade-off with airport relocation proponents in that city. Under dual -track, the Legis- lature would decide the air- port's fate next year. "As long as no more money gets spent, I don't see that it's a big issue when we say no," McElroy said. "There seems to be enough evidence to indicate that that's the right answer." Belanger, who sits on the Joint Legislative Commission for Metropolitan Airport Plan- ning, agrees. Stadium The non -binding referendum would ask voters' opinion on some form of metro tax hike to raise money for a base- ball stadium with a retractable roof. Belanger said the Twins make a convincing argument that the all-purpose Metro - dome's configuration doesn't provide enough revenue from season tickets and other sources. "I'm not averse to putting it out for a referendum," he said. "That's described as a cop-out; it would be strictly advisory. But if we're going to do some- thing that controversial, let's find out how the people in the seven -county area feel about it." • Pawlenty said he's fed up with pro sports and won't vote for a stadium without voter ap- proval. Knutson and McElroy also support a referendum. "Certainly I would feel bound by it," McElroy said. Surplus The possibility of an $824 million budget surplus by June 30, 1997, must be weighed against projections of an $8 billion deficit early next cen- tury, Belanger said. "Even Republicans, for cry- ing out loud, have got ways to spend (the surplus)," he said. "I sit there in caucus and say, 'We don't have any money.' " Pawlenty said he favors some form of tax relief. But Knutson opposes one- time "rebates" that might be proposed by some Republicans (income taxes) or Democrats (property taxes). "They're both gimmicks and they're both not worth pursu- ing, because it doesn't change anything," he said. Knutson said he favors return- ing $770 million in delayed aid payments to school districts. The "tax shift," as it is known, forces schools into short-term borrowing. Said McElroy, "I'm going to resist spending the so-called surplus until, 'A,' we're sure that it's real, 'B,' until we have a better idea of what's going to happen from the im- pact of federal budget changes, and `C,' until we get a chance to look at some longer changes in taxes and the funding of schools." Burnsville Rep. Ken Wolf (R-41B) and Eagan Sen. Deanna Wiener (DFL-36) were out of town and could not be reached. — Staff writer Brenda Haugen contributed to this story. w Guaran ee soug t from MAC for noise reduction By Mike Westholder Staff Writer A bill to ensure that the Met- ropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) continues its commit- ment to noise mitigation passed a legislative House committee Jan. 30. "This is really a bill to pro- mote government efficiency and responsiveness," said the bill's chief author Rep. Edwina Gar- cia, DFL-Richfield. , "Four years ago, the Legisla- ture passed my bill directing the MAC to make aggressive efforts at sound -proofing in areas most heavily affected by jet noise. But the MAC hasn't reported any ac- tivity., I want to make sure they are doing the job and using the funds provided for what they are intended for." _ - The 1992 legislation required MAC to finance $29.6 million in noise mitigation over four years: Those dollars are in addition to matching funds MAC must pro- vide' to participate in the federal Part 150 noise insulation program. The -additional funds come from MAC's Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), a $3 fee levied on all passengers arriving and leav- ing Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter- national Airport. About 40 per- cent of that fee is earmarked for noise insulation. Some airports commissions commit 100 percent of their PFC funds to noise mitigation, while the -MAC uses most of those dol- lars to reinvest in on -site facili- ties, Garcia said. The bill would require. the MAC to report the total amount of funds received by the PFC and what amount is being spent -on noise mitigation, Garcia said. • Currently, the MAC makes an - annual presentation to the Leg • - islature, on its operations, but not a specific report on noise mit- igation spending. In addition, the bill would ex- tend MAC's-commitment of PFC funds to noise mitigation to 1997 and beyond, said Sen. Phil Rive- ness, DFL-Bloomington, the bil- 1's sponsor in the Senate. "We' want there to be no lack of clarity that we expect them to spend 40 percent. in '96, '97 and years after that," Riveness said., "That was the expectation when the legislation was passed. Noise mitigation is reasonable - and now become expected, and- we want to make sure the MAC doesn't back down." The bill, which. was approved by the House Local Government and Metro Affairs Committee, now goes to the House floor. In the Senate, the bill has been referred to the Transportation Committee while the House bill is being ironed out, Riveness said. Riveness was optimistic that the. bill would be passed. But it could be blocked in committee if it becomes, a vehicle for Sen.-Ted, Mondale's, DFL-St. Louis Park, bill to end the dual -track plan- ning process, Riveness added. The two -issues should remain separate, he said. T V 1 V /'1 rsm, TERNET For Significance reference with ` Robert McGee rt McGee, author of Search For -ice will be our special guest on kend of February 16-18 for a learning experience at Berean Church. Robert McGee is an and lecturer who specializes in a personalities, and has helped s of people experience the love :eptance they really need; and nse of personal significance. 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Pilot Knob Road • Eagan, MN 55121-1119 Phone: (612) 454-2156 Hours: Mon., Tiies., Fri. & Sat 10 am - 6 pm; Wed. & Thurs. 10 am - 8 pm Savings up to 75% OFF Manufacturers' List Price Plus ask about FREE - options or extra 10% off on select products m s TWO SECTIONS News • Sports General Section Real Estate/ Classified Section 44 pages Eagan TIIS WEFK Your Community Newspaper Volume 16, No. 43 December 24, 1995 Boys charged in incidents at Grass Junior High p.9A District 196 approves course changes for 1996-97 p.13A Kusick and Manthei reach top in college athletics p.23A Mondale authors bill to halt MAC dual -track process By HEATHER HENDERSON It was a big night in the tiny town of Vermillion Dec. 20, as people crowded into a meeting hall on the outskirts of town to hear about bill which would effectively halt the dual -track airport planning process. Seventy to 80 people were present to hear Sen. Ted Mon - dale, DFL-St. Louis Park, flanked several local politi- cians, Rep. Dennis Ozment, R- Rosemount, Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington, and Dakota County Commissioner Joe Har- ris, outline the details of the bill, which will be presented to the Legislature during the 1996 session. The bill was of vital concern (See Process, p.14A) Council compromises in supporting present airport site over relocation By BRENDA HAUGEN Though they were some- what split on the best tack to take, Eagan City Council members decided it was best to compromise and pre- sent a united front in adopt- ing their position on the dual -track airport planning process. "We're all iffy on this," Council Member Shawn Hunter said, summing it up. The position the council decided to take, after much (See Position, p.14A) Council OKs Livable Communities goals By BRENDA HAUGEN According to city staff, Ea- gan already meets many of the housing goals under the Liv- able Communities Act. The City Council approved those goals in a 4-1 vote Dec. 19. Council Member Pat Awada cast the lone dissenting vote saying the program is "a huge waste of money" and is basically "taxpayer -paid social engineering." With the same vote, the City Council passed a resolution Nov. 6 electing to participate in the program. In order to comply with the rules estab- lished by state legislation, Ea- gan had to adopt affordable housing and life -cycle housing (See Goals, p.4A) Eagan meningitis case appears to be isolated incident By BRENDA HAUGEN Students are being reminded of the basic rules of hygiene in reaction to what is believed to be an isolated case of bacterial meningitis at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. A letter was sent to District 196 students, parents and staff Dec. 19 confirming a student at Dakota Hills contracted men- ingitis, an infection of the fluid around the brain and spinal cord. When the Minnesota De- partment of Health confirmed it was bacterial meningitis, a second letter was sent out by (See Case, p.3A) �t1C11►�:F1�111 96 RAM PI Sport Pkg. w/SL.1 •81040 Air, V8, auto., SLT trim, power (wind( stereo cassette, fog lights, color keyed grit wheels, 40/20/40 split bench, tilt, cruise M.S.R.P. $20,896 Disc. & Rebate . -2,001 98,895 '96 NE4 LHIGHLII #65024 Air, drivers air bag, rear defrost, console u deck lid release, all cloth, rear fold down M.S.R.P. $12,880 Disc. & Rebate . -1,345 $11,535 '96 DA SPOR' Cloth, AM /FM cassette, drivers air bag chrome wheels. 91,9 Minivan `93 DODGE _ 'Goals' (Continued from front page) goals before the end of De- cember. Eagan is participating in the program through the. Dakota County "cluster,". which is working with the" Dakota County Housing and Redevel- opment Authority (HRA) to implement an action plan to carry out the program's goals. Among the goals are life - cycle housing. The Metropoli- tan Council's benchmark for non -single family detached housing in Eagan is between 35 and 38 percent. At present, .the city has 46 percent with 54 percent single-family detached. Eagan's goal is to stay within, or above, the benchmark range for non -single family detached housing. Eagan's present . owner/renter housing mix is 69 percent owner, 31 percent renter. The Met Council's benchmark "in Eagan is between 72 and 75 percent for _ owner -occupied housing. The city's goal is' to move toward the benchmark range by encouraging . the, de- velopment of additional owner -- ship housing, according to the staff report. At present, Eagan is 7 per- cent below the benchmark range for affordable housing.. Through participation in- the Dakota County cluster and ac- tion plan, the city's goal is to strive to move toward the benchmark, but according, to city staff, it may be a chal- lenge to maintain the current index. An important element in the city's efforts toward afford- able home ownership is to en- courage retention of .the exist- ing supply of affordable owner- ship : housing valued below $115,000 through continued support. of HRA housing reha- bilitation programs and by im- proving access to financing for people interested in buying . these homes, according to the staff report. Eagan falls . short in afford- able rental housing at 22 per- cent of the city's total rental housing,stock. The benchmark is between 35 and 40 percent, but the index/benchmark .is based on the percentage of the 1990 census data for rental properties with a monthly rent . - of $500 or less. The city's goal - is to move toward the -bench- mark through- participation ' in the Dakota County cluster, but_ market trends for construction of new rental housing suggest, maintaining the current city index is a more realistic goal, according to the staff report. Eagan also is close to the goals in density of single- . family and multi -family hous- ing, and will strive to meet those goals. "These are just goals. They don't bind the city to any- thing," said Council - Member. Shawn Hunter. "I don't see anything negative in here." Mayor Tom Egan agreed, saying the city has nothing to lose, but a great deal to gain by participating in the Livable 'Communities Act program. The goals are reasonable and real- istic, but if things were to change, the city has the ability to opt out of the program in the future, he said. Case (Continued from front page) ' the district Dec. 20. ' . According to Sally. Cole,. Dis- trict ' 196's nursing coordinator, meningitis isn't considered ' to be a highly contagious infec-' tion, and it is treatable with antibiotics. '. Casual contact isn't considered.to make a per- son at risk. Prolonged,•• close, personal contact involving res- piratory secretions or saliva is believedto be necessary to 'transmit this.bacteria from per- son to person, she said. The bacteria can be spread through secretions- of the nose and throat, for example by cough- ing and sneezing, through kiss- ing or sharing of food or bever- ages. According to Cole, students aren't being given any special instruction on avoiding • menin- gitis, 'but are being reminded about basic hygiene routinely taught, such as not sharing pop ns. just common - ''ong n. round of skating lessons at the park, with about 180 students ranging in age from 3 to more than 60. Glynn, who has taught for more that 8 years, also teaches in -line skating for Eagan Parks and Recre- ation. (Jan Abbott/Staff Photographer) Runway decision expected By Parker Hodges Staff Writer A decision on extending Min neapolis/St. Paul International Airport runway 4-22 and using it to route more planes southwest of the airport is expected within two weeks, according to 'local and federal aviation officials. The Federal Aviation Admin- istration's (FAA) Record of Deci- sion also is expected to trigger a lawsuit opposing the noise redis- tribution -portion of the plan. • Release of the decision — which will be final and not sub- ject to public hearings — will close the six -year political de- bate about the extension and likely move it into the courts. Richfield City Council mem- bers have approved paying a Chicago lawyer to file a suit blocking the construction. Their Bloomington counterparts have voted to support the suit, but haven't yet approved helping to pay the anticipated six -figure legal bill. As with nearly all discussions about changes at Twin Cities In- ' ternational Airport, this lawsuit s wrapped in the battle of air - Neighbors complain of noise increase in southeast Eagan By Lori Haugen Staff Writer Ed Drenttel did his research before he built a house in the Hawthorne Woods neighbor- hood of Eagan. He knew that building a home in Eagan — not too far from the Minneapolis -St. Paul Airport — airplane noise was a potential problem. - "I actually parked my car and sat, counting the planes as they went over," he said, as he was making his decision in 1992. But since he finished the home in the spring of 1993, es- pecially since last summer, he's noticed a significant increase in the number of flights over his home in the southeast cor- ner of Eagan. Drenttel says at times, four or five planes will go over_with- in 15 minutes. "It's loud enough, at times, to interfere when you're watching TV." Don Matthias, another NOISE: To Page 8A plane noise. Metropolitan Airports Com- mission (MAC) officials have long sought the extension, which would create the longest runway at the airport. The longer runway would pro- vide more take off and landing room for jumbo jets and a run- way for use in emergencies. 'It also would allow using two per- SV•x� FE$. pendicular runways at once — one sending planes over Min- neapolis, the other over south Richfield and Bloomington. Currently, air . traffic con- trollers mainly use two parallel runways that send planes over north Richfield, Minneapolis. and southern St. Paul suburbs. RUNWAY: To Page 8A Air ): ane noise an issue in, referendum 1993 report says noise is negligible in new classrooms By Lori Haugen Staff Writer Airplane noise has become a side- issue in School District 197's spring bond issue, which will ask voters to approve con- struction of two middle schools. On March 7, the district will ask for a new school on the site of the existing Grass Junior High in West St. Paul and for an- other new school in Mendota Heights; where air traffic from the nearby international airport is heavy. The district owns the proper-• ty for the second school in the Friendly Hills area, north of In- terstate 494 and between Dodd Road and Delaware Avenue on Mendota Heights Road. But some. residents, including- Men- dota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto, have questioned if the property is too close to a high traffic area for airplanes. - "Why build a school under the flight path if you don't have to?" . said Mertensotto. He said he would prefer that the district build one new school rather than • two, an option he says would be more - cost-effective.. But District 197 School •Bo and Director David Jackson said he thinks aircraft noise is a non - issue. "Realistically, you can drive closer to the airport and run into Visitation School and St. Thomas Academy (in Mendota Heights)," he said. And, he said, with today's building technology, much of the noise can be mitigated with building techniques and materi- als. Some answers may lie in a study conducted two years ago by -the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Pilot Knob Elementary School in Eagan and Mendota Heights Elementary and St. Thomas Academy schools partic- ipated in the 1993 survey that measured aircraftnoise in schools near the airport. The MAC monitored noise levels and frequency of flights at each school. Microphones mea- sured decibel levels, duration of the noise, and interference in teacher -student communication. 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"Their response is the per- centage of flights over has not changed, but the total number of operations is up." Hohenstein said that next week the city will request .the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council .(MASAC) study whether or not more planes are deviating from the flight corridor, or thedesignated area the airport has been direct- ed to send planes. • Hohenstein said it's not al- ways easy to get action because there isn't one person to contact who can fix problems. "Eagan has been careful to keep residents out of the air cor- ridor," he said. r Sister Rosalind Gefre's 41100 Professional Massage Center imi Massage r Reflexology r Lectures On Site Chair Massage r Acupuncture • Acupressure r Seminars, Workshops & Wellness Fairs 14627 CTY RD 11 r Burnsville in Summit Oaks Square 111. 432-2816 also St Paul 698-9123 - School 698-9123 GIFT CERTIFICATES Give the gift of massage to your Valentine gr gr What's next What: Eagan will pre- sent a request that the Met- ropolitan . Aircraft Sound Abatement Council study whether or not more planes are deviating from the flight path. When: Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. Next MASAC meeting: Feb. 28 Where: 6040 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis Information: 681-4600. "It's a quid pro quo. We keep people out of where the planes will go, and they keep the planes outQof where the people are to go." But, he said, it's not a perfect science. A multitude of factors go into where planes are sent, including weather, wind and other air traf- fic. The resident&say they under- stand that too, but if the in- creased noise is because planes are being routed into the area for illegitimate reasons, they would like that changed. "I think Eagan will get more of its fair share.of the flight traf- fic if we don't take a stand," Drenttel said. Having the longer runway for safety and jumbo jet use would make the airport more competi- tive, says the MAC board. The FAA decision will include an outline of how the runway can be used, said Glen Orcutt, the FAA airport planner writing the decision. "We are fine tuning the MAC proposal to ensure it can be done safely," said Orcutt. Vocal Minneapolis leaders have long sought the runway ex tension as a way to ease airplane noise over their city. Currently, runway 4-22 isn't long enough,to operate together with the north parallel runway. The MACboard has outlineda policy of using the longer runway for that purpose. School: Study tracked noise_ levels From Page 1A acoustical ceiling tiles greatly reduced noise impact. "We studied what creates and disrupts communication be- tween teachers and students, and what building treatments help," said Roy Fuhrman of the MAC. Schools in the study that were found to have unacceptable noise levels were Washburn High School in Minneapolis and Academy of the Holy Angels School in Richfield. Both were built before 1931. • Pilot Knob officials recorded, "more flights 'over their building than most other schools in the • survey. However, employees . at Pilot Knob agreed that the noise was not distracting, said Alice Shea, Student Services coordi- nator at Pilot Knob. District 197 sought voter ap- proval fornew middle schools twice in 1993. Both referendums failed. Grass Junior High has aged ;beyond the point of repair, say someschool officials. A new school could be designed to clus- ter students into the middle school "house." The school will change its name to Grass Middle School this summer. 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At its Dec.19 meeting, council members. appeared to be leaning toward a 2-2 vote, leaving the de- , cisive vote to Mayor Tom Egan. "I've concluded that if we con- tinue to keep it at its postage - sized location with no expansion room, we will not be competi- tive," Egan said. "I say this with the greatest reservation." But then Councilmember Shawn Hunter said, "It's impor- tant to have a unanimous vote. Otherwise; it's a wishy-washy voice and it won't be heard." Hunter, Egan and Coun- cilmember Sandy Masin agreed to compromise their relocation stance if Councilmembers Pat Awada and Ted Wachter, long-time supporters of the expansion track, would agree to support the preser- vation of 14,000 acres of farmland in Dakota County identified for a potential future airport. Land banking, the practice of preserving land for a specific fu- ture use, became part of Eagan's recommendation to the Metropol- itan Airports Commission (MAC). "Relocation makes the most sense to be viable in the future," said Masin. "Land banking is something we have to preserve." After other governmental bodies submit their recommen- dations to MAC, Metropolitan Council and MAC members are expected to make their recom- mendations to state legislators, who are scheduled to debate the issue during the 1997 session. However, Sen. Ted Mondale, DFL-St. Louis Park, has an- nounced plans to introduce leg- islation Jan. 16, 1996 to stop the dual track process and to keep the airport at its current site. "`Most likely, this process is going to run its course. It's an election year. It won't move for- ward," said Egan. Mondale's proposal differs. from Eagan's recommendation in that he opposes land banking. .Council members also agreed to include in their recommenda- tion the need for extensive noise mitigation, more than what is in the Mondale proposal. If adopted, the proposed Mondale bill would mandate that MAC spend a min- imum of $160 million through the year 2002 on noise mitigation. The third and final caveat to the council's recommendation was that no expansion occur be- fore the airplanes are all stage three quieter planes. - Three city advisory commit- tees submitted their recommen- dations to the council prior to last week's decision. The Eco- nomic Development Commis- sion and the Advisory •Planning Commission both recommended expansion of the current airport with a noise mitigation package. The Airport Relations Commis- sion had recommended relocat- ing the airport along with noise mitigation. Airports Commission to make recommendation by March 1 By Mike Westholder Staff Writer Reacting to the governor's call to scrap the dual track process, the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission (MAC) voted Dec. 20 to . move up its recommendation. MAC agreed to make.its rec- ommendation on whether or not to build a new airport to.the Leg- islature by March 1. The Met Council also plans to speed up its work on the issue. On Dec. 15, Gov. Arne Carlson proposed that the Legislature begin its debate of airport ex- pansion versus relocation dur- ing the coming session. Legisla- tors 'were scheduled to begin that discussion in 1997. • If th'e Legislature does make an. airport decision this.session, MAC wants to maintain its role in the debate, said Commission- er John Himle of Bloomington. "The crucial question will be whether the Legislature will actu- ally make a decision in the '96 ses- sion," Himle said. "We don't want to be in a position wherewe are not able to respond if it actually hap- pens. We want to make sure we're being very proactive and ought not look like we're resisting them." MAC's involvement will be particularly important if the Legislature concludes the air- port should stay, Himle said. A series of decisions on the design and -configuration of the expand- ed Minneapolis -St.: Paul Inter- national Airport (MSP) will have to be made, he said. If MAC doesn't participate, the Legislature is likely to try.to take control of the issue, he said. And if the debate turns to those particulars, MAC — and not the Legislature — should make those decisions, Himle said. When MAC makes its recom- mendation, odds are better. than 50-50 that it will choose to keep the airport at the ,present site, Himle said. Preliminary economic analy- sis — presented Dec. 20 —sup- ports the notion that building a new airport in Dakota County would. not justify the $5 billion plus price tag, Himle said. "Based on the information we received [Dec. 20], all signs point to keeping the airport at the pre- sent site," he said. First, the time it takes from the airport gate to take -off would be the same for a new airport and an expanded MSP, Himle said.. This proves MSP is not too small to meet any future capaci- ty needs, he said. Second, according to prelimi- nary study results, no -economic gain•would be seen with the new airport, Himle said. On the contrary, it could be eco- nomically disruptive, he said. The new airport would. result in rede- velopment toward the site and pos- sibly suck businesses out of down- town Minneapolis, Himle said. Third, Northwest Airlines offi- cials have said they would reduce flights if the airport moves, Himle said. As a result, at least 15 per- cent of NWA employees in Min- nesota would be laid off, -he said. "At this point, I would be very surprised to see MAC make a recommendation to move based on statistics and information we've seen," Himle said. Airport From Front Page • MAC and the Metropoli- tan Council to be directed to. finish up existing economic and environmental studies relating to future improve- ments at the existing airport. Studies are to be complete by April 15. Also, noise mitigation and transit are addressed under Mondale's proposal, which says MAC is mandated to. spend a minimum of $160 million. through the year 2002 on noise mitigation and that a new north -south run- way should not be built until all aircraft using the airport are converted to Stage III quieter engines. State, metro and local gov- ernment are to develop a transitway linking down- town Minneapolis and the Mall of America with the In- ternational Airport. Mondale proposes that the transitway run parallel to Hiawatha.Av- enue (Highway 55) in Min- neapolis. When possible, the vehicles on. the exclusive busway will use alternative fuel sources such as electrici- ty, natural gas and ethanol. The'legislation also provides for a series of park and ride lots and other off-street park- ing along the transitway. The proposal comes -shortly after Gov. Arne Carlson an- nounced he would like to see an end to the dual -track air- port study and the idea of a- new airport being built. Also, the Metropolitan Airports Commission recently an- nounced it will make a recom- mendation on whether to ex- pand the airport by March. The deadline for the recom= mendation was originally set at July 1.. Ozment said he hopes the deadline could be moved up a little further because all the reports are in. "We need to make certain the 'process is brought to clo- sure in an orderly fashion," he said. "If the Legislature moves quickly on issues, we may try to move up [the dead- line]." Sen. Deanna Weiner, • DFL-District 38, who serves Mendota Heights, Eagan, parts of Burnsville and Apple Valley, said she has always supported the dual track process because the studies have given legislators useful information. She does, how- ever, oppose moving the air- -port because of the cost. • "I don't see where the dol- lars are going to come from at a time when we don't have funds to take care of federal cuts," she said. In a press- release, Mon - dale said cost is a strong fac- tor against building another airport. - "A new airport is an option, • not a necessity. [It's] an option we can't afford and that is not justified by the facts." The bill is expected to be introduced Jan. 16, the first day of the 1996 legislative' session. If passed, it will end the eight -year dual -track process. . Dakota County legislators have introduced similar bills in the past, Ozment said, but those bills failed because it was seen as a "Not In My Back- yard" issue. With Mondale, who does not live in Dakota County, making the recom- mendation, Ozment said he believes the bill will pass; "I think the timing is right." Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1995 7A EDUCATION DIGEST District 191 sets winter program District 191 Early Childhood Family Education will accept reg- istrations for its winter program which begins the week of Jan. 8. A variety of classes for par- ents and their children, from in- fants up to kindergarten age, are available at a modest cost. Schol- arships are available. Class descriptions and sched- ules are listed in the District 191 Community Education summer brochure or the ECFE newsletter, "Hand in Hand." Copies of these publications are available at class sites, the Savage Library and the Dakota County libraries in Apple Valley, Burnsville and Eagan. Classes will be at Cedar School, 2140 Diffley Road, Eagan, and Diamondhead Edu- cation Center, 318 W. Burnsville Parkway, Burnsville. Information: 895-7456. Sky Oaks School celebrates 20 years Sky Oaks Elementary School will commemorate 20 years of learning together on May 2, 1996. It will be a year -long cele- bration for Sky Oaks. As a former student, parent of a student, or staff member, you are invited to participate in this special event. As a part of "I Love to Read Month" you are invited to read to one or more of Sky Oaks' classes Feb. 29. During the day on May 2 you are invited to go and share your memories or new directions in life. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 2 there will be an open house where you can enjoy visiting the school and old friends. If you and anyone else you know are inter- ested, contact the school office at 100 E. 134th St., Burnsville, MN 55337 or call 895-7301. District 191 offers multiple classes Aqua exercise for arthritis sufferers will be 4 to 5:15 p.m. beginning Jan. 4 at Nicollet Ju- nior High School pool, 400 E. 134th St., Burnsville. Cost for 10 sessions is $17.50. Country western line dance workshops will be at Byrne Ele- mentary School, 11608 River Hills Drive, Burnsville. Tush Push Workshop will be 6:30 p.m. Jan. 3 for those who have completed the beginners class. West Coast Swing Line Dance Workshop will be 6:30 Jan. 9 and Lige sentenced after guilty plea An Eagan man was sentenced Nov. 15 to serve 20 months in prison and ordered to pay his victim $800 restitution after he pleaded guilty to reduced charges. A kidnapping charge was dis- missed and a robbery charge was reduced to a theft from person charge for Clarrence C. Lige, 30. According to a complaint filed in Dakota County District Court, Lige and another man went to Brooks Superette at 3390 Coachman Road in Eagan on Aug. 30. The victim drove his car to the PUBLIC SAFETY parking lot of the convenience store about 2 a.m. to buy a pizza. Lige and another man ap- proached the victim and asked for a ride to Minneapolis. When he refused, the men forced him into his car and the three drove toward Minneapolis. According to the complaint, Lige pointed a pistol at the vic- tim and told him to get out of the car at 47th and Cedar Avenue. The victim escaped unharmed and called police. Lige was sentenced to Still- water Prison. If he abides by the guidelines, his sentence will be followed by 10 months of super- vised release. His accomplice was not charged, said Charles MacLean, prosecuting attorney. The Eagan Police Depart- ment reported the following incidents from 8:09 a.m. Dec. 12 to 7:55 a.m. Dec. 19: Five reports of theft on the blocks of: 4100 Braddock Trail, 3000 Eagandale Place, 3600 Widgeon Trail, 3900 Cedarvale Drive, and 3100 Coachman Road. Seven thefts from vehicles were reported on the blocks of: 600 Atlantic Hills Drive, 3500 Lexington Avenue, 3800 Tesseract Place, 1600 Boardwalk, 3300 Mike Collins Drive, 1900 Silver Bell Road, 4100 Lexington Avenue, and 3500 Federal Drive. One burglary was reported on the 1800 block of Karis Way. Five thefts of vehicles were reported on the blocks of: 4500 Slater Road, 3800 Pilot Knob Road, 3900 Beau De Rue Drive, 3200 Coach- man Road, and 1900 Cliff Lake Road. Six assaults, one vandalism, and one re- port of shoplifting were reported at Kohl's. One motor vehicle/deer accident was re- ported on the 500 block of Lone Oak Road. Reg. $3.99 SAVE $1.40 STOP incorporates the basic moves of West Coast Swing into a new line dance. Baby Likes to Rock It will be 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 is a new line dance that is choreographed to the "Tractors" new song of the same name. Each line dance workshop costs $7. Level VIII country line dance class will be 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3, 9 and 16. Cost is $39. Registration is required. To register with a credit card, call The Connection at 922-9000. Information: 895-7213. School District 197 approves tax levy The District 197 School Board finalized its tax levy, payable in 1996 at its Dec. 18 meeting. The amount certified was $28.6 million, a 3.2 percent in- crease over last year's levy. Taxes will become due in May and October of 1996 to cover ex- penditures for the 1996-1997 school year. The levy includes an annual $4.6 million six -year levy referendum approved by voters on Nov. 7, 1995. Those funds will be used to build two middle schools to replace the former F.M. Grass Junior High. Adult school set for winter break Adult Basic Education pro- grams in Burnsville, Eagan, and Savage School District 191 have begun a winter break. Classes resume when the new quarter begins Jan. 8. New students may sign up on the first day of classes, or at an ad- vance registration day, Jan. 4. Sign up at Diamondhead Education Center between 10 a.m. and noon, or from 4-6 p.m. Teachers will be available to answer questions for adults who would like to finish high school diploma credits or pre- pare to take the GED test. Stu- dents must be age 16 or older and officially dropped from high school. New students may start any time. In Savage, stop in at Southcross, County Road 42 and Glendale Road, or call 895-1772. 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The governor has just said, forget it, we're keeping the air- port where it is, so get on with figuring out how to fix it up. Take my temperature, but I agree with him. My initial protest on building - a new airport was based on gut reaction —. anyone who travels the rolling hills of southeastern Dakota County knows right off it shouldn't be paved over •with runways and subjected to jet fuel spills. Oh, yes, for a while there was the pretense of considering building the airport north of the metropolitan area, but it was just a pretense. Two problems: There are no roads up there and it would have required filling in vast amounts of swamps and lakes. The siting process quickly pointed to Dakota County. Then we started looking at the logistics. Planners seemed to forget that a major river (some would say two, if you count the Mississippi on the eastern side). separates Dakota County from the rest, of the metropolitan area. If I remember correctly, it was determined that at least 11 Yvonne Klinnert lanes of bridges would have to be built across that river to accom- modate the traffic generated by a new airport. In the 1940s, the people of Scott County decided that they needed to replace the Blooming- ton Ferry Bridge that was built 100 years ago. A generation and $100 million in federal money later,Scott County is now linked with a new Bloomington Ferry Bridge. I listened to the metropolitan - wide fights that ensued when a 'seven -mile stretch of Interstate 35W gained a third lane, name- ly a diamond lane, between Burnsville and I-494. It almost took an act of God and Congress to get that extra lane across that river. The resi- dents of south Minneapolis were convinced that this was the be- ginning of the end, that this was the first step in paving all of south Minneapolis to make way for the suburbanites to.rush pell- mell from home to downtown. Can you imagine 11 lanes? Probably the -best omen we saw regarding the sunsetting of the dual -track process was the Denver airport. Looking from afar, and thanking all the gods that we weren't paying the bills directly, we watched as a 'new airport was built, opening long - past schedule and way over bud- get. Denver's experience surely has to.be in the back of every- one's mind when discussing building a new airport, although no one will say so. • From the beginning, it has al- ways been a debate — is it a noise issue or a capacity issue? Oh, it's definitely a capacity issue, said people living close to the airport. But now that we know that the capacity can be ac- commodated at the old airport, suddenly it's a noise issue. While we sympathize with those who must bear the brunt of the noise, there is hope in the fu- ture with quieter jets and sound- proofing. The noise will never be fully alleviated, but help is out there. Of course the idea I always scoffed at the most was to pave over Dakota County for runways and leave the terminal and in- frastructure in Bloomington. Oh, thank you very much. The residents of Dakota County can put up with the • noise and fuel spills, but not reap any of the'benefits of the hotels, restau- rants and service industries that surround an airport. No thank you. The best news is that im- proving the airport can be done / gradually. In the end, the price tag may be the same for new runways, extended runways, a renovated or even moved termi- nal. But it can be done when growth is necessary and fi- nances allow. All -in -all, it was a nice idea; more information is better than less. But we know more now than we did five or six years ago, enough to make a decision. Gov. Carlson is right; there won't be a new airport, so let's start learning to live with the' old one. And let's leave the. farmers of southern Dakota County to their fields. Yvonne Klinnert is the managing editor for Minnesota Sun Publi- cations. 1 By -;Sue Hegarty Staff Writer • For some, it's hard to imagine a school where grades are obso- lete and there's no paper trail to college. In high schools of the fu- ture, there may not be a four- year division of students. "We designed a system to keep kids here for four. years," said Robert Monson, District 197 superintendent. - Soon, "that goes outthe win- dow," Monson said. As one of eight states that does not have minimum gradua- tion standards for high school. students, the Minnesota Board of Education has proposed a set of minimum standards for stu- "dent'performance. Public hearings were sched- - uled last week on a set of pro- posed rules that- would require students to pass basic competen- cy tests in reading and math in order to graduate from high school. Graduation by "seat time" no longer will apply, Mon- son said. "Grades will measure progress against standards rather than achievement rela- tive to other students," Monson said. - The change is led by a philo- sophical belief that students should be able to demonstrate what they've learned and be able - to apply their knowledge to real life situations. "I think it's going to produce higher learning," Monson said. "I really do believe it's a .good move." Educators in School District 197 aren't waiting for legislators Projects.move Sibley High towal Students offered alternative learning, college to mandate educational reform in the next session, however. They've recently implement- ed several programs that will • put the district in line with state and national reform measures. For example, Sibley High School is one of 23 schools across the nation chosen to field test an alternative assessment pro- gram. - - By agreeing to become a test site for the American College Test (ACT) pilot project, District 197 has started teachers think- ing about new ways to assess student work. • Four -hundred Sibley High students are in the first year of a three-year portfolio project with ACT. In the areas of literacy, math and science, students will assemble a portfolio of their best work. In June, the work will be taken to ACT headquarters in Iowa City, Iowa, to be scored. Five Sibley High teachers are voluntarily using the ACT port- folio method of teaching in some of their classes. In February, they. will attend a workshop in Chicago to learn how to score student portfolios. "This is philosophically close to lines of- graduation stan- dards," Monson said. Massive changes in curricu- lum will be needed to bring prac- tice in line with philosophy. Re- sponsibility for learning will weigh more on the student than the teacher, he said. "The monkey comes off the teacher's back and on to the stu- dent. The onus will be on the stu- dent to demonstrate," Monson • said. If students can't meet the standards, the School Board, would have the option of award- ing a Certificate of Attendance. For others, it could mean graduating earlier if standards are met before four years of high school are completed. Schools also would have the option of setting higher stan- dards than the state minimum, Monson said. - Another example of how the district is positioning itself for the future is through the use of the University of Wisconsin com- petency -based admissions pro- ject. , . In response to educational re- form efforts, the University de- veloped a supplemental admis- sions process. . Sibley High 12119 - 16TH AVE. S. BURNSVI ,,ON CTY. RD. 11. THEN ONE B =4/./� C01LI1VSi1P1 Residents ask for quieter nights By Amy Eriksen Staff Writer Tired of trying to fall asleep to jet engine melodies, residents liv- ing east of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport are hoping more peaceful nights are ahead. Member cities of the Northern Dakota County Airport Rela- tions Coalition are asking that current voluntary restrictions on nighttime flight schedules be ex- tended. NDCARC has represen- '• tatives from Mendota Heights, " Eagan, Inver Grove Heights, Sunfish Lake and Mendota. As the verbal agreement be- tween NDCARC and the Metro- politan . Airport Commission stands, some airline companies have volunteered to taper off ac- tivity overhead between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Flights that do occur between that time frame are to be stage 3 aircraft, a quieter plane than the rest. - Now residents are asking that those hours begin earlier in the evening. Mendota Heights, Inver. Grove Heights and- Sunfish Lake want the flight restriction to begin at 10:30 p.m. to allow people a chance to get to bed a little earlier. "Out in .Mendota Heights, Eagan and Inver Grove Heights, when you are trying to -get peo-' ple to bed and to sleep or what- ever — it's loud," said Scott Beaty, chair of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Com- mission and NDCARC represen- tative. "We're just trying to get a little more relief for the people who live under these flight paths so we can get a half hour more quiet time. _ Eagan, on the other hand, wants the voluntary flight re- striction to begin at 10 p.m. and end at 7 a.m., though the city un- derstands 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. may be a little more feasible due to .the high number of business flights conducted in the morning. "The (airport relations) com- mission and the City Council felt it would be nice to request eight hours of quiet time," said Jon Hohenstein, Eagan's assistant to the city administrator. - Information from the MAC in- dicated that extending the "quiet" hours by a half hour shouldn't be much of a hardship, said Kevin Batchelder, interim city adminis- trator for Mendota Heights. John Foggia, manager for MAC's Aviation Noise and Satel- lite Program, said the cities' re= quests are being reviewed. A rec- ommendation on the requests will be made to the frill MASAC body in 1996; Foggia said. 95 OPINION Met Council taxes increase explained To the editor: At a time when government is working to keep tax increases to a minimum, the Metropolitan Council is no exception. As a re- sult of declining federal dollars To the.editor:• for the region's transit system As a taxpayer in Dakota and the new. Metropolitan Liv- County, I'm concerned about the able Communities Act, the Met- rapid rate of development I see ropolitan Council is proposing to going on around me. I wonder if raise property taxes on a it isn't time to take Tom Egan $100,000 dollar home, for exam- and the city planners and sit ple, by $7.03. Because the coun- down' at an open forum so that cil's share of property taxes has views can be heard before anoth- been so low, the 1996 levy re- er development gets underway. flects an increase of 11 percent The frustration, mistrust, over 1995. . miscommunication and perhaps On a mon h1v in- -lying by mat I've seen I LETTERS he had chosen to play hockey in the off-season? Ray Conley Eagan What is planned for Eagan in 2015? Lexington that is what hap- • pened. I listened while staff and council members argued that under a PD the city can write in anything it wants. I believe that is true. But what 'I don't believe is that they can•use a PD to fry to circumvent the rules 'within the zoning that is a PD. The idea behind a PD is to have more in place to benefit the planning around and in the zoned devel- opment, not loosen it up so any- thing goes. Why have zoning at, all if this is the case? - Since the council was so good about quoting the history of Eagan on this matter, I, too, have a pretty good memory on zoning issues in this town after serving seven years on the Advisory - Noise distribution left out of OK'd runway extension By Mike Westholder Staff Writer The Metropolitan Council has given the go-ahead to build the controversial runway 4-22 ex- tension without' using it to spread airplane noise.— at least for now. Without any discussion, the Met. Council unanimously ap- proved the plan July 27, allow- ing the Metropolitan Airports Commission.(MAC) to begin con- struction immediately = That couldn't begin without Met Council approval. The MAC board is expected to vote to pro- ceed with the work later this month. While the runway will be ex- tended to 11,000 feet, the plan prohibits MAC from building taxiways needed to use the run- way for noise redistribution. That compromise resulted from weeks of mediation among the cities of Richfield, Blooming- ton, Eagan and Minneapolis, be - .sides MAC and the Met Council. .Mediation will continue as of-. ficials look for alternative meth- ods of noise mitigation. Surveys • and studies are planned with a 2i final recommendation 'planned for the Met Council in May 1996. Each mediation participant • may be asked to contribute upto $20,000 for the surveys. Eagan's City Council has given conceptu- al approval for the expenditure _, of- up to $20,000, said Jon Ho- henstein, assistant city adminis- • trator. Survey questions and re- z cipients were to be determined on.Monday, Hohenstein said.. Meanwhile, all -parties. will -8t▪ ;continue to.worki0n recornmen- ' dations for noise redistribu- • tion. There currently are four . directions that air traffic from s the runway may travel, all of 1, them. west • of Cedar Avenue. Two additional headings, east _ of Cedar Avenue (into Eagan) s are proposed. Eagan opposes this recommendation, Hohen- stein said. If no recommendation is reached, the MAC may. imple- ment its original runway use plan which would redistribute ,, flights from south Minneapolis and north Richfield to south • Richfield and north Blooming- f r ton. "All this does is delay the final. . decision on the noise redistribu , tion," said Richfield City Manag- er Jim Prosser. "If there is not -an agreement, we'll be back before the Met Council and have the option to litigate." ` Having received funding from the Met Council, MAC can now. pursue about $6 million in feder- al funds for the $20 million pro- ject. MAC officials. fear those funds could dry up next year due to federal budget cuts. • The mediated compromise was not officially signed by any government agency. - -Met Council staff -recom- mended mediation to avert the lawsuit the Richfield City Coun- _ cil authorized against MAC, the Federal Aviation Administra- tion ,(FAA) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Richfield's suit challenges the adequacy of the project's envi- ronmental impact study. Richfield and MAC are nego- tiating a side agreement -to stay their litigation while mediation continues.. According to Commissioner Steve Cramer, the Richfield City Council is holding the lawsuit over MAC. For 10 years, the project has linked the runway extension to providing noise relief for Min- neapolis, Cramer said. To elimi- nate noise redistribution from . the project now would be "a suck-. er play," Cramer added. "The commissioners' deci- sion was a good one," he ,said. "We're now jerry-rigging.some- .thing.around,a,1awsuit instead of taking that lawsuit head,on. I'm not sure that's the way to do -- it."' _ Commissioner John Himle is also concerned about the lawsuit but is in favor of extending the runway for long -haul and inter- national flights. "We absolutely need a runway of at least 11,000 feet," Himle said. "Without it, this airport will not be a player in international traffic." • Eagan' Community Editor Sue Hegarty contributed to this re- port. . LETTERS have been involved with a few 'J' neighbors trying to save -litter of kittens dumped into a small wooded area in Eagan. In an ef- fort to educate and prevent more of this type of tragic incident I have written the following open letter to the person or persons who dumped a litter of kittens in Eagan: I thought you might want to know how they're doing since • you last saw them. Not too well . unfortunately. With no one to feed them they are slowly dying from starvation and dehydra- tion. They are staying close to where they were dumped with the innocent faith of babies that you or their mother will be back for them. Why would you do this? There are so many other options for un- wanted kittens these days. The Humane Society has facilities in nearly every metropolitan area and kittens under 3 months of age are adopted very quickly. There are also a growing num- ber of organizations that are very proactive in finding adop- tive and foster homes for cats _ and dogs, Animal Ark, Last Hope, and Pet Haven to name a. few. Veterinarians or the city an- imal control department can provide more of this type of in- formation. At the very least, please don't let yourself get into this situa- tion again. My vet tells me a mother cat can be spayed eight weeks after her kittens are born, • that should be in the next two to three weeks. Please have your cat spayed.' And if you are reading this and have an un-neutered male cat, please have him fixed, it takes two to make unwanted kit- tens. Kathy Shockley, Eagan Writer questions activist editorial To the editor: It's interesting to see that your editorialists have equated those who save babies with the animal rights activists. I'm _thrilled to know that the Sun_ perspective." What kind of per- spective do we who believe that life. is a gift of God, need to get? Should we broaden our horizons now to'the killing of the elderly and the handicapped? You said, "Become involved with something that might have real potential for public benefit and embrace the spirit of com- promise." Perhaps, the editorial- ist at Sun -Current should meet babies I know of that have been saved from abortion doctors and tell them the people who rescued them didn't perform any public benefit. Better yet, tell that to the moms and dads of these chil- dren. These families are glad that we chose not to "compro- mise." I'm happy to say that I "have a life" and am thrilled to be able to save other children, so they can have one as well. John Adams • Burnsville Writer disagrees with comparison To the editor: I am responding to your.view ` - point article "Slaughter of, Bambi - or just common sense?" I am all for the deer hunt, that is' not my reason for writing, Where' I was offended was bein paralleled with animal right: advocates. Abortion clinic protesters at very different than animal advo'. cates, don't you think?After a11? we are talking'about 'huma;' lives compared to an animal. Re. ally, there is no comparison. I'' love animals and I am against cruelty to them. But thousands of innocent babies die each 'year, and you categorize animal advo- cates with protesters of abortion? We are talking about the slaugh- ter of unborn helpless babies and you have the gall to say "get a life"? "Broaden your horizons and gain some perspective. Be- come involved with something that might have real potential for public benefit and embrace • the spirit of compromise." Don't you think that working to save the unborn has "real potential for public benefit?" If not. maybe you Volume 16, No. 30 September 24,1995 .1 Council blasts county on dual -track process Says board shouldn't take position before cities give input By BRENDA HAUGEN The: Eagan City Council blasted the Dakota County Board of 'Commissioners for - planning to take a position on the dual -track, airport planning process in advance of the county's cities that are also considering the issue. '' "For the county to be so 'far out front on this issue is in- comprehensible," Mayor Tom .. Egan said at the Sept. 20 council meeting. "For them to take this so, lightly is incredible," said Council Member Sandra Masin. Egan added that he doesn't like the tactics of some county commissioners who "are forc- ing . a decision prematurely." According to Jon Hohenstein, assistant to the city administra- tor, Commissioner Joe Harris, who represents the district where the airport would be lo- cated ' if it were moved, has. opposed the relocation alterna- tive. On Aug. 22, at the County Board's Physical Development Committee meeting, . Harris suggested the county direct staff to prepare a resolution for the county tooppose reloca- tion. According to Hohenstein, Harris said relocation would - cost the region too much, .that it would affect 15,000 to 20,000 acres of prime farm land, that it will affect growth and transportation patterns and that the airport site will be lost tax base to the county. Hohen- stein said Harris raised noise concerns as well as the need for land for expansion and on - site commercial development. _ (See Airport, p.11A) passenger, light group, dual airbags, new Cab Forward design & exterior appearance, new easy out roller seats. #75018 '96 INTREPIDS 36 mos. 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These flights would be in five new ,flight corridors, one south. along Cedar 'Avenue, one east between Yankee Doodle and Lone Oak roads and the other three in-between. There are flight corridors •along the industrial area near the northern border of Eagan that have been in use for decades and will continue to be used after the new runway .opens. The Yankee Doodle/Lone Oak flight path was originally planned to be • further south along Wescott Road.. Verbrugge said he was pleased that this flight path has .been moved north because it will impact fewer homes. . The Eagan Airport Relations Committee met•.Oct. 30, reviewed the MAC study and made a list of additional recommendations. Among them was the idea . of "phasing in" the use of the new runwayas demand increases, as opposed to imme- diately using it at full capacity. 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Loa CALL F 2006 ew runway to s lift pie tr C: • By Amy Barnett Minnesota. Sun Publications A new runway in-2003 will di- rect-more`airplanes over Dakota. County .suburbs, but airport offi- cials say the $425 million project shouldn't cause residents to take - flight from their communities. Residents -are -sure to react . when theysee the -arrival - and departure fates for. the new'. - north -south Runway 17/35 - planned for the Minneapolis -St: Paul Airport, said Jeff Hamiel, .:executive director of=the Metro- politan Airports Commission. (MAC). However, new technolo- gy, diversion of flights over dif- • ferent areas and routing planes '.. over. -less populated neighbor- hoods should lessen the actual impact,. Harniel said. , , . - Hamiel and MAC consultant Evan Futterman, vice president of , HNTB 'Architects, Engineers -and ,Planners, talked about the new • runway at a monthly -•meeting of c� Eagan. �`%-��5•� f� tom.-� Dakota County mayors Aug. 27. The duo ' •ex- plained -the need for the, project and what it means for the communities - south of the Minnesota River... Mayors in attendance included Elizabeth Kautz, of- Burnsville, • Tom Egan of Eagan, Cathy Busho of Rosemount and Duane Zahn of Lakeville. The plan for the new runway came about after .legislators voted to keep the airport where it is rather -than move it to rural Dakota County. For the airport to keep up with demand, more run- • ways are needed, Hamiel' said. The airport has two parallel run • - ways andone crosswind runway 'serving the 491,000 take offs and • landings annually. 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The -run- way is' shorter than others at . the .airport and therefore 747 and DC-10 airplanes will use. other corridors. - Verbrugge said that most of the airplanes that use the air- port are small enough to use the new runway,' but several large airlines are phasing out smaller planes and purchasing larger ones. The noisiest airplanes from the. new .runway will be older ones that don't employ recent sound -dampening technolo- gies. With this in 'mind, Eagan city officials plan to lobby their federal legislative delega- tion to push for more 'stringent airplane -noise standards. Decades ago; the city of Eagan created a zoning plan with the airport in mind, said City Administrator Tom Hedges. The northern part of the city was zoned commercial and industrial because of the. 'flight corridor there, while the southern part of the city was zoned -for mostly single-family homes.:The new •runway goes against -the intent of the city's zoning, angering many long- time residents. Mary -Teske, who .lives in the Cedar Grove neighbor- hood, which is in several of the new flight paths, asked, "What was the point of cooperating?" She said 'she believes that MAC has double-crossed Eagan and now • she and her neighbors will pay the price. . . Teske is particularly con- cerned that there are several District 191 school's in the flight paths, all .of which are in older buildings that would be costly to sound insulate. Teske, a former teacher, said that the perpetual roar of airplane engines! could . significantly impair teachers at the affected schools. The Eagan Airport Relations Committee and city. staff will continue to lobby MAC to reduce the noise impact of the new runway on the city. Verbrugge said Eagan might be able to make a better . case after the runway opens and the noise impact -can be documented. However, 'he said he has' not given up hope that changes can occur before December 2003. Other area cities, particular- ly Burnsville, are concerned about noise from the new run way. Burnsville city officials, like Eagan, believe. that their city will bear a disproportion- . ate amount of the noise impact from the runway. The flights in the Cedar Avenue corridor will impact both Eagan and Burnsville. MIEN MEM MIMI MOM J ur azIJeiaaas aM \--11\-\„ Runway From Page 1A The option of building athird paral- lel runway was explored; but dropped after land acquisition costs outweighed - the north -south runway plan, Hamiel- said. . _ The new north-southrunway will be. 8,000"feet..It will handle 17 percent ofthe - airport's arrivals, and 37 percent of its departures. Almost all the traffic using • the new runway will come from or head toward the south. , • - "By adding- a new. runway, we shift the traffic at the airport," Hamiel said. ' It is estimated- that -up to 530,000 take offs and landing will.oceur at MSP by . 2010. • -. .. . _ • , .. _ • With the introduction of the .new run- way, traffic on the crosswind -runway will be cut down toabout eight long-distance . . non-stop flights and use of the two paral- lel runways 'also 'wilt. decrease„. That • means the number of arrivals.and depar- tures over northern Eagan _will signifi- cantly decline, as will the number of de- partures over. Mendota Heights, Hamiel said. However,- southern Eagan :and • Burnsville — which have little to. no im- pact now — will bear the brunt of the. 'shift. -. , - . . . . . "People who live in this area are going • - to see an increase in the' .frequency of flights," said Hamiel, explaining that the more -than 200 .departures per day on : F Runway 17/35 will be fanned out over dif- ferent areas to minimize the impact. A • map showing that dispersal indicates.13 percent of the new runway's departures - • - _ will go over Bloomington; 22 percent will • go over west Burnsville near. County: Road • Road 5; 9 percent_will go over central Burnsville; 17 percent Will go over Eagan - and Apple Valley along Cedar AVenue;-12 -percent will cut. through Eagan, Apple .• " Valley and Rosemount; and 15 percent ' will go east over Eagan and Inver.Grove Heights. ' . • "People are going- to be very dis- . _ turbed when they see these kinds of numbersi" Hamiel said. However, the . . noise impacts are -actually smaller over. all. The new runwaydirects planes over less densely populated areas-. - The planes that do fly overhead will be qui- •: eter than those passing overhead today,. • ' Hamiel. said. By the year 2000, all air- planes are to be classified .as Stage 3,- -. which are quieter .thanStage 2 air-' planes. Currently 40 -percent of the - planes coming in and out of MSP are Stage.2, he said.- •: • - . • ' . It is expected that the number of peo- ple hearing' airplane noise at its loudest _ •• will fall from 36,000 to.8,000. '. -• - We're not talking about a, "scenario here anything like what you see in south Minneapolis, northern -Eagan or Mendo- ta Heights today," Hamiel said. • .. In Burnsville, much of the noise will. - fall into the .unpopulated river 'Valley, spilling over Highway 13 just slightly;. • . Hamiel said..., ' . • . . - "I don't think this contour willresult -in serious _noise impact down here," Hamiel said. . . were the mayor of Burnsville today, or in the future, -I •truthfully would not be all that concerned about_ ,.. thig'.7 ' , - • . - But in Eagan, people are concerned, .f said the city's -mayor. ' • ' "Of all ,of us; my constituents are the most "nei-vou§," Egan said. Some people already are calling City Hall ,about the . noise they fear will result' from theirun- way, he said. . - - . - People in Eagan will- no doubt be af- „ fected -by the runway-project,'13iit there ' are options in reducing the noise•impact, as much as possible, Hamiel said. Alter- • natives include :trying to route air traffic over commercial areas and above high-• ways,.rather than over quiet residential -- areas. . • Hamiel vowed to continue working with the- cities south of the river as the .project progresses.to keep them informed 'LL and to minimize the impacts on 'resi- nsville South • (651) 890-4350- aint Paul treet • (651) 455-5229 ers free with the purchase of any entree. is coupon to your server when you order. - • POTATO CANOES . SUPERIOR STICKS 'Ile Timber Lodge Steakhouses: Coupon not valid with other t. Dine -in only. Not redeemable for cash.. 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Photo by Rick Orndorf Runway/Continued Burnsville city officials believe that, the elimination of flight paths will lead to even more air traffic over Burnsville. The District 191. School Board approved a resolution June 1 to advise_ MAC of the unique impact of airplane noise . on the educational process. Sioux Trail, Byrne and Rahn _elementary schools,, Metcalf Junior High and Vale Education • Center are all in proposed flight paths. Mayor Pat Awada said that .Eagan and Burnsville city lead- ers agree that as much air traffic. as' •possible should follow the Cedar Avenue path. She said Eagan has had a long-standing policy of -advocating flight paths in limited corridors that affect as few residential areas as possible. About certain differences with the Burnsville council, Awada said, "We're both doing what's in the best interests of our cities." She added that she believes the elimination of. the Wescott flight path would mean little additional noise for Burnsville. Awada said that her greatest concern is the high' 'number of takeoffs from the new runway. According to a Burnsville staff report; 37 percent of takeoffs from the airport will be from the P new runway. Takeoffs are louder than landings.. Awada said she hopes the percentage of takeoffs and usage of certain flight paths can be reduced in subsequent• versions of the plans for the runway. MAC held two informational meetings in' Eagan last week to answer: questions about the noise impact of the new runway. ' Verbrugge said he estimates' that over 200 residents attended both meetings. He said most attendees were frustrated. because they wanted informa- tion that isn't yet available about the noise impact on .specific neighborhoods and homes. 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The flight paths would go over the following areas: Cedar Avenue; Highway 13 and Silver Bell Road and continuing to over Cliff Road and I-35E; and Wescott Road. There are already several flight paths in northern Eagan. The City Council voted May 2 to recommend to MAC that the Wescott Road path be elimi- nated because it is so centrally located. The council was leery of any new flight paths, but thought that the other two were more acceptable because they only cover the periphery of the city. This recommendation was made through the Metropolitan Airports Sound Abatement Council (MASAC), a group made up of representatives from airlines, unions, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and surrounding communities. MASAC meets monthly and advises MAC about sound impact. Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge represents Eagan on this council. He said that most MASAC members are against removing the Wescott flight path because they believe that the airport should have the full available range of depar- ture. Also, Verbrugge said that some MASAC members believe that it would set a bad precedent to bend to the wishes of one of the many communities affected by the runway. The city of Bloomington has also asked MASAC to make changes to the flight paths. The city of Burnsville and the Burnsville -Savage -Eagan School District (District 191) have both expressed displeasure with Eagan and Bloomington's lobbying efforts. The Burnsville City Council approved a resolution May 15 to oppose efforts by other cities to eliminate flight paths. See Runway, SA Some northern Eagan residents have learned to live with airplane noise by Dan Gearino Staff Writer Jill and Ken West knew what they were getting into when they bought a house on Lone Oak Road in 1990. Before closing on the sale, they parked their car in the driveway, rolled the windows down and tried to determine if the airplane noise was too much. Ten years later, Jill says she doesn't even notice the planes anymore. The Wests and other north- ern Eagan residents live with levels of airplane noise that several other Eagan neighbor- hoods can expect when a new runway opens at Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport in December 2003. Jill says that her tolerance for noise has become so high that she and her husband sit on their deck and talk through the plane noise without even thinking about it. "We've had friends come over and ask 'How can you live with that?' " Jill says about the noise. "But I don't think (the noise) has affected our quality of life one bit." See Noise, 5A Eagan City Council Member Peggy Carlson stands near her northern Eagan home and watches and listens to the air- planes. Carlson says she has always lived in a flight path. 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Plane noise from runway -on its way down Cedar MAC shows off new noise contour map and effects from new runway. By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers . . While the new runway set for a 2003 opening : at 'the Min- neapolis;St. Paul International Airport may bring more sounds of silence to some 'neighbor. - hoods; otherareas are about to get an earful. "No matter where we locate a runway people are . going. to call in and complain," Jeff Hamiel, the:Metropolitan Airports Com- mission's executive director, said earlier this month. Complaints is what the Met- ropolitan Airports Commission.' (MAC) is getting from residents •in Eagan and 'Burnsville Con- cernedthat the new runway will send more flights, over their houses. "We will see an awful lot 'of new , flights fly over parts of. Eagan that have been insulated from :that in the past,.". said Eagan. Assistant City Adminis- 7 trator Jamie Verbruggeowho a city 'representative on the• Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (MASAC.) The area specifically' under consideration is along Cedar Av • enue as it crosses the:Minneso- to River. _ ' • NOISE: To Page 9A Roth cites --medical ~nee By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers . crimin e transferrel James Roth,. the ,44-year-old Eagan man accused of kidnapping arid sexually assaulting two teenage girls in March, claims the. Dakota Count meet his medical needs and is asking to be moved home Or to another facility.. Roth uses .a wheelchair. Although Roth's. public defender, Alva Waller, dis- cussed -the issue with the D knta County Y Jail does not electro AlthoughRoth's public defender, Alva Waller, discussed the issue ofthe with the Dakota County Attorney's Office last week, the issue was in cow; not resolved and will be taken up again during Roth's omnibus which hearing set for June 5. . t�haa Rot) assault _possess www:mnsun.com Noise • From Page lA Of the new runway traffic that will be generated from the new north -south run- way, -about .15 percent will travel over. Cedar Avenue, affecting neighborhoods along the northern part of. the Eagan Burnsville boundary line, areas notneed to having jets routinely. fly overhead. The redirection hurts .Eagan specifi- tally because for years it has designed its - growth so that the northern -most part of the city, where most air traffic ;passed over, , contained • industrial and business areas. - The new runway, which will handleal,. most 40percent of all departures and just over 15 percent of 'arrivals; redirects much traffic to those residential areas of Eagan and Burnsville. However, Burnsville Deputy -City Manager Tom_Hansen realizes that any additional noise is simply a matter of. fact. "Once the .reality -of'.the runway had set in, we realized this was .a fact of:life and: we felt:that everybody should, share equally, in both the pain and the gain of , the increased flight paths," Hansen said. 'Hansen said an equal distribution of the new flight paths is something that Burnsville is most concerned with. - "The city's position has been thatthe distribution of the new flight paths should be as equitable as possible," he said. "We don't:think any one community =should be forced to bear the brunt of the increased traffic:" The MAC gave the public.a chance to comment on the preliminary_ mitigated 2005 noise.contour, a map that shows the areas that will, be most severely affected by air traffic noise after noise abatement programs are put into place, during a se- ries of four open houses last week. The 200,5 mitigated noise contour will undergo further changes based on sugges- tions made by the public during the open houses at a public hearing later this sum- mer. The contour. must . also be approved by the Federal Aviation' Administration. "It's important to note that these boundaries are - not final," said Roy. Fuhrmann, manager of the MASAC's Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs, "They will be revised based on the feed- back We receive from the public through these open houses and through a public hearing laterthis summer." The open houses and the revised con- tour 'are part of the MAC's Part 150;Up- date 'Study for the,airport. The airport is required to conduct a; Part 150 study, which outlines procedures to,reduce the areas affectedbyair. traffic noise, when the noise levels, generated by aircraft change significantly. The development of the new runway and the noise .levelsit will bring with. it- necessitated the up- . . - Since public hearings in December, MAC staff has been studying noise abate- ment and land. use measures to reduce the noiseinmpacts:caused by aircraft. The results of that analysis were combined to form the.new noise contours based on the following noise:abatement program:.. •The 2005 mitigated noise contour uses a.Runway 'Use System (RUS) that. prioritizes runway use to reduce the pop- ulation within the contour affected by aircraft noise. The RUS allows air traffic • controllers flexibility in assigning run- ways during low operational periods sto move flights away from higher density residential,areas. ,The contour also takes into.consider- ation the use of t_ keoff procedures from the .new runway' that will provide noise - relief to the greatest .numberof- people 'ea possible. *Additional allowances are Made` for •refinements:to the flight tracks of air- craft taking off from the new runway so as to avoid homes in the immediate vicin- ity of the runway most affected by noise. • • .Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun.CurrentlWednesday, May 31, 2000 .9A MAC1 officials have pointed out the new runway will relieve some noise prob- lems -faced by other communities. Min neapolis-and Mendota Heights will have fewer plane_ s flying overhead as they are diverted to the new runway,- ' `Although the new runway shrinks the areas experiencing the worst noise prob- Awns, some : of those areas shift .to .resi- dential .areas • and those neighborhoods just out of range of the noise contour could no longer be eligible for federally funded . soundproofing measures, Ver- brugge said. - "Mest of the area that is newly im- pactedEagan will not be eligible for :the federal programs," Verbrugge said. "Theareasof northern Eagan that have • noise now will continue to have -noise and. will mostly remain within the contour - dines: However, the fact that onlya hand- ful of homes in southwest Eagan that will experience increased noise- will be eligi- ble for that funding creates -an 'even, big- ger problem than anything else." , Hansen said he trusts the MAC's •mod- els that show any additional noise over Burnsville will be minimal. - Besides any additional. noise is' just something the city will have to deal with, . he said. Since no residences in Burnsville fall within the outer limit of the contour,. no Burnsville residents would qualify for - noise mitigation. programs. The federal program only requires. - - noise mitigation efforts up to a higher level of the contour that ends over the Minnesota River. The lower noise level contour which extends -tor the southern : shore of the river and into Eagan and a sliver • of northeastern Burnsville, does not qualify for federal programs... Even though the ,MAC .has indicated it would like to voluntarily extend its noise mitigation program out to that area, that . day is likely -quite a ways off if it ever.. comes, Hansen said. - "The MAC will stand very strongly by. its _ figures and Nits models show Burnsville not being affected significant- ly by the increased traffic,":Hansen said. __ "They are very comfortable with the -ac- curacy of their models, but the reality is that the area of Burnsville that will be most affected, the North-River.Hills area (along:Cedar Avenue),: does not even fall within their contour lines. So the chances of noise mitigation programs ever coming their way is remote." • Verbrugge agrees with Hansen that there is Very little that can be done now except to work with the MAC to ensure that as few new areas as possible experi- ence a large increase in noise levels. - "The runway already under con- struction and .there'isn't much we can do on that front,' he said. "The noise will be coming our way. All the city can do is.con- tinue to work with the MAC, as we have been doing for some time, to help stop the noise levels from impacting too many neighborhoods." ' . - - • 10A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan, Sun• Current/Wednesday, May 31, 2000 Howard Carlson to start. new job as superintendent :- By.Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Next month School District .197 will say goodbye to one 'of the persons credit- ed for helping the district steer back on course. financially. . -.The district's assistant superinten- dent for business services, Howard.Carl-..- _son, will be leaving in June to-take.the su- ' perintendent position -open" in the De- lano, Minn., school district. . "I realized how much I missed the cur- riculum side of things and dealing with the big picture rather than the finance side," Carlson said'of the new opportuni- ty. The District 197'School Board has se _.lected Dick Julander, an Apple Valley resident and.current director of business services for the North St: Paul School arlson to Delano School District District; 'to replace. Carlson., The -Delano district's superintendent opening came to.Carlson's attention last fall when he read about departing Delano • superintendent Jiro Tool,:who is retiring after 18 years of service after this school year. • . "I looked at it and talked to'my'wife•.. :about the opening," Carlson.'said; "The district seemed to be in good shape and it _ seemed to be a good opportunity: to get back into being a superintendent.".. _ : Carlson was the superintendent of a. small :Washington state school district,. • before coming to District 197 in the sum- ; mer'of 1998: The Delano School District has just under 2,000 students, -Carlson said. Vot- ers-iin the Delano district gave•their'ap- proval to a $21 2 million levy referendum in December. That levy money will be used to build on to existing buildings and to build several structures;' includ- ing a 75,000- to 80,000=square-foot field house; he said: "It will be an exciting project for them ' and I .look forward to that challenge," ' Carlson said. "The district is growing not • at an.uninanageable rate, but with some very positive growth. It has ,a real high- bred feel, it's not really rural and Yet it's not quite suburban." Carlson said the two years he spent with District 197 provided him with Some • additionalexperience that will prove helpful.in his new position. , "I think that I dealt with tremendous challenges while Iwas here and that will help in the new position," Carlson said:._ also have received 'a greater level of ex- perience in working with'a large group to bring about change in a system." . Most of that change came on the dis- trict's troubled financial front. Carlson was brought in to help the district better manage its finances: Under Carlson's guidance, the district has gone from; being in debt $1.5 million at'the close of the 1998-99 school year to a current debt of $845,375. In addition, voters approved • a. renewal of the school's.. operating levy May 16, bringing in an additional $1 mil lion starting in . the 2001-2002 school year. ' , "I've had a lot of .help from -everyone. and we've done a lot to change the situa- _ tion around here," Carlson said. "I think. the districthas now turned a corner in a " sense and is coming into -a more positive time." .. • Despite the importance of the new:job and the levy's success, both may be over- shadowed .by another development in Carlson's personal life. . Just hours after voters approved the levy, renewal, Carlson's wife, Karin; gave .. birth to a daughter, BreeAnna,.the morn- ing of May 17. The couple also has i son, Drew, who will turn 2 years old in July. "Things are going pretty well and she's just a sweet girl," Carlson said.. "We're ,getting to the point where she's starting to'sleepthrough the night, -so that's good. With her and with a 2=year-old on our. hands, we will: be keeping busy." Town: meeting slated at Christ Lutheran COMMUNITY 'NOTES Topics will be.the•needs-ofseniors with ::: 'Paul: mental illness, .people suffering from mental illness and chemical dependency youth from 1921 through 1942. Topics ° scheduled for May31 and services for • eo • le with .0 ' • : - Adult' disability program He -will sharehismemories of his will include the Robert Street; Mendota and High bridges; Charles Lindberg -and Speed Holman; Humboldt, Douglas, Roo. sevelt schools and the University:of Min nesota. - . - • Stiefel has been' a- member of the Dakota County Historical Society for many years. . .. - Information amd directions: 651-451- River Valley ProjectExplore, area pro- . gram for adults with disabilities, will: • have a special night of bingo games, re- freshments and prizes. The activity will be from 7 to 8:30 Wednesday, May 31, at Scott -Highlands Middle School, 14011 Pilot Knob' Road, Apple Valley.,All, inter- ested persons are invited to attend: A $5 • 6260: - ; fee is payable at t_he door.., Noise/Continued Eagan Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge says that residents of the neigh- borhoods that will experience increased noise fear that their quality of life will decline, which will lead to lower home values. He says that people will have • to determine for them- selves the impact on quality of life, but they can take comfort in the fact that there is no consis- tent evidence of increased noise lowering home values. Jill says that when she bought her home in 1990, she paid about the same as if it was in a quieter area. Also, she says that none of her neighbors who've sold their homes com- plained of lower offers. Peggy Carlson grew up in northern Eagan near Lone Oak and Pilot Knob roads where she became used to airplane noise. She then spent four years in the Air Force, where she says she slept near a runway. When she and her husband moved back to Eagan in 1983, they bought a house near Lone Oak Road and Highway 55, again in a flight path. Carlson — who was elected to the Eagan City Council in 1998 — now lives in a different home in the northern Eagan flight path and says she got used to the noise long ago. About growing up in a flight path, Carlson says, "People would come to our house and watch the planes fly over. It was still a novelty." Carlson says that planes have gotten quieter in recent years, both because of quieter engines and the reduced use of propeller planes. "There used to be this pro- peller plane that would wake us up every day at about 4 a.m. It sounded like it was barely mak- ing it over," she says. Carlson's experience with airplane noise means that she has plenty of opinions about air- port policy. She laughs at the idea of flight paths, saying that the pilots veer off the paths all the time. But she becomes far more serious when talking about her belief that the pro- posed new flight paths mean forced upon them. Verbrugge said he has spo- ken to many residents who live in the new flight paths who say they moved to Eagan to get away from airplane noise. These residents — many of whom once lived in south Minneapolis and Richfield — are under- standably angry about the new runway, he said. Carlson said she sympathizes with residents in the new flight paths and will do whatever she can to help. She said the City Council is trying to work with the Metropolitan Airports Commission to lessen the noise impact in any way possible, but she is unsure if these efforts will yield any results. that Eagan is getting a dispro- portionate amount of noise impact. "This city was designed for the airport," she says. "We played by the rules." She is referring to the city's decision decades ago to zone much of its northern area as commercial or industrial so that there would be few residential areas in flight paths. Verbrugge agrees with Carlson's assessment that the city was zoned to accommodate the airport. "All of our planning efforts will be negated by this runway," he says. Northern Eagan residents seem to have learned to live with the noise, but their exam- ple is not necessarily compara- ble to the areas in the new flight paths because northern Eagan residents knew that noise would be a fact of life when they moved into their homes. Residents in areas that will see increased noise may develop a tolerance the way the Wests and Carlsons did, but this will not take away from negative feelings about having the noise Tickets/Continued take action. Jerde said in certain circum- stances the collections depart- ment can suspend driver's licenses, issue arrest warrants and take offenders' tax refunds to pay their debts. "We have multiple options," said Jerde. Last year's sales tax rebate resulted in a windfall for collec- tions. "A lot of people who normal- ly didn't get a refund got that and we cleaned up a huge amount of fines from that," she said. In 1999, the department col- lected about $300,000 in restitu- Don Gudmundson But Gudmundson cites the success of the collections pro- gram as proof there are ways it could work with serious offend- ers. "More than 50 percent of the people in jail had jobs when they were arrested. To me, that means ... at least 50 percent of the people could pay," Gudmundson said. He said the system is too easy on more serious offenders, who he sees come to court with money because they are expect- ing a fine. But, he said, they leave with the money because they weren't made to pay right awa "I think for every person who says they are going off to the casino, there's a lot of people wondering how they're going to feed their family," Lynch said. Jerde added that getting money from some offenders can be an extremely frustrating process, that leaves them with little options other than a conse- quence. "There are some people who insist they can't pay, can't do jail time either, they can't do community work service," Jerde said. She quickly rattles off the options county collections has under these circumstances. "Either we keep the fine, sus- pend the license, issue a warrant and take their tax refunds or go the other route and set up the jail time," Jerde explained. "If they fail to appear, they'll get arrest- ed and upon arrest they'll serve time, and maybe additional time for not doing it in the first' place" She admits that the generally law abiding citizen in trouble with a traffic violation is the least problematic to the depart- ment. "The petty misdemeanors and the misdemeanors are where the court makes most of their money. Somebody who fails to yield and gets into a car accident — generally they're a good person who just made a mistake. And they're usually able to pay," said Jerde. But Gudmundson points out that the people who most need to be held accountable are being let out of their responsibilities. "Judges go out of their way to make it easy. People want to take out a 15 year mortgage to pay a $300 fine," said Gudmundson. Then, the public pays again as police chase down those wanted on warrants because nes. instead focus on what they are trained to do — reducing crime by monitoring high -risk offend- ers out on probation. While Gudmundson is frus- trated over collection depart- ment limitations, Dakota County judges have been suc- cessful in expanding the role of collections agents. Because of their an residents invited. • :The Metropolitan Airports (ommission . (MAC) has -schedukd public meetings to re- . view the 1999 Part 150 Validation Contoiit The ideedi.igs are scheduled for VitedziesdaY . and Thursday, Sept. 29730.. Meetin' gs will be WednesdaY, Sept.". at Royal. cliff*Miiiet Hall; 2200,CliffROactjUst west ofHighway 77 and oii.Thursday,..9ept. 30-at the.11(*.1 •- -day_ Inn Select., 2700 Pilot KniihRoacLjimiC -- south of Interstate494..Beth meetings are Scheduled, for. 5.to...0 • .:-.EagaitASsistaut city -Adrninistriibif Jamie VerbrUggeSaid theseare miportant meetings -for Eagan residents to attend. "PUblic education is our best tool in bathing " • airport noise," Verbrugge Said. "MAC will be showing residents what the noise exposure map currently lOoks like. This is better than the projected contours we've been working with for the past several years." . • . The Part 150 Study is a Federal Aviation Administration regulated program that re- quires airports to define the noise environ- ment and develop noise compatibility -pro-'. grams. MAC is. currently updating its Part. 150 program. The public meetings sched- uled for September are the first of a series of three public meetings that will be sched- • • uled during the study update process. Each of the meetings will be the same, but are of- fered on several days to accommodate resi- dents' schedules. • • • • "Eaganwill be very busy in the next cou- ple years as we prepare for the new runway's impact at the airport," said Verbrugge. ' For more information regarding the Part , • 150 Study update process, call MAC Noise nl Aviation and Noise Satellites Program 3' Manager Roy Furtunann at 612-725-6326. For Kagan specific noise 'issues, call Ver- brugge at 651-681-4603. i - co - 2_2 3 Eagan officials get earful of jet -noise complaints A'; gt. Complaints about increased air- months ago by the Metropolitan plane noise over their homes were Airports Commission and the Fed - ,expressed by a group of citizens at- eral Aviation Administration. tending an Eagan- City Council "We'll fight back," Blomquist meeting Tuesday night. . promised the protesting citizens at Citizen complaints about the jet the, meeting. "We'll do everything ' plane noise ranged from personal we can to change this situation." health problems to declining prop- Under the airport flight, proce- erty values.. dure experiment, the airports com- John Gustin, of 3061 Woodlark mission is attempting to distribute Lane, said, "The jets get me up at 6 air traffic away from densely pop - in the morning." 'ulated communities near the air - Gary Coles, of 1305 Berry -Ridge port, such as Richfield and Bloom - Road, said, ?I'm concerned about ington. my health and. well-being and the. Under the previous flight proce- market. value of my house." dures, airplanes departing the air.- Mayor Bea Blomquist said more port on Runway 22 took off south - airplanes are departing from Min- . west over Bloomington. Under the neapolis-St. Paul International Air- new procedures, many airplanes port and flying over Eaganunder take off and fly, west over Eagan an experiment begun several and Burnsville. 1 eigh BICYCLES RECORD' Rw o keg. $kic190.00 stand The Biggest Name in Bikes, Now at Discount Store Prices! 10 speeds begin B.M.X. Eagan council backs pIantc. study noise By Ingrid Sundstrom Staff Writer Eagan Frustrated and furious that the' noise of low -flying airplanes ° has disrupted their lives this summer, residents have called Eagan Mayor Bea Blomquist at . home- to shout their complaints. • Blomquist said Tuesday she be- lieves the council, community and airport must continue to seek re lief. She suggested, forming an ad hoc citizens committee, to be ap- pointed by the council, • to study what the city can do to resolve the air traffic problems. The suggestion' was . unanimously endorsed by the council Tuesday night. • Blomquist said residents' biggest complaint is that the air traffic patterns keep changing, so even if the city must put up with air traffic • and the resulting takeoff and land- ing noise, the changes make it even more difficult for residents to ad- just. "I was talking to one person and I could hardly hear her.'because of . the planes going overhead. There were four planes in seven min- utes," Blomquist said. "The prob- lem is you just can't pin them (air- port officials) down." Councils member Tom Egan sug gested that the city continue to - apply 'constant pressure on,the air- . port commission. "A lot of the problem will probably r'elieve,•it-j self as the weather cools: It.! has been an unusual summer, with run-- , way construction and the''hot `tem= Eagan continued on. pa Skyline Locust .. 2"-caliper . . • . 870O 21/2" caliper--111.00 �. Quantities limited. • AND MORE... e.,;Delivery;and planting.extra as"pertree'schedule.1 Norway Maple varieties, River,Birch andSoftiMaple are not included in sale.., ; ~ft l Saleends Sunday October2 ~ - ^all Dundee's Landsca Dundee West 16800 Highway 55 North .• Just 2.miles west of I=494= 559=4016 = ! I ; County Road 24 `• fi .F •0141::1 !VIt i! wit.; fog Pnifessional. S ; ., I Your All - Garden HOURS: 9amto9pm Weekdays • • ((6� Community/ River South (6) V - Minneapolis Star and Tribune/ Thur., Sept. 22, 1983 Eagan Continued from page 1 • • • • • peratures and thin air that means the planes can't bank as quickly as they should," he said. He said he expects quieter air- planes will be built in time.. "But," he said, "I do believe the thing that is most available to us is to put-on the pressure to police the airport better.'.' Tim Anderson, manager of the air- port commission's noise abatement. and .environmental affairs, said •Tuesday night that the air noise had lessened somewhat, because air traffic` patterns had been .ad- justed to, the previous corridor over Lost.Spur Golf Course and the city's:industrial area. • .:The. complaints: started in mid -May +when one runway-at:ttie airport:. ;was closed . for repairs :and, more " traffic•=was diverted onto another runway: pointing toward Eagan: In. :additions the Federal Aviation' Ad :ministration decided early in the% summer to turn airplanes on de _.parture to differentheadingsthan were normally used before the runway was. closed for repair so that traffic would be distributed evenly from:. the remaining • two runways. Residents in the northern part of Eagan, closest to the airport, com- •plained that the noise of early morning startup,and low takeoffs and :landings 'disrupted their lives. Homes • in that part of the city ' range in value from $60,000 to about$120;000. .. :Blomquist:said:she expected the ad hoc committee would include citi- ze4s who have; .expressed interest and effort in the airport noise is- sue.. She said .the committee .would •probably have about eight or nine ;members. ; `-We know we're:going';to-have air- „planes,flying.over. us. We just have.. AO find:out what we: can do to have the least-disru.ption," she said. e She said -She hadn't dealt with An- dersonor other airport personnel, ,.'but said the• residents calling her :complained that; they'were getting no satisfaction from the Minneapo- lis Airport Commission. • ;;he said -she hadn't received any calls about'airport noise before -last" winter; when traffic patterns were changed. • , . . I KEY ISSL,"E: AIRPORT LOCATION Inver Grove Heights May Enter Merger Struggle ;--ee4-1 By SAM ELRODJ ville Village and Township Staff Writer in 1965. The state Supreme Court has remanded the case to the MMC for recon- sideration because Far- mington also wanted a 195- acres strip involved in the Merger. Farmington, which suc- cessfully appealed the Lakeville merger all the way to the Supreme Court, has r e c e n t y decided it would like to increase its Lakeville request from 195 to 8,000 acres. P,1 Location of a new met- ropolitan a i r- port in Dakota County may result in Inver Grove Heights entering ' t h e multiple merger and con- solidation 'scramble now underway in the area where three airport sites are under consideration. Harold LeVander Jr., vil- lage attorney for Inver Grove Heights, hinted at a Minnesota Municipal Com— mission (MMC) hearing in Farmington last week that Inver Grove might decide to seek annexation of part of -Rosemount Township if an airport.site is chosen in that area. "We are not directly af- fected by any petition (now before the MMC)," LeVander said. But be added that Inver Grove Heights is affected "to the extent of sewage dis- posal and highway pat- terns" in the area. Background of the NEWS Most of last week's ses- sion was devoted to argu- ments about whether hearings should be con- tinued until the airport site is chosen and wheth- er some proposals should be combined and handled in one hearing. Attorneys f o r affected communities were given 20 days to file briefs about the continuation and consolida- tion questions. The MMC will make a decision on the matters at a special meet - When questioned about LeVander's remarks. Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Cameron would not elaborate, except to say: "We're taking a hard look at that area." "That area" adjacent to. Inver Grove Heights just happens to include the Pine Bend Industrial Park. It is undoubtedly one good rea- son why Rosemount Village and Apple Valley also would like to annex Rose- mount Township. Cameron admitted that the airport site matter "opened the door to some of our thinking." The airport site has be- come an important factor in merger and consolida- tion proposals the MMC now has before it. These proposals consist of the merger of Rose- mount Village and Town- ship, annexation by Apple Valley of Rosemount Township and parts of Empire Township and Lakeville and consolida- tion with Rosemount Vil- lage, and annexation by Farmington of 8,000 acres of Lakeville. The attempts to annex part of Lakeville apparent- ly hinge on the MMC's void- ing consolidation of Lake- ing after all briefs are re- ceived, . said MMC Chair- man Robert Johnson. Ray Boezi,.progrant coor- dinator for the Metropoli- tan Council, testified at the Farmington hearing that the airport, if located in Dakota County, would have a great impact on all com- munities involved in the merger matters. He said three groups are making three studies to aid Turn to Page 2, Col. 4 ®ve Heights .Sets1 ystern Meeting in a sprinkling ban," he added. The ,proposal is for a trunk system only, which would' be• one-half .to one mile apart.. This does not • include a lateral system, he, 'said: At the council -commis- sion meeting the council is expected to set . a public hearing on• the matter. Nov. 24 has•been the suggested date. Burandt said spring construction could.be a pos- ' sibility: . The council passed a res- olution awarding a bid for two ,deep wells on Cahill Avenue to• the lowest of six bidders, Tri-State Drilling &•Equipment Co., Wayzata, at $28,415 for one well and $28,195 for the second.one: • The resignation of Betty Ann Malcolm from the Planning Commission, be- cause she is getting mar- ried and will not be a resi- dent of the village, was ac- .cepted with thanks for her • past six years of service. E.. Hoyt Lathen, 3179 E..81st • .St., was named to fill the vacancy. • Considerable discussion on.a proposed ordinance for — mobile -home park was held • with Council Tian• Burnell Beerniann favoringa densi- ty and setback requirement over restriction of lot size. The proposed lot minimum is ' 5,000 square feet. The council had` the' second reading: • and 'referred fur ther amendments to the at- torney and, to the -Planning' a . home and live next to a park. •road and face all those hot dog wrappers," Medema said., Councilman. T h:o m a s Metzen said the council hasn't purchased one acre and won't unless govern- mental funds are obtained. It's only a proposal and such. a road could be 10 years away, he said. • Burandt said before any. decisions are , made on the park or road, a•professional planner is needed. "We . can't do that until we get close to a federal grant." In other action the coun- ADOPTED an assess- ment roll for demolition *costs against a house demo- • lished at 4120 Deliah Ave. at cost of $1,252 to be 'placed against the property with 71/2 per cent interest. REFERRED . proposed apartment ordinance to the • Planning Commission. ASKED the adm.inistra-=- tor and. building inspector to begin: a review of cost of building permits: • RECEIVED quote of $3.95 an acre or total of $50,000 from- Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, St. Louis -Park, to do: contour maping. of-, the • south half of the village. Di- rected the administrator to come . up . with plan for fi- nancing. 1. e 7 NI w v 'MR. WORTHING! Rise Sir from this semi -recumbent posture!' say: Pz.mela Schuett in her portrayal of Lady Bracknell in " rhe Importance of Being Earnest," which will be presenhed by South St. Paul High School at 8 p.m., Nov. 14 and 15 in the high school auditorium. Mary Lou Klink - hammer, left, and Dick Ellis also star in the Oscar Wilde play. Tickets are available at the high school and will be sold at the dcor. Open Housing Survey Tells Residents' Views A random survey of resi- dents of five South Wash- ington County communities revealed that 55 per cent of the sample thought their hbors would be opposed v- it would be good for the neighborhood if a minority family moved in, and 80 per cent said they approved of open housing laws. The council is making a study of the survey results to more clearly define and interpret comments of VPVPrt Plans may steer more planes �ver'.city by Gary Gunderson Airport traffic may soon in - &ease over southwest Eagan and northeast Burnsville because of a proposed 180-day test aimed at easing airplane noise in south Minneapolis. . The test, initiated by the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council, would call for greater use of the airport's lone diagonal runway, said Steve Vecchi, manager of noise abate- ment and environmental affairs for the Metropolitan Airport . Commission. If approved by MASAC at its Feb. 16 meeting and MAC•at its March -meeting, the test could begin in April, run- ning through October. ( MASAC, which advises the MAC, comprises representatives from communities surrounding the airport.) The test would increase the number of flights over St. Paul; Richfield and Bloomington, which lie in the flight path of the diagonal runwa V over Burnsville and Eagan. About 50 percent of the airport's traffic arrives or departs over Mendota Heights and northwest Eagan, while about 40 percent does so over south Minneapolis. Increases in airplane traffic over Eagan's Cedar Avenue area would be minor if the test goes forward, said Jon Hohenstein, administrative assistant in Eagan who oversees airport ac- tivity. The number of flights over Eagan's and Mendota Heights' industrial -zoned corridor,• along Highway 55, would remain the same under the plan, he said. The airport's diagonal strip is not used often because it crosses the other two runways, creating hazards during busy periods, Vecchi said. During the airport's busiest hours, between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.,. the diagonal runway is used only three or four. hours. -The Preferential Runway System, instituted in 1969, also limits use of the diagonal runway because it discourages flights over St. Paul, Vecchi added. The test will show if the diagonal runway can be used more often, Vecchi said. But because of the amount of activity at the airport, averaging 984 lan- • dings and takeoffs daily in January, diagonal. runway use will probably not increase much, Vecchi said, "The main difference (bet- ween the test and the current system) is ,they're going to change runway preferences. The new system says to use the diagonal runway whenever possible; which isn't very often. It could probably only get used four or five hours, max." ze ights week of winter fun 6BF St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch ' Wednesday, March 2, 1988 Assessment asked on airport noise By Don Ahern Staff Writer A St. Paul group filed 'a petition Tuesday, with the State Environ- mental Quality Board for 'an as- sessment of the effects of a pro- : posed experimental increase in air traffic over Highland Park. Bearing 125 signatures, the re- quest was filed by the St. Paul Air- port Noise Coalition, until recently known as Highland Airport Noise Coalition. Only 25 signatures are required for a legitimate petition.. It asks that the agency require the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion to prepare an environmental assessment worksheet before changing airport traffic patterns. The Metropolitan Sound Abate- ment Council recently -recom- mended that the MAC conduct a six-month study of a traffic disper- sal plan that would reduce air traf- fic over South Minneapolis and in- crease it over Highland Park. That part of Minneapolis gets about 40 percent of all the airplanes taking •off or landing at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport. St. Paul's Highland Park gets about.1 percent. During the six-month study peri- _ od, the traffic over St. Paul is ex- pected to jump to as high as 10 per- cent of the total, or 8 to 10 times the present number. ' The plan would result in a corresponding re- duction of air noise over Minneapo- lis, proponents of the plan say, from 40 percent down to 'about 20 percent to 30 percent. The Environmental Quality Board will likely refer the petition to the MAC, but it cannot require that the airport group, conduct the assessment, said Greg Downing, environmental review coordinator for the board. "The MAC would have the sole authority to decide," he said. Downing added that the purpose. of the assessment wouldbe to help decide if a complete environmen- tal impact study should be con- ducted. An assessment would take two to three months, while an envi- ronmental impact study could take up to a year. • If the MAC declines to conduct the requested environmental as- sessment, the St. Paul group plans to "file anaction in state district court and seek judicial review of their refusal to conduct the EAW," said Chuck Cathcart, St: Paul Air- port Noise Coalition co-chairman. Cathcart said the group has little. money, but several attorneys have volunteered their services. • • 4.,e 2 suburbs. seek peace fromdin of airport By Michele. Cook Staff Writer City officials of Mendota Heights - and Eagan thought- they had the airport noise problem whipped back in the 1970s. They zoned a three-mile patch of land between them for commercial and industri- al use, and Federal Aviation Ad- ' ministration officials agreed to keep planes over the .area and away from houses. Butthe plan quit working shortly after .the federal _government stopped regulating airlines eight years ago, and air traffic surged at Minneapolis -St. Paul. International Airport. ; Planes now routinely fly outside the corridor, and residents of • Eagan. and Mendota Heights are among the most frequent callers to the airport's noise complaints hot 'line. Tonight, the city councils of Eagan' and Mendota • Heights will meet at their respective city halls • and try, after five months of study, • to recommend new 'boundaries 'in' ;., the sky -for air traffic. controllers to follow. , ;; t i; • e, aria c:l = Whether •the:rcominunities can s ,agree on -a -plan is, at issue.'. If they don't; --=Eagan --Mayor-- Vic -Ellison .predicts everyone will lose. "I'm convinced if we speak with split voices, we'll continue to have w planes all over -the- map," --.Ellison :Said. "United we stand, divided we. fall." At a joint meeting between- the two councils last week, city- offi- cials were at odds over new bound- aries, with Mendota Heights offi- cials repeatedly arguing that they would absorb more noise than Eagan under the two options being • considered. 'Please see Airport%2B ' Z s.nfl .pVaO 1114' V1 LW! 1' 1 COC1 oaA plans to veto the new design by Fre IGI for a shopping center on the Nicoll The Minneapolis City Council on Frith;..'apprth a the design, which would cove mall and would require a tunnel on 10 • approval was two votes short of the nine 'needed to override a veto. Fraser said he will announce his veto' a detailed explanation. "I think the current design is not in th Girl's family; preserves right to sue for drowning Lawyers for the family of Ziniki. Rutledge have filed a notice of claim against the St., Paul School District to preserve the right to sue the district for the child's March 5 drowning death. Jeff Lalla, the school district's lawyer, said Monday that the ac- tion is routine in accident cases and does not necessarily mean rel atives intend to sue. It merely pro- tects their right to do so. "This is a routine precondition of a lawsuit, but whether they intend to start a lawsuit, I don't know," Lalla said. The family's attorney, Michael Swor, declined to comment. ' The 10-year-old girl drowned during a supervised . swimming class she attended with 27 other students at Cherokee Heights Ele- mentary School. It was her second swimming class. The district's in- vestigation into the accident .con- cluded that there was no negli- gence involved. Instead, there was what Superin- tendent David Bennett called a "conspiracy of circumstance" that allowed the child to somehow move from shallow water into the deep end before the two teachers could rescue her. St0 Paul Airport/ 2 suburbs seek noise relief Continued from Page 1B "We'll take our fair share of the airport noise, but don't unduly bur- den us," Mendota . Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto said. - - The question of how to reduce noise when an airport has no legal authority to 'regulate traffic has caused tension between the two communities. At times, it has caused them to forget who the real enemy is, officials say. - "Eagan is not causing Mendota Heights' noise anymore more than Mendota Heights is causing Eagan's noise," said Eagan admin- istrative assistant Jon Hohenstein. "Noise is occurring because of the airport." While they are under no obliga- tion to do so, Federal Aviation Ad- ministration officials have partici- pated in the five -month study, just,. as they have studies to reduce noise over south Minneapolis, Bliomington and Richfield. 66 If we speak with split voices, we'll have planes all over the map. 9 Vic Ellison Eagan mayor While they say they will try to stay within the new boundaries, they make no promises, primarily because winds can cause a plane to drift 'off its designated heading, or course. Still, "It's a lot better to have a. procedure that the tower can at least try to follow," said Steve Vec- chi, director of noise abatement for the airport's manager, the Metro- politan Airports Commission. The commission funded the study by the two communities and the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound eon e e-✓►/ 2-71- Abatement Council, a study group for the commission. From the beginning, the aim has been to establish a .northern bound- ary for planes heading over Eagan and Mendota Heights, which was not done when the cities zoned the corridor between them, Vecchi said. Before deregulation, air traffic was such that only one of the air- port's two parallel runways needed. to be used at a time, and planes could be directed straight off the runway and through the corridor. But when air traffic boomed sev- eral years ago, and the federal government imposed a 15-degree separation requirement between airplanes for safety reasons, it be- came nearly impossible for planes to stay over the corridor, said Dick Peterson, an FAA manager. "You've got a corridor that's barely:15 degrees wide so it's real- ly a case of like trying to put 10 pounds of flour in a 5-pounddbag," Hohenstein said. 'Complicating matters further, the earth's natural movement throws the headings the tower uses off track about three -tenths of a degree each year. Mendota Heights officials say the boundary options don't adequately take this phenom- enon into account, and that over time, air traffic will shift farther north into their neighborhoods. The tower makes adjustments in • its headings every nine or 10 years, after the earth's . movement has caused a heading to shift about three degrees. Some Mendota Heights- officials would like to see the tower adjust the headings so' planes are moved a couple of de- grees to the south... But Eagan officials rejected that idea at the joint meeting, saying that the agreement in the 1970s was that planes would not fly south of Runway 11R, the southern par- allel runway. • ;sin r, n:DouglasfCounty V' ,Monday for- an- ng since a Friday is involved in the .0:30 p.m. Friday my Road• 8; eight . t, whomay have fd away from the ff g to Sheriff Ter.: st's glasses 'were man may have ailed' to find evi- The search area sloughs. So far, inteers, people on rs of the Civil Air • red lineman and Minneapolis, had been scheduled for a contempt of court hearing Monday. But his attorney,;;Phillip, Resnick, offered last-minute :settlement, which the judge accepted and. signed.. • Under the judge's order, Appleman must ,employ 2 a-y rpioperty manager ,to `maintain complete control": over:, lus and are suing Appreman m Hennepin ua ca w a 11 1c W ;, cull! L 111 Cl;CUCLI W . County. Six other • lawsuits in Ramsey Lindberg also 'said the Minne to Leg County have been settled. • .islature ought to consider, changing• 4Jie The. judge- began' investigating Apple- law allowing conciliation court cases to • man's legal tactics?after •they were ex- - be , dismissed : automatically- if a,,diistrict posed by the St.- Paul Pioneer Press court lawsuit is filed. Dispatch last -December. The.Minnesota •"Clearly,. it can be abused,". the judge;. Attorney.General's office ,also.; is' investi—said zing set on proposed Hinckley- incinerator 'By Ben'Chanco Staff Writer: .. • • A public meeting to .discuss a proposal to build a multimillion -dollar hazardous waste. incinerator:in Hinckley is expected • to attract a large crowd to the small Min- ... nesota; town's'high school on Saturday. The subject of the meeting will be an incinerator project proposed by Industri-.' al Waste Conversion Corp., a subsidiary • of American Hoist and Derrick Co. of St. - Paul. . The 10 a.m. meeting will be at the high school gym for the 900-some residents of the town on Interstate-35 about 70 miles north of the Twin Cities. Loren Paripovich, president . of Indus - _trial .Waste Conversion, said ,the incinera- tor will cost $30 millionto $35 million to. • build and will employ at least 50 people.' don't fullyunderstand; but if the incinera- It would be the second such facility in the state. . Philip Fagerstrom, a Hinckley council member, said the project has attracted a lot of controversy. "But most of 'the concerns for and against have been ` brought up without tor operates out of compliance, the state will shut it down. j "We're not going to invest $30 million to $35 million without doing it in an envi- ronmentally. sound way," Paripovich Fagerstrom'said a hearing by the coun- cil is scheduled.next Tuesday, when a de - knowledge," said Fagerstrom, who rec- cision could be made on whether Hinck- ommended that residents attend the Sat- . ' ley should go ahead with the incinerator. urday meeting to learn the facts. "Someone came along and proposed Paripovich agreed that people who tru- `the incinerator, and we would have been ly want to know what the incinerator will remiss% if we did not look at it," Fager-. be like should attend the meeting, which Strom said of the council's 'actions. "But will provide an opportunity for questions. some have admonished us for looking at . "It will dispel notions of problems that it." - - ' might occur," he said. Wallace Guptill, a resident of Hinckley Paripovich said it was normal for peo-Township and a former Hinckley council ple to be concerned abut something they Please see Proje3et/5B A' Corridor still stumbling block By Gary Gunderson Eagan's and Mendota Heights' city councils are seek- ing an agreement on where planes should fly between the cities during peak traffic hours. But so far, the two groups have only agreed to disagree. Eagan's forces believe the southern corridor boundary should be between a straight line off the southern runway and five degrees north. Mendota Heights officials believe the boundary should run five degrees south of the southern runway. Both plans call for the northern boundary to be 15 degrees north of the southern boundary. Federal Aviation Administra- tion rules mandate that planes departing simultaneously on parallel runways must divert at 15-degree angles to avoid mid- air collisions. Often planes fly over residential areas during this maneuver because the cur- rent corridor, zoned commercial when traffic was lighter, is too small. Eagan officials disagree with Mendota Heights' ideas on where the southern boundary should lie, saying it would put too much traffic and noise over the community. Jon Hohenstein, Eagan assis- tant administrator, said Men- dota Heights' proposal would shelter residential neighborhoods in that communi- ty from plane noise during non - peak hours. Parts of Eagan, especially Country Home Heights and Highview Acres, would be affected by airplane noise from departing and incom- ing planes, he said. "On an apple -to -apple basis, Eagan neighborhoods are im- pacted more than Mendota Heights neighborhoods. It would get so far from Mendota Heights during peak hours that it's une- Corridor: To next page 1732 al education, 432-4824 i n, 431-6175 d rehabilitation, 452-5724 /tribute, 454-2626 airperson, 452-2521 1 chair, 452-2541 residential chair, 432-7688 "I didn't want to die. But now that I've been through this, if something further should hap- pen, I'm ready to accept it." Erickson credits her religious faith for the ability to work Erickson serves as the Rita chairperson for Dakota Central County's unit of the American Cancer Society. She is often the first contact for people asking, for help. Volunteers are needed for many programs in the area. A variety of activities are available and volunteer posi- tions are tailored to each person's interests and schedule, Erickson said. Anyone interested in more in- formation about the group's ac- tivities in Eagan should call Erickson, 456-8250, days: 454-5589, evenings. Arbor Day takes root in Quarry Park By S. Maus Bettenga Trees scheduled to be planted at Quarry Park on Saturday will be a small percentage of all the trees planted in the city this year. Arbor Day organizers hope the symbolic event will spur residents to start their own tree planting traditions. A 10-acre park near Coachman and Yankee Doo- dle roads, Quarry Park has few native trees, said Tom Schuster, city forester. Bet- ween 60 and 70 trees will be planted Saturday by residents who volunteered for the pro- ject. The Parks Department will provide trees and tools needed for planting. Those interested in helping should call the Parks and Recreation Depart- ment, 454-8100, to register. Eagan's Arbor Day ac- tivities begin at 10 a.m. with a proclamation by Mayor Vic Ellision. Mike Fairbourne of WCCO-TV will be the keynote speaker. Seedlings and door prizes will be given away and Woodsy the Owl will be on hand with balloons. Coffee, donuts and lunch will be pro- vided for all volunteers. Corridor: Councils can't reach agreement From previous page quitable. In a perfect world, both cities would have probably wish- ed they had set aside more area for the corridor. But in the real world you have to give up a bit of what you want. "It's a -little' frustrating because I thought we were close (to an agreement). I don't want a fight because everyone would lose. I want to get a rational decision." Eagan Mayor Vic Ellison had harsh words for Mendota Heights' plan. "It'•s unaccep- table to push noise farther south into Eagan. , (Mendota Heights' plan), would push planes over neighborhoods which have never been flown over before. It's an irresponsible proposal." Mendota Heights' Mayor Charles Mertensotto said he believes his city's proposal would result in a fair agreement, and discounts Eagan's claims that -it would receive. -an inor- dinate arnount of noise. "I, think it would produce an even situation. We've been get- ting an unfair shake:Eagan says their proposal is the historic cor- ridor, but things have changed in the last 20 years." Metropolitan Airport Commis- sion and Metropolitan Airport Sound Abatement_ Council of- ficials have not set a deadline for a corridor agreement between the cities, said Joan Vandersloot, a secretary for MASAC. "But we expect them to reach an agreement in a timely manner." - Mertensotto and Ellison agree that reaching' an agreement on corridor boundaries.: is impor- tant. Also, both mayors agree it may be difficult for city officials to reach a consensus. "If both communities stand pat," Mertensotto said, "there will be no agreement. ButI think we have a good case." Said Ellison: "It's unfortunate they (Mendota Heights) don't see the importance of speaking together with .a more united voice. -Other, more united com- . munities, could try to push more traffic toward us. It also•could allow . MASAC. and MAC to set (corridor) borders where they want. We'll have very little say to where the airplanes will fly." roborating physical evidence, as a rule, no charges can be brought," he said - Because he believes crimes were committed in this par- ticular case, which-involved`:a' girl -with learning disabilities, evidence gathered will remain in police files_ for at least seven years, Jeska said. Eagan's increase in child abuse reports mirrors Dakota County; which saw a 27 percent; increase incaseloads between •1986 and 1987:, said Patrick such as assault and other crimes against people, keeps him busy and always on the phone. If the current rate of cases holds up, there will be more than 200 child abuse complaints in Eagan this year, more than the ' 162 complaints from 1987, Jeska said. 'County child protection ' workers are also busy with abuse cases, said Patrick Coyne, manager of child and family ser- vices. In March, there were 120 complaints that had to be in - undetected. As Eagan's population grows, the number of child abuse cases will probably also continue to rise, Jeska said. A side effect of abuse or neglect crimes is abus- ed children may be more likely to become the criminals or abusers of tomorrow, he said. "In my opinion, some of the problem children have been abused, and they turn into delin- quents," he said. "It's a vicious cycle, a Catch-22." Did you know.'.. that more than one-third of all senior citizens volunteer? Volunteers Move Minnesota , YOU CAN TOO! Call 612/296-4731 or 800/652-9747. Average Daily Noise Energy 125.4 125.2 125.0 124.8 124.6 124.4 124.2 124.0 YEAR MONTH AIRCRAFT NOISE INDEX -APRIL 1988 AfERAGE DAILY NOISE ENERGY Average Day Noise Energy(AARE)tsateider that was developed by oily, County and inetropolitanagendas, kiiju 1p the Minnesota PAN* on ControlAperiw, do Metr4po en Cotm'i, the City of Minneapolis, and MAC. The monthly AONf;ts aradated from scheduled *fine tames and twangs and tom operations of hgigld, Clatter and gene* aviation airtaaR. t Haters into account the number alRigaope o*andthetyposdairaaftNed The mo t#yNNE is calculated at the begiafat Ole month from the *dinhes'schedrelesaodthen checked at the end ether month against actual operations. A small change ihthe AO* level pro:hie s a much larger percentage change 0 actual nose energy MAC Noise Reduction April 1988 Goals A Report to tbe Public from tbe Cba'rman of the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Noise generated by aircraft at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport is at the lowest level in four years this month. Average Daily Noise Energy this month is estimated to be about 26 percent below the peak level reached in August 1986, based on published airline schedules. That is lower than in March and is the lowest level since early 1984. The unusually low level this month is the result of a seasonal lull in airline schedules. Winter vacation flights have been suspended. Summer vacation flights have not yet begun. In addition, many of the airlines serving the Twin Cities continue their commitment to operate quieter Stage 3 aircraft at the airport. As we have said before, the MAC is committed to redistributing noise more equitably among affected communities as well as reducing overall noise. A public hearing will be held next month on a proposed project that will provide some noise relief for residents of South Minneapolis and North Richfield —the extension of Runway 4/22 by 2,750 feet to the southwest. This project will not increase the amount of air traffic at MSP. It will permit air traffic controllers to use Runway 4/22 more often and increase the airport's ability to provide international service to Europe and eventually to Asia. Runway 4/22 is oriented northeast -southwest. As the map indi- cates. the runway intersects both parallel runways. which are oriented northwest -southeast. The sharp increase in scheduled airline flights in recent years has made it very difficult to use Runway 4/22 because of the two intersec- nons. In order to accommodate large numbers of aircraft as efficiently as possible, air traffic controllers have relied primarily on the two par- allel runways. As a result, most aircraft fly over South Minneapolis and North Richfield or over the Eagan -Mendota Heights commercial -industrial corridor. Extending Runway 4/22 to the southwest will permit aircraft to use that runway without crossing Runway 111/29R. Takeoffs on Runway 22 may then occur independently of Runway 1I1/29R. Typically. this will be in off-peak hours, depending on winds and other weather conditions. The parallel runways still will handle most of the air traffic. Aircraft taking off on Runway 22 would follow one of four flight tracks shown on the map —two of which correspond to the largely com- mercial areas along and east of Cedar Ave. A final draft environmental assessment on the Runway 4/22 exten- sion has been completed and is available for public review in city offices and public libraries of communities surrounding the airport and at the MAC headquarters. 6040 28th Ave. S.. Minneapolis. A summary of the assessment may be obtained by writing the MAC at the same address. zip code 55450. - The public hearing on the proposed runway extension will be held on May 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at Palley View Elementary School. 88th St. and 3rd Ave. S., Bloomington. Members of the public may submit let- ters for the record or provide oral testimony. Contact MAC headquarters (726-1892) for more information. '14(0 Harold W. Greenwood Jr. Chairman Metmpolitan Airports Commission MAIL TO: I -Minnesota Suburban Newspapers 7401 Bush Lake Road. Edina, MN 55435 -ATTN: CIRCULATION Phone aean-S-1M University. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Theroux, whose parents are Maurice and Eileen Theroux of Eagan,- recently reported for duty aboard the aircraft carrier • Install a Space -Gard air cleaner in your heating and cooling system and enjoy atleaner. more comfortable' home immediately. Space -Gard is designed to beccime.more efficienif the more you use it. 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Meeting jointly at Metropolitan Airport Commission headquarters in south Min- neapolis, council members and represen- tatives of airport administration discuss.. ed possible corridor boundaries; with in- put from about 20 citizens. • The meeting•was only discussion and any final decisions on corridor boun- daries would -have to be approved at of ficial council meetings, said Evan Fut- terman, . a consultant on airport opera- ::tions:"If no progress is made by the time th .e Metropolitan Airport Sound .Abate- _ meet: Council meets 'in late, April, that, = •: body may set a.deadline for the two cities - to •reach an agreement, he said. • Eagan officials. presented a proposal which would call for main flight paths to be moved in small increments for five -years, . after which flight paths would return to the base and the process repeated. T • After hearing this idea, • Mendota Heights council members held a brief, conference in a separate room. Upon returning, they said they would consider the proposal at a April council meeting. • Defining new corridor parameters is a key issue because old land -use plans ,were devised when air traffic was much lighter, said Jon • Hohenstein, Eagan assistant administrator. Corridor boun- daries are stretched during heavy traffic periods because federal -regulations call for planes• departing simultaneously on parallel runways to turn away from each other at 15-degree angles to avoid mid -air collisions. The required turns and other factors, such as wind andairplane speed, • can cause planes to drift off main flight paths and over residential areas, said Dick Petersen, airport traffic manager. Hubbing, a technique which: brings pasengers to centralized airports to make connecting flights, is generally blamed for heavier plane traffic, Hohens- tein said. When traffic was lighter, planes generally departed singularly from the runways and stayed within the corridor. Dave Gustafson, Eagan City Council member, urged the councils to reach some sort of agreement soon and. make opinions known to MAC and MASAC of- ficials. "The planes are going to -fly where they want to fly. I think we need an agreement so we can become a squeaky wheel and achieve the best results we can." But Mendota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto wants to cut a better deal for his city than is being offered by Eagan. "Wedon't gain anything. All I'm looking for is a fair shake. I don't want to lead our people down the primrose path." ico, a "paycation." r The 5-year-old had never known her parents, Tim and Sue, to get away from home, work, family demands, and she wasn't sure what to call the week in the sun. Sue Fedorko said the name has stuck. The family has paid dearly since Feb. 19 when the couple returned home to find its mobile home was destroyed in a fire. This weekend, neighbors at Rambush .Estates gathered to sponsor a garage sale and raffle to raise money for the family. It was just one of the efforts made by the community to help the family, Sue Fedorko said. "We've gotten a lot of support from a. lot of people, people I don't really know," she said. Rec center fees disputed The Apple Valley City Council chose not to deal with a fee schedule for its new $2 million community center, but that's not .likely to untrack the new building's grand opening set for April 9. Submitted by Randy Johnson, acting director of the Parks and Recreation Department, the rent rates were opposed by Coun-. cilmember Barbara Savanick as being arbitrary, and the council tabled the issue for informal discussion. among 39 applicants, eight o whom were interviewed for the position. He was chosen by the staff from the cities of Burnsville and Eagan, and the members of the., Burnsville -Eagan Cable Communications Commission. Reardon will replace Ralph Campbell who resigned Sept. 1, 1987, to take a position in Edina. Reardon has a bachelor -of arts degree from the University of Minnesota, with a major in political science. He is also a graduate of the radio -television broadcast program at Brown In- stitute. -pant mediation and site acquisi- tion. -He also served as the direc- tor of the Farmington Redevelopment Task Force and as the director of the Stillwater Main Street Project. Reardon has experience as a cablecast producer on the Burns- ville -Eagan system, including work on the Eagan City Council -and cable commission meetings, and the- game play-by-play for various local youth sports. . . The cable coordinator is a joint employee of the cities of Burns- ville and Eagan. In this role, Reardon will serve as a liaison mmistrative support to th com- `1 mission, a body that oversees im; plementation of the cable fran- chise 'and advises the city coun- cils of the two cities on cable issues and policies. - On a daily basis, Reardon will monitor the activities of the cable company, and respond to the cable inquiries and concerns of Burnsville and Eagan residents.• Reardon will be working in an office in the Eagan City Hall, 3830 Pilot Knob. Road. He will begin his full-time duties April 4, and may be reached at 454-8100. C (B 432- ed;I - clo gro 7:3 A B APT. no -W sm 7: Ch Ch Ap a$an ,Chamber of .Commerce report: 3/7 /?�f Airport location valuable (e= to local economy . business •By BRENDA GUDERIAN Moving the Minneapolis -St. • Paul International Airport would; ' be expensive and probably un- necessary, as far as the Eagan , Chamber of Commerce is con- cerned. . The $8 billion-$15 billion • re- quired tobuild a -new airport could probably be put to better use; the chamber further states, - - adding that capacity projections should. be studied critically. , These views are detailed in a • chamber report on airport issues such as capacity, noise and eco- nomic impact.. The report re- ' fleets the views of at least 152 c chamber members who respond- - ed to a chamber survey, accord-. ing to Daniel A. Aberg, chamber - executive .director. Chamber members. decided to - - write a report after a -suggestion. from Will Viitala, a member of the Airport Adequacy Study Com- mission. Viitala made'the`sugges tion as -part of_a presentation last' summer to the Eagan-Commun, • ity Development Committee. Viitala remarked that the airport , committee had. heard only, from those. opposed to the airport • noise, not the, business commun ity. - The report says that•relocating the airport "would have a severe s • . detrimental economic impact -on• our city .and all the surrounding communities:" It.points to a num- ber of firms headquartered in Eagan because of the proximity to the airport; including North- west Airlines, Unisys• and Cray Research; which is developing in Eagan. Also important are the se- cond tier of businesses associated . with airlines, such as . hotels, • freight forwarders and the food service industry. • Northwest .Airlines employs about 600 persons in Eagan and • northern -Dakota County; . Cray will initially employ another 500 persons, with total employment expected to reach 1,000, and Uni• - sys in- Eagan employs about 5,000. Additionally,- the second - tier businesses employ about 600- ' 700 in the area. The -location of the -airport was • also, important to the businesses of 70 percent of those surveyed. The chamber report; also cau-- tions against spending large amounts of money to solve a capacity. problem that may not exist in 15. to *years. Current • forecasts of capacity overloads at 'the airport may not -be accurate, because of changing dernograph ics, according to Aberg. • • "Baby boomers put a strain on • all services;" Aberg said,.adding that in' .10-20 years that demand-• might notbe there. Other factors may also alter the demand for airline services: The report cites fuel prices as one factor.- • Airline deregulation is still too new to know its effects on the in • - dustry, the report said. One of the aspects of deregulation is "hubb= ing,"-or trafficking planes to cen- tral locations. Those central -loca- tions, which include Minneapolis - St. Paul, .are under tremendous - pressure, according to -the cham- . ber• report. The.chamber's'posi-: tion is that hubbing has not work- ed, and for that, reason may not be a factor in future• use. "Fare. wars," another aspect of deregu- lation, also appear to be declin- ing, the report notes: ' Some possible solutions or sug- gestions are made: • ' . ' *Follow the' example. of the - New York Airport Commission, which made an auxiliary airport location in Newburg, N.Y.,. for;. small and corporate aircraft and; implemented an_ effective trans- portation system serving the ter- minal; *Build a smaller runway par- allel to Runway 11-29 and a re- mote terminal adjacent to it; *Examine the possibility of ex- panding the current facility be- yond the Crosstown (Highway 62) a or Cedar Avenue boundaries. Al- though this would be costly and require legislative action, the re- port said the money would be sav- ed and the problem of finding. • satisfactory land would be solv- ed. _ The report also examined- the noise issue. It encouraged mone- tary incentives for airlines to re- place Stage II aircraft sooner with the quieter Stage III air- craft. It further suggests passing -- legislation to halt the production, - certification and use of Stage.Il aircraft. . Although Rosemount has' been discussed as a site to build a new airport, the Rosemount Chamber of Commerce has not yettaken a • stand on the issue, according to Rosemount Chamber. •of Com- merce President Reid . Hansen. The Eagan report may be read by the Rosemount chamber; but it is unlikely - that official response will be made, Hansen said. • The Eagan chamber report was put together by Aberg; Kirk • Duholm, of Shela'rd State Bank; and. Jon 'Hohenstein, ,Eagan ad- - - ministrative assistant.. The re- port was sent Feb. '29.to Joseph- ine Nunn, chairwoman of the Air- -;port Adequacy Study Committee. (tr,s . ra nice. • II 4 des., FWD. All priced to move fast From $856 '86 Nissan 200 SX XE. 1 owner fresh trode wlonly 18,000 miles. 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But in the future, every capital project financed by bonding would be subject to such studies, which can be expensive and time -con- • suin ng. MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel said preparing the en- vironmental statements for every project is unworkable and unrea- sonable. The requirement for impact statements was tacked onto the i'ii ii ii u'i SESSION '88 MAC bonding bill in the House Metropolitan • Affairs . Committee on a 12-10 vote late Wednesday. The bill was sent to the House floor, where MAC's lobbying forces are expected to fight hard against the environmental requirement. The . move to require impact statements brought together legis- lators from neighborhoods in St. Paul and Minneapolis that have beenwarring over airport noise re- cently. Rep.. Howard Orenstein, DFL-St. Paul, and Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL-Minneapolis, represent areas that have fought loudly over a MAC experiment that would shift more flights over Orenstein's High- land Park neighborhood and away from the South Minneapolis neigh- borhoods of Wagenius and Rep. Wes Skogland, another Minneapolis DFLer. "For the first time," .Wagenius said, "we're asking MAC to look at the noise impact of adding to struc- tures or building new ones ... I. think this will allow MAC to make better decisions because they will. know the ramifications of what they're doing." Orenstein said the bill requires the airports commission to look at noise impacts of new construction in the short term. He said it also forces MAC to consider whetherit is wise to expand a facility that may or may not be needed in the future if a new airport is built. Rep. Tom Osthoff, DFL-St. Paul and chairman of the Metropolitan Affairs Committee, argued that the impact statements could delay air- port projects for up to a decade. The cost will, be a lot of important jobs that the $150 million in con- struction would create, he said. "Representatives Wagenius and Skogland ought to be anointed in their districts by the people who. Friday, March 11, 1888 are opposed to the noise," Osthoff said. "It is a major victory for them." MAC's lobbying forces already were moving quickly to control the damage Thursday, with commis- sion representatives and Hamiel calling legislators in search of sup- port. •Hamiel made it clear he thinks an environmental impact state- ment for every'project is unreason- able. The airports commission must already meet stringent feder- al environmental standards, and an airport ..master plan currently being updated attempts to forecast the impact of future projects. An environmental assessment of. plans to expand a runway at the. airport recently cost MAC $220,000, Hamiel ' said. Environ- mental impact statements are even more costly, and a long series of them would send the commis- sion searching for ways to finance, improvements other than bondin St. Pats! Pioneer Press Dispatch 5 singer, dies til she became ill two weeks ago, according to a daughter-in-law, Karen DeLong. She was on the board of the Anoka Community Concert Association and was ac- tive in the PEO Club, the Schubert Club and other community groups. She was still giving voice lessons when she became ill. Her husband said the Anoka Community Concert Association has established a foundation in her name. He said that was appropri- ate "because her life has been de- voted to helping others." In addition to her husband, De - Long is survived by three sons, Pe- ter, of Fullerton, Calif., Douglas and Craig, both of Anoka; a brother, Lloyd Wagner, of Marion, S.D.; two sisters, Dorothy Millican, of Richfield, Ohio, and Grace Jen- kins, of Tulsa, Okla., and 10 grand- norial service will be at 2 urday in The Church of Valltsm- F 3t Judge drops ex -Cambridge workers' suit By Virginia Rybin Staff Writer A Ramsey County judge Wednes- day,dismissed a lawsuit brought by two former Cambridge State Hos- pital employees, who said' their civil rights were violated in an in- vestigation of allegations that proved groundless. Julia Taube, a group supervisor, and Kristen Emly, a behavior ana- lyst, were suspended; in the sum- mer of 1984 while officials investi- gated 'reports that Taube might have sexually abused a patient, and Emly might have sexually ha- rassed a co-worker who observed the incident involving Taube. The suspensions were lifted after it was determined there was no ba- sis for the reports, according to a., memorandum by Ramsey County District Judge Gordon Shumaker, who made Wednesday's ruling. But, he added, Taube was demoted for alleged mismanagement, and Emly was reassigned., • Later, Shumaker said, Taube agreed to resign, and Emly also quit after initially agreeing to a leave of absence. Emly and Taube sued the state of Minnesota, administrators of the state hospital and Local 390 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which represents some employees of the hospital but not the two women. Theyalleged deprivation of their constitutional rights,' breach of contract, misrepresentation, defa- mation, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In his ruling, Shumaker said a document submitted by the women "is so devoid of factually based dates, places, identities and partic- ular acts, and so fraught with mere allegations and conclusions, and is so replete with interpretations of alleged conduct, rather than con- crete facts" that he felt dismissal was warranted. Denis R. Vogel, attorney for Emly and Taube, said he had not seen Shumaker's opinion . Funeral notices Acosta Jo Ann (nee Hendrix), Mar. , 8, age 47, formerly of So. St. Paul. Funeral post- poned. Complete notice to • follow later. Arr. SOUTH - Gallup Estelle A., age 88; of St: Paul's East Side, formerly of New Jersey. Survived by 2 sons, James W., St. Paul, Edward F., Houston, TX; 7 Lundquist Christine of St. Paul, age 83, on Mar: 10. Mother of Ken, Bloomington, Doris Osowski, Cottage Grove; 3 grandchildren, Paul, Susan, Schnoor Gail G., Avon rep. for more than 30 years. Sur- vived by husband, Ray- mond; 4 daughters, 2 sons, 19 grandchildren, 9 great Witt Marie H. (nee Kohiman) age 88,'of St. Paul. Preced- ed in death by Husband Frank J. Witt. ?:.other of Donald F. & his Wife Mar- .. k Wife By Laurie Blake and Jim Dawson Staff Writers Despite residents' uproar, plane noise still a problem /fo They roll down the runways with engines open full bore — jumbo jets, corporate jets, commuter jets, all pushing for the speed necessary to lift tons of metal and people off the ground. . Within seconds they cross airport boundaries, flying low and loud overhouses in south Minneapolis and other parts of the metropolitan area, 500 a day, roaring over the heads of thousands of people. The high-pitched whine of the jet turbines and the low roar of the exhaust rattle windows and nerves in the neighborhoods below. ' An additional 500 planes land at the 'airport each clay, their engines a • little quieter but still annoying to :those below their long, low approaches to the airport. 'Life near the Minneapolis -St. Paul 'International Airport is noisy. And in the face of forecasts saying it ■ On sunny summer evenings, one south Minneapolis family abandons the outdoors because of airplane noise. ■ How some other airports address jet noise. Page 6A. will get noisier, residents are pushing harder than ever for relief. Tlie, problem of controlling airport noise is tangled in a host of economic and safety,issues. Further, officials have shown an unwillingness to challenge federal agencies and the airlines • • aggressively on behalf of the public. For example, planes at the • Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport routinely violate noise . regulations of the Minnesota • . Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), but the •MPCA has not taken on the airlines or the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) on the issue. - Staff Photo by Rob Levine Noise continued on page 6A Jim Walker of 5837 Elliot Av. S. watched a plane preparing to land. For:family and friends, tirne doesn't ease tragedy of Beloit boys slaying . By Paul McEnroe ' 'Staff Writer Beloit, Wis. The blood of his grandson was shed in the garden, and ever since that hot July night, Larry Wilson has let a bountiful crop rot on the ground. "Every time we try to, go in .the garden, he's there in our mind and we see him," Wilson said. "We'll nev- er get over the *hurt and we'll just old Anthony Darnell Wilson .was never be able to forget." killed, allegedly by three neighbor- hood children who are 11, 12 and 14 He paused. and shrugged. "Not ever. years old. You work hard and try to forget by `,keeping busy, but the minute you get The boy died of a brain injury after home, there it is. The garden. It . an unknown weapon pierced the hurts every time I see it. I can't back of his skull. After he was killed explain it — why It happened to his body was mutilated with large Anthony. Nobody can forget this." knives. It happened late at night.' His It was a month ago today that 9-year- Beloit continued on page 4A • Almanac Monday, August 26; 1985 ' • 238th day; 127 to go this year • Sunrise: 6:28. Sunset: 8:02 Today's weather/ A sunny return Yes, summer is expected to return to- day with a high in the upper 7Qs, sun- ny skies and a southerly breeze. To- night the low will b ' in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Tuesday should be sunny and pleasant, too, with a high around 80. 'Index:/. Because of production consider- . ations, there is no . B section today. ,_Metro and state•news is in the -A sec- tion. ' Business 1-10M Calendar • .12A Comics • 4,5C Corrections 3A • Crossword 18D Classified ads Editorial 10,11A Obituaries 11D Theaters 8C TV, Radio • 6,7C Weather 14A• 11-18D tried to reach sanctuary in East Ger- many. ' • The •spy suspects, 'including some other Bonn secretaries, have been placed under close watch in case 'they try to leave West Germany.. Se- curity experts expected more ar- rests. = As Chancellor Helmut Kohl's govern-• Spies continued on page 4A. TO our readers . Effective Monday, Aug. 26, 1985, the price for home ' delivery of the metro edition of the Monday through Saturday Minneapolis Star and Tribune will be $1.40 per week . , if delivered by a foot carrier or car route carrier, and $1.55 per week if delivered to a tube by a motor route carrier. For daily home delivery customers who pay the main Minneapolis Star and Tribune office for their newspaper delivery, the new price will not be effective until the start of the -' next billing period. • The is the first change iri the . price for daily home delivery since 1982. During those 31/2 years, we have made significant improvements in the ' quality of the newspaper. We •' also have experienced substantial increases in our operating expenses during this -period. - We appreciate the support of ourreaders and we will continue to work hard to merit' it in the future. 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The County Board, meeting as the Physical -Development Committee, approved an anti - airport relocation and anti- landbanking position, despite. the requests from Eagan and Mendota Heights officials to hold off on taking a stand. The board's vote, 6-1, came - after a lengthy staff presenta- tion on the pros and cons of airport relocation and expan- sion of the existing airport. Commissioner Patrice Bataglia cast the dissenting vote. Bataglia agreed with city 'of- ficials in her district who said there'd be no harm in holding off on taking a position for a couple more months when all information would be avail- able. _ "Do we want to be first and do we want to be out front ... when there are two very short months to draw a finality to a - six -year process?" Bataglia asked board members. Eagan Mayor Tom Egan said that by waiting until December or January, the board would have the benefit of looking at the environmental impact statement and other •informa- 064. 4-' tion. - In addition, he said, all of the ' cities in Dakota County will most likely have taken a stand on the issue by then. Right now • only • Rosemount, ' Hastings, Farmington and the townships.. (See Airport, p.13A) atroags, new ..a-Lr design & exterior appearance, new easy out roller seats. #75018 giber' •!t INTREPIDS 3.3 Itr., auto., air, 16" wheels, fog lamps, power (win- dows, locks, mirrors), AM/FM Cassette, tilt, cruise, dual airbags, rear defrost, floor '96 STRATUS DOHC, 16 valve eng., air, auto., tilt, cruise, power (locks, win- dows), dual airbags, AM/FM Cassette. #67001 Group fishes for pier p.6A THIS WEEK NEWSPAPERS Volume 8, No. 21 Three Sections July 20, 1987 Section A THREE SEC News • Sports • Gener. Real Estate Section 72 Classified Section EAG) No short-term fix for aircraft noise problems By CAMERON BACHMEIER Aircraft noise, as most Eagan residents can testify, has long been a problem for the city of Eagan. Just ,as it would be im- possible to ignore the rumbling and sometimes thunderous roar of aircraft within the city of Eagan so it is impossible to ig- nore the problem of noise and the way that it can affect a commun- ity. An insidious problem, noise pollution increased dramatically with the advent of airline deregu- lation in the late '70s. Airports became more saturated in traffic and noise -related problems be- came worse. And, although much has been done to manage the noise levels in Eagan and at- tempts to solve the problems have been enacted by both local and federal government, it has become clear that the only thing certain about the noise problem is that it is getting worse. In 1969 the Metropolitan Air- craft Sound Abatement Council (MASAC) was formed to handle complaint calls about aircraft noise and to serve as an advisory body to the Metropolitan Airport Commission. Through 1981, 700 calls and complaints were regis- tered at MASAC. The number began to rise again in 1982 and in 1984 MASAC had received 3,000 calls. In 1986 the number sky- rocketed to 15,000. Stephen Vecchi, a manager with MASAC, readily concedes that the big increase in com- plaints is indicative of the noise problem but he points out that such statistics can be misleading. He cited a 13 percent decrease in the amount of air traffic at the Minneapolis -St. Paul airport in the last year but said noise com- plaints continued to rise. Aircraft noise control is like a complex puzzle that is trying to be solved by several different parties. The biggest party of pro- blem solvers is of course the resi- dents of Eagan who then voice their concerns to the Eagan City Council, which becomes another puzzle -solving entity. The MASAC, MAC, FAA, the state Legislature and the Metropolitan Council all have become involved in this problem -solving process. Vecchi said MASAC, city ad- ministrators from Eagan and Mendota Heights and a represen- tative from the Met Council have formed an operations committee. A committee formed to figure out operational solutions to alleviate present aircraft noise problems. Vecchi said this committee will not pursue any short-term solu- tions as he felt the committee would have to return to the draw- ing board and re-examine the total situation. "There is no one answer or solution to the prob- lem," Vecchi said. "There are so many factors that have to be con- sidered. Our committee will be focusing on operational issues for the long term. There will have to be many solutions and not only one," he said. One such operational measure that the committee will consider will be to add a half mile to the present crosswind runway • that points northeast -southwest. This would allow about a third of the flights that fly over south Minne- apolis to be shifted toward Bloomington and Richfield. Another measure the commit- tee will look at calls for moving smaller business and general aviation aircraft to regional reliever airports like Flying Cloud Airport and Anoka County, although national efforts to (Conti nued) p.3A EDUCTI 1 H SALE! WE'RE OVERSTOCKED WITH NEW FORDS & MERCURYS CASH REBATES ON SELECTED MODELS TEMPO or RANGER STX TOPAZ BUY NOW FOR END OF THE YEAR SAYINGS MERCURY A-1 USED CARS AND TRUCKS 1979 DODGE OMNI 4 DR. Runs good and only $1887 1980 FORD LTD 4 DR. SEDAN 1984 BUICK REGAL LTD 2 DR. HDTP. N7-667A. 30,000 oc. miles, loaded } 1981 PONTIAC T-1000 2 DR. 4 spd. Asking $1887 1987 BRONCO 11 4X4 DEMO Noise '(Continued). ' reduce general• aviation small . aircraft landings at big airports have not been successful. A measure that would affect Eagan the most would be to tight- en procedures for departing air- craft that fly. through the Eagan - Mendota Heights Corridor. The corridor resulted from action taken by the FAA when it enacted .federal regulation part 150 that dealt.with'land use as it related to aircraft traffic. The Eagan -Mendota Heights Corridor presently absorbs the majority of • departing aircraft from the airport; Consequently, the city properly zoned the land within' the corridor as commer- cial and light industrial. How- ever, for various reasons; air- craft have gone out of the cor- ridor parameters that the city of Eagan agreed to. Hence, accord- ing to Assistant City Administra- tor John Hohenstein, the city has brought the corridor violations to the attention of the MASAC and other government bodies. .The city's basic position is that it has done its part in keeping with part 150 but air traffic has not. Clearly safety and the airport's 'traffic control have priority over noise infractions, but it is the in- tent of the operations committee to satisfy both safety concerns and the city of Eagan's concerns as well. Eagan residents who are bothered by aircraft noise events can register complaints with the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion and can express their con- cerns to local officials. When. a noise event occurs, residents should note as much as possible about - the time,. location and direction of the aircraft and call the . noise complaint number, 726-9411. • • llison will be st improvement the editor: was delighted to learn recent - hat Vic Ellison is running for yor -of Eagan. I have been y impressed with the leader- p and determination that ison has demonstrated, during time on the city council. Vic is lified, capable and dedicated. will be a vast improvement r the current mayor. • also agree with Ellison that cted officials should avoid en the appearance of im= priety." When newspaper ar- es allege that elected officials playing favoritism, it reflects rly upon our city. is Ellison is going to have my and support in the upcoming tion. OTHY J. PAWLENTY an orrection Last week's story about poss- ly charging students for park- g at District 196 high schools as incorrect. District 196 ad- inistration does not propose a arking fee for students as ated. Instead, staff recom- ends that money be taken out of e. transportation,fund to pay for upervising the parking lots. The loard will look at such aproposal luring their regular meeting July O..If approved, the board would e-evaluate the oarking program • ®nce Hollstedt/Staff Photographer o Stillwater comes .out on 'top of the metro .football poll, a weekly feature compiled 'by prep writer Mike Fermoyle: a Conference previews with facts, statistics and, notes on each team. o Complete schedules for'' metro -area high schools. 0 un . unusual to some people un government, but not to Wray. His entire career seems to revolve around two words that pop up re- peatedly in his conversations - - monitoring and accountability. He once was appointed by a fed- eral court in a complicated lawsuit to make sure the state of Minneso- to handled its mentally retarded citizens properly. The court order included 111 'provisions and re- quired he monitorr both senior level officials and lower level workers. • He was also the director of the • Division of Quality Assurances and Protective Services for adults. and children in the state Human Serv- ices Department for two years.' ray was hired as .director of Dakota County Human Services on Jan. 1; 1986, and was given respon- sibility for one of the county's larg- • ',.-est-and most complex divisions. It one-on-one downfield if I have to. I think we- will have a lot of players with that same type of aggressive attitude on defense this year." ' Hill says he enjoys stopping .a .rum as much as a pass. He has a favorite memory from last season, when he played cornerback, that he uses as an example of that atti- tude: "It was'.'.in; the . Park Center. game„ Hill said. "I • was playing the strong side and had pitch re- sponsibilities. I was able to read the` play quickly enough to, get into the backfield and,stop theplay for . no gain. I really enjoyed that . ' "I should be able to do that, a lot more •,with this new defense:: With this:, new ; formation . I will almost become a (New York Giants'•line- backer)' Lawrence, Taylor.I, will have `a lot more run responsibility and I'm• really: looking forward to that: I.. really like,, to 'attack the • "He (Hill) is a'' remarkable` type of player,. Hanson said. '"He can cover., . 'ground' ' quickly and just when you think he•has beenbeaten, he will come' back •and ,-strip the ball from thereceiverThat is why we are playing him,: at'.a . place this season where he • can , control a Please see Burnsville% 11 ITY NAL for i aIl�l unty'is eligible for nearly -half a , ars in federal aid to pay for dam to public land and property by late July: - ty, 'cities and school districts can for all but 10 percent of repair II g from the flooding, QKa)(11 • he federal government has author - 00 in aid; the county has contended Icots weregreater. represented one-third the county's 1,000 workers and a shade under half the county's total annual budg- et of $98 million. • ray.was appointed by the coun- ty board last week to become the new county administrator on Nov. 1. He replaces former county ad- ministrator Frederick W. Joy -Jr., who retired June 1. Board Chairman Steve Loeding said board members hope Wray will help them cope with not just the county's fast-growing popula- tion but also the growth in county services that will be needed to serve those people. "We're looking for 'a good "man- ager .to help 'put our policy into place and to take up a leadership role," Loading said.. praised Please see,ll�rab%2�) PEllne:y seeks . wayp-, to cut. 11 __:a1 noltse v(pLA : comes By Michele'Cook Staff Writer - It seemed simple 15 years ago. The city leaders of Eagan and Mendota 'Heights. didn't want planes roaring over residential areas, so they asked the Federal Aviation Administration to direct traffic from Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport over an area zoned for commercial and industri- al use. • For a time, the arrangement; worked. Planes stayed inside the narrow corridor along the Eagan Mendota Heights border, and ev- eryone was happy. , Then came airline deregulation. Today, the arrangement that once was logical has become im- practical, FAA and airport offi- cials say, because of a tremendous increase in'air traffic since deregu- lation began in 1979. The result is that on most days jetliners . cross over residential areas, and. cross residents take their complaints to the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission. In July, residentsplaced nearly 300 tele- phone complaints. . "The cities feel the Federal Avi- ation Administration and the Met- ropolitan Airports Commission Please see Noise/2 l4 Continued from Page 1 pulled one on them," said Steve Vecchi, the commission's assistant manager of noise "abatement. "But things changed because the situa- • tion changed." This summer, city officials, local FAA managers and commission staffers who serve on the airport's noise abatement committee re- solved to make.the best of the situ- ation. The dozen committee members - have launcheda study that aims at :,-finding ways "to reducethe number : of planes over residential areas,. while recognizing that things Will never be as quiet as they 'once were. w The study is moving briskly, in 4 large part because resolutions; have been discussed informally for years. Vecchi predicts that a pack- age of proposals could be sent to the commission for a vote by No- :- venter. "We'll " definitely help the prob- lem," Vecchi said. "It's a question •. now of how much we're going to help it according to the cities' ex- pectations." "We know we . won't have a noise -free environment," said Jon f Hohenstein, administrative assist- : ant for Eagan. "But we also know : it doesn't have to be as bad as it - has been." What Eagan and Mendota Heights officials are seeking is a more equitable distribution of air traffic. They want an accounting • system that tracks planes outside the corridorand ensures that 'nei- : ther community takes a. greater ;number. many years,. it was an us- 'against -them '; situation," Hohen= stein said. "Now it's how can we : win or lose equitability." FAA officials are participating • in thestudy, but for the most part, they are taking a back seat, react- : ing to suggestions rather than of- fering them. • 'Recently, for example, commit- : tee members talked about seeking • a federal waiver to • a 15-degree separation required between • planes in the corridor. Tighter . separations=.would • keep more planes inside the corridor,. they reasoned ,:DougPowers, the FAA's air traf- fic , manager, interjected, saying that a waiver request on a safety regulation, could be tied up in gov- ernment bureaucracy for years. Any program eventually adopted ' by the airports commission could be ignored by the FAA because the. commission has no power to en- force such changes. But FAA offi- cials are interested in a compro- mise, Vecchi said, because they, too; field time-consuming com- plaints from residents. The committee has studied sev- eral suggestions, including an idea to install navigational aids in planes to help ,pilots keep aircraft inside the corridor. At present, a plane can be assigned a flight' path, inside the corridor, • but drift out- side the boundaries because of wind conditions. One of the more promising ideas, is • to reduce the number of flight paths, or headings, on departures, and find a combination that pro- duces the least.amount.of noise for the fewest number of people. The committee's consultant, whose fee is being paid by .the air- ports commission, is looking at noise levels created by different heading combinations, and will re- port' his ' findings` at a September meeting. "Even if we could keep aircraft in the corridor boundaries, there are houses adjacent to the bounda- ries who get noise," Vecchi said. "We're looking at ways to have the least amount of noise impact." Hohenstein, Eagan's administra- tive assistant, said several thou- sand homeowners are bothered to some degree by noise now, but precise numbers have • never been calculated. Several . families,• he said, have told city officials they sold their houses because of noise. Hohenstein said he remains con- vinced that the best solution is to keep as much traffic as possible centered in the corridor, and when that isn't posssible, to .distribute the overflow evenly over Eagan and Mendota Heights. And noise from that overflow, he said, will lessen as quieter aircraft come into use in the early 1990s.. "As the quieter aircraft come on board,"'Hohenstein;said, "the noise impact is going to shrink for every- one:" DAKOTA WEST • �r Editor: Patrick Sweeney. Staff writers: Nancy Conner Michele Cook. Jeann Linsley Les Suiukamo• Editorial phone: 228-5475 • t• Assistant editor: Donald Nelson Advertising representatives: Kathy Ingulsruct Helen Joyce Joe Schoenig Advertising sales: 228-5365 Circulation: 291-1888 Deadline: Noon Wednesday for publication the following Wednesday. Please .send news items to Neighborhoods, 'St. 'Paul. Pioneer Press Dispatch, 345 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minn. 55101 GET THE CLASSIFIED HABIT -IT PAYS!/ r. CLASSIFIEDS WORK-222-1111, .Y1 a.• • By Litdrie Bl'lc StafLWrite Metropolitan Airports Commis slop is. expected to 'announce today that- jet i:noise near the, airport 'this. summer will be 13 percent below peak levels of last August, as a result promises made by the airlines' in negotiations. 'with ' the `commission ew metro districts opt for open enrollment Weak support Jimits.�hoices By Pat Doyle and Janet Groat Staff Writers Few Twin Citiesschool districts have joined Minnesota's new voluntary open enrollment plan, touted as a major educational reform, and that is raising doubts about its effect on metropolitan families in the coming school year. With the deadline for signing up just Metro/State. news Marketplace section begins on page 7B/Want ads on 136 nel to announce noise re Seven airlines have signed at least a general•agreement to help keep noise at.that'Ievgl at Minneapolis -St. Paul • International .Airport, said Tom, An- • ' Berson; the:'•commission's' attorney. Twin `Cities -based Northwest lines has. pledged to keep its flight' numbers at the .currentlevel, 480 a 'day;.throughout the .summer, Ander- • son"said. Northwest flies 80 percent of the flights at,the airport. • Commission Chairman Hal Green- wood has said the negotiated .reduc- tions represent real progress in the war against airport noise. But airport neighbors and their elect- ed officials who have pressured the commission for noise relief say' that, • while promises from the airlines are • better than nothing, they are 'not as good as the,anti-noise ordinance they wanted the commission to adopt in April. They contend that market con- ditions and airline mergers, not con-;: cern about noise, are responsible for reduced flight numbers and quieter skies this summer: ;They say the ne— gotiated settlement offers no guarai tee that the noise, will stay down when summer ends:, I Anderson acknowledged `that the . Minneapolis S1 Friday . *. <:,,: ._ June 26/1987 merger of Northwest .and Repu airlines:contributed'to'the noise ductions. But, .he said, •he'` iS vinced that the commission's efl to sensitize airline executives to• noise problem has discouraged tl from making their usual sum; flight additions.•For example, No west flighUtunQbers' "Fitt* 'same • Noise continued on page 28 • • • ,fiver bard ping or a chorus ofheip By Dean Rebuffoni Staff Writer For the past seven years folk sing• Larry Long has been singing abo,. the Mississippi River and urging is shoreline residents to clean up the act. He has sung about 'the great river in a. lot of places. He can't rememben how many, but the list starts_ with Lake Itsaca and' ends with Ne' Orleans, which pretty much .cove; i. the waterfront =ew 360 people to tilt % 'Hy a box-office Gj ,v jars, you go to the gues t _ want a half -ton of , mend T� 46.. r plate, try Srnitt is-• : ; .-would cu a 4)A e n chow, gor to R and- Shuster sai ' e+ .to dance down to'.' ' • released us to tt.1y go to the VFW. My hours, and at noon0 .ey needed oxygen : homemade strudel a► % National Home in Ch %. 35-mile-per-hour headwi 44, -,, :debrate, never mind Grand Rapids nearly blew'be4 fr :t depression in north- ,r ta. If you can't cele- mge, you're ready for open pits, but I'll offer a reasstik, to the next of kin of my biking gyl., sies. Nobody starved. �. ;;hibian ear:1 went - iilion in this uncan- So we finish the 500 mils -with a run' :bile Wednesday from Grand Rapids to Brainerd to - waves were getting day, and one systems analyst from '„sed to make them in Detroit is going to be talking for :It Ludlow is a resort years about the eighth continent of Minneapolis -who the world up there in the ore pits. ,:{ a retired tycoon in `' Buyer to get back wane. $15,500 for violin fund-raising problems Associated Press 5rith are not limited to i.idwest. Nationally, he .,1,,ization is having prob- rig the levels of giving in rs. "There are more or- ppealing,for money to- r before. There•are more. "ear. I'm hearing it from East St. Louis, I11. A music student who !paid $17,500 for a violin she thought was 150 years old has been awarded most of hermoney back. , • • A U.S. District judge ruled Wednes- se who's raising money. day that Karen Bentley, 23, should oft me fund raising this receive $15,500 in damages: She had st organizations is off," filed suit in -1985, seeking $20,000 ed from a music teacher who sold her • the violin for $17,500 in 1984. ..amanitarian award is to at the dinner to Charlie Bentley received a certificate stating :.ogee Erickson, hosts of the instrument was made in 1835 by io's Boone and Erickson . Auguste Sebastien Philippe Bernar- dinner is scheduled for del, a 19th-century Parisian violin Radisson South Hotel in learned that herut tlinstrument wassaid she �a r n. $2,000 German violin made this cen- tury. vos a7/, /A, ,tf'is time, to see it urcaucratic d. The Associ- tan School Di.s- school systems in Twin Cities area. perwork, fear of hidden and loss of local power as s for rejecting open enroll- t. School district officials com- ained that details of the new law were not available until two weeks ago and that they had little time to consider its implications. Some administrators said open en- rollment could result in an exodus of students from certain school systems, resulting in loss of revenue and' forc- ing cuts in programs and staffs.. • A district can limit the number of incoming students if it lacks space to accept them, but the law provides few other exceptions for suburban or rural schools. However, it permits the Minneapo- lis, St. Paul and Duluth districts to restrict transfers sharply to maintain desegregation. For instance, city ad- ministrators. could restrict the num- ber of white students transferring to suburban schools if they believe that the movement would upset racial balance. St. Paul Superintendent David Ben- nett said enrollment of non -St. Paul residents in city schools would be monitored to ensure that integration guidelines are upheld. Noise Continued from page 1B this summer as they were in October, Anderson said. • A lack of community enthusiasm about the agreements does not sur- prise him, Anderson said. The com- mission set a noise reduction goal for this summer of 11 percent from last August, and it has met that goal. But there is still a noise problem at the airport, Anderson said. -By 1992. the commission goal is a 24 percent noise reduction. Walter Rockenstein, chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Sound Abate- ment Council, said there is nothing to prevent Northwest Airlines from changing its mind about its noise reduction agreement if market condi- tions change or if the company is taken over. Rockenstein favored an ordinance or an enforceable contract with the air- lines, instead of the voluntary pledges that the negotiations have produced. "Under a totally voluntary agreement, the test will come every time a new (flight) schedule is pub- lished," Rockenstein said. •If there were an ordinance; the commission could attempt to enforce it in court, he said. A court battle is what the commis- sioners said they wanted to avoid when they decided against adopting an ordinance in. April. They opted instead to try to bring about volun- tary noise. reductions through negoti- ations with the airlines. If 60 days of talks did not produce noise reduc- tions of at least I I percent, the com- missioners said they would reconsid- er the ordinance. years, long enough for districts to have considered its ramifications. "For those who rejected it, maybe there. never will be enough .time, to convince them to do it," Buresh said: "There's always a certain amount of resistance to any change." He said the low number of districts partici-,. pating in open enrollment could hamper the program.in its first year. • . Students who want to transfer out of their present schools this year must apply by Aug. 1 • to the district where they want to attend. School districts have until Sept. 15 to decide to par- ticipate in open enrollment for -the 1988-89 school year. Edina and sev- eral other metropolitan districts said.' they probably will participate in open enrollment that year. Greenwood emphasizes that if the airlines default on their commit- ments, he will urge the commission • to adopt the ordinance. "The problem with doing things vol- untarily is that I just don't trust them," said Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL-Minneapolis. He noted that the commission' has had a voluntary night curfew in effect for years, but that did not stop East- ern Airlines from flying its "Moon- light Specials" early this spring. Still, Northwest Airlines has observed the night curfew for more than 10 years, Rockenstein said. Mike Thyken, president of the South Metro Airport Action Council, an anti -noise activist group representing primarily south Minneapolis home- owners, said the promised 13 percent noise reduction has not yet produced any noticeable relief. But Thyken praised the commission for taking.a step in the right direction. He said the commissioners "have, become less combative (toward the anti -noise groups), and they are willing to work with the community." Greenwood has promised.to release; monthly reports on the Measured noise level near the airport. Thyken said his group will be watching those .reports to see if the airlines keep their promises. and development, said it received several large gifts 'ng the first year of the fund so it may not rank quite as when the next ratings come out. The fund drive, known as the Min- nesota Campaign, officially began April 3, 1986. Work on it actually began about a year earlier, however, and when the campaign was offi- cially announced it had already raised S113.5 million. tentative pact the settlement, it will go to the State University Board for approval and then to the Legislative Commission on Employee Relations. About 2,100 faculty members teach at• state universities in Bemidji, Mankato, St. Cloud, Winona, Moorhead, Marshall (Southwest State) and the Twin Cities (Metro- politan State). red from lake Tice. Officials said passengers heard a thump on the boat's bottom after Johnson fell from the front of a moving motorboat Sunday. His body had disappeared by the time the boat circled back to help him. ?ar Tamarack No one was hurt when the 115-car train carrying coal to Superior, Wis., derailed at 1:50 p.m., he said. Authorities have not determined the cause of the accident. Rail traf- fic was being rerouted until 4 p.m. Thursday, when, Wiegold said, rail- road officials hope to have the tracks reopened. s reports. t Staff Photo by Charles Bjorgen First Ward Council Member Bill Wilson strugged through a door of the Amhoist Tower in downtown St. Paul Tuesday. t riere nave Oecu too many com- promises in the name of cost or aesthetics," said Janice Rettman, Fifth Ward council member who helped organize the tour with the help of Rick Cardenas, an advocate for the disabled. "I think they developed some awareness of the everyday obstacles you face (as a handicapped per- son)," said Cardenas, who has had un tutule prujccts by inrcawning le withhold fund° ^ city -subsidized projects, said ' ""` n. Wilson said he also is in favor cl adopting a penalty against govern•• ment officials who waive certain accessibility requirements to please developers and builders. Perpch names 3 to airports comm;ssiori Appointments draw mixed reviews from those close to noise issue By Gregor W. Pinney and Laurie Blake Staff Writers Gov. Rudy Perpich made three ap- pointments Tuesday to the Metropol- itan Airports Commission that gave little satisfaction to noise -fighters from south Minneapolis_ The governor reappointed Wilfred Viitala of Bloomington, a lobbyist for Honeywell Inc., and named two new members: Howard Mueller of Crys- tal, a Teamsters business agent, and Robert McNulty of St. Louis Park, chief executive officer of the McNulty Co., a construction firm. Mueller replaces Robert Peterson of Plymouth. McNulty replaces Donald Benson of Edina. "That's terrible," said Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL-Minneapolis, who represents the area north of the Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Air- port. "Will Viitala has been no friend of the people suffering environmen- tal damage. Perpich has let the com- munity down." Skoglund also said that Perpich had promised to meet with legislators from the area before making the ap- pointments but did not. Skoglund said he didn't know McNulty or Mueller but generally was disappointed in the appointment process for the airports commission. "It's a crony place. It's a place where this crony and that crony is appoint- ed," he said. "Good ordinary citizens don't have a chance. They don't have the political power or don't contrib- ute enough." McNulty, 65, a former Navy pilot, said he has not contributed to Per- pich's campaigns and has not been involved in DFL politics. He said that he grew up in south Minneapolis and also lived there af- ter World War II, moving out in the late 1940s. He said he was familiar with the airport situation, but he de- clined to comment on how he will approach the noise issue. Mueller could not be reached for comment. All of the appointees went through the governor's appointments process, said press aide Chris Kegler, meaning they applied and were reviewed by the Open Appointments Committee, chaired by Lt. Gov. Marlene John- son. Kegler also said that Perpich had met with Skoglund and others earlier to review possible appointees and felt he had fulfilled his obligation on that point. The governor was in northern Minnesota and not available for comment, she said. City Council Member Steve Cramer from the llth Ward wasn't as bitter about Viitala's reappointment but said, "He hasn't been in the forefront of the noise battle. But he'll listen and I appreciate that." Cramer said he didn't know Mueller or McNulty. "In some ways, I'm becoming a skep- tic about the commission, period," said Cramer. "1 don't know if that's where the noise -affected community will look for relief. We're almost at the point where we have to look to the court system. The city has not yet launched litigation, but I think we're — getting close due to the lack of re- sponse on the part of the commis- sion." Do the appointments bode well or ill for south Minneapolis? Probably ill, said Jan DelCalzo, a member of the commission and the lone dissenter on accepting a negotiated noise -re- duction plan with the airlines. She said she knew Peterson's Benson's orientations and found could work with them but kni nothing about McNulty or Muel As for Viitala, she said he's one of more experienced members of board but "1 don't think he'll b< the forefront." Tim Lovaasen of Mound, a corm sion member who has urged caul in noise -reduction plans, said of appointments: "It sounds balan to me. You've got a labor persot business person and you've kept person who's on (the commission; "1 think the commission has take responsible response to the noise trying to work with the airlines o voluntary noise budget. If we gc an involuntary budget, we'd end in court for years and they (the lines) would refuse to talk to us cause they're in litigation. An, know Will agrees with that." Besides, he said, "The airport such a tremendous economic imt that we have to weigh the noise is with the economic impact." ' :`tfiv. Tuesday/August 4/1987/Minneapolis Star and Tribune ��Ise Continued from page diminish noisc in some way.' he He has concluded sadly that it will not. ':It doesn't look good for south Minneapolis at all;' Ano said. The suit asked the court to award money to south Minneapolis home- owners to compensate them for a loss in property values caused by the jet poise overhead. Tht goal was to make it so expensive -to fly over south Minneapolis that Airports Commission officials would build a new airport or enforce state 'stint/Ards on noise, Ano said. ',The cast wcnt to the state Supreme Court three times, including once r;when the court ruled that the suit u-topld not be pursued as a class ac- When the case was tried in 1979 2:bp;fcire a Hennepin County district 'judge. the number of homeowners ,listed- in the suit was trimmed to about 100. The judge found that the residents suffered substantial inva- sion of their privacy but that thcy had' not proved that their property pinQlpst value. ' Orr aiipcal, the Supreme Court ruled that the suit should be tried before a Nutty; and that is scheduled for Octo- lief::. Als+(ough Ano said he continues to • believe that the noise lowers property vatues, he said he doesn't think it would be any easier to prove that to a !Jury- Shan to a judge, because real estate brokers are reluctant to sup- t{x,it the claim. ;:'We'think it would be extremely J:dificult for a judge and for the courts 4to:finally rule in our favor," Ario said. i •Although he is ready to settle the 'ease, -he is offended and angered by • lad settlement ollered by the Airports 'Commission. The proposal amounts ipq reiteration of the commission's I3ehunuing eflort to obtain money t•urnti the federal government and air- i1ines for the buyout/insulation pro- t'aaam. To date no homes have been purchased, though a fcw have been ,insulated as a dcmonstrauon project s•A",i4 said the message is that home- f2rwairts bothered by noise should live indde and shut their windows or rite He said both options are ;TAb mletely unacceptable to us.", ' . • Illiit_gping back to court would take f;i 0,000, Ario said, adding that even 11( the wins, the commission would f;• i G rbmission attorney Tom Anderson 'aid' -the suit "has always been a - ;. r. «. • }Glass size jrijitipued from page IA r.\1_1 224 l suss said. - Coder a new plan to be reviewed by lute board Aug. 10, local school `pntnets would be allowed to exempt sthcnhselves only from rules governing O Tirsv3e of music classes. The state rncpcnnends that teachers of per- s,Josupng music teach no more than 24d spidents per day. err.. 2/Tolson, the state board's president laird -its Seventh District represcnta- iiSt, said that the board originally 'mended only to allow school dis- itri4t to exempt themselves from the 'rule: governing the site of music j G�tSQs. IA waste of everybody's time and ener- gy. It's never been viewed by anyone as a very good vehicle to solve the noise problem.' He said the commis- sion proposed the settlement in an effort to provide money to improve the homes and make them more liv- able. Such a program would not be possi- ble without the cooperation of the airlines and federal government, An- derson said, adding: "1 fully expect them to say we're not going to drop the lawsuit unless we get the airlines to agree." Thc only thing that will save south Minneapolis m Ano's opinion is a new airport elsewhere. That is a bat- tle for Minneapolis to tight because, Ano said, he's beginning to feel out- numbered in his fight against the Airports Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration and the air- line industry. "We've worked through the courts, we've workcd through the political system. We de- serve the nghl to have our govern- ment take over the responsibility of getting us a quality environment" Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser has thrown his support behind a new airport, and the City Council is preparing a suit it could file against the Airports Commission for noise relief. The council hired a legal ex- pert on airport noise, and he has given them a draft of the suit they could file, but for now it is on hold. Council Member Steve Cramer, who represents noise -affected areas, said the council will take a vote on launching a suit if noise reductions that the airlines and commission arc negotiating fall below goals set by the commission and if the commission does nothing about it. Arlo insists that while city officials postpone action, more and more resi- dents are leaving the city because of the airport noise. Because he is a formcr high school teacher and the former president of the south Minne- apolis antinoise action group, Ano said, people telephone him and tell him that the noise has driven them out. He said that he has no faith in the voluntary noise reductions the com- mission has negotiated this summer, and that none of his neighbors have felt any relief from the 13 percent noise reduction achieved this sum- mer over peak levels of last August. Motorcycle crashes kill 2 Minnesotans Associated Press Rock Rapids, Iowa Two Minnesota men were killed Monday in separate motorcycle crashes Charles Birkett, 26, of Ellsworth, was killed at 12:35 a.m. on County Rd. K-60 about 9 miles northeast of Rock Rapids whcn he lost control on a curve and crashed He died at the scene. And in Hillsboro, N.D., a 36-ycar-old Pcrlcy man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle while rounding a curve. The vicum was identified as Louis Flood He was killed about 3 miles south of Hillsboro on North Dakota state • Hwy. 200. • • The sheriff said it was unknown ex- actly when the accident happened. The accident was reported about 8 a.m. by a passer-by. Flood w at the scene, the sheriff -said. Dutch draftees G � Heat, humidity hover over most of country; highs stay in the loos Associated Press The heat wave baked the eastern two-thirds of the United States for the I7th consecutive day Monday. Record highs included 102 degrees at Paducah, Ky.; 84 at Marquette, Mich.; 89 at Alpena, Mich., and 91 at Sault Ste. Mane, Mich. Kansas City, Mo., hit 103 degrees by 3 p.m. and Little Rock, Ark., hit 104, giving Arkansas its fifth day of high temperatures al or above 100 de- grees. Norfolk, Va., had a high of 97 degrees. Nearly every city in Missouri and Kansas hit 100 degrees or better on Sunday and Kansas City reached a record 105. Little Rock's overnight low was 81, a record. ' - Some horses taken to Indiana for the Pan Amencan Gamcs were being shaved to help them copc with the heat The horses had grown their RainContinued from page IA pumped out several inches of water. "No one was injured; nobody even got wet," said hospital administrator Gerry Gilbertson. A manufacturing firm, Fairmont Railway Motors, closed because of water seepage. At the Fair Mad, several motorists were stranded by high water in the parking lot Cars - parked in the lot sustained considerable water damage. "People couldn't see the water until they were in it," said Butch Trumbull, manager of the Hy-Vee food store near the mall. He said that his parking lot filled with 4 to 5 feet of water and became a swimming hole, but that no water got into his store. The storm hieabout 9 a.m., but most of the water had receded by • 1 midafternoon. The Fairmont chain of lakes had been 18 to 20 inches. lower than normal because of the dry of spring and early summer, and the lakes remained well within their • banks. They flooded in 1979 after a 7-inch ram, Klaphake said. ` Cool air from Canada is expected to' spread across the state today. Highs,' arc expected to range from the mid= 60s in the north to the mid-70s in the south. In the Twin Cities, a predicted high of 76 would bc seven degrees below the normal high. That would end a stung of 19 consecutive days of above -normal temperatures Cloud cover through much of '< yesterday also helped keep temperatures below the boiler -room readings of last week and weekend After a high of 96 degrees in the Twin Cities Sunday, the temperature was a steamy 80 by 7 a.m. yesterday. But a bnef shower cooled things off to 70 at 9 a.m., and the temperature peaked at 81 yesterday. Redwood Falls was the state's hot spot yesterday with 85 degrees . . • The break in thc heat does not mesa complete comfort, however. Officials report that the record Jul/ nun • recent heat hive nurturer of that {u tc mcrun• �~•t„� sr'R winter coats in South America. Indi- ana temperatures were in the 90s yesterday and Evansville hit 97. Alabama's Department of Public Health extended its heat alert through today after predictions by thc National Weather Service that the heat index — the combination of temperature and humidity — would hit between 105 and 110 across the state. . A front stretching from the Great Lakes into Colorado brought relief yesterday for the northern Plains, and promised cooler temperatures later m the week for more of the Plains and the Midwest Pans of Ohio and Indiana had heavy thunderstorms that downed trees and power lines. Greensburg, Ind., re- corded 5 inches of ram in one hour early yesterday. Thousands of people lost powcr overnight around Colum- bus, Ohio. bitten constituents over the weekend. Ross Green, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, said officials arc finding out where the greatest hatches have occurred, and will begin fogging to kill adults mosquitoes this week. Aerial attacks on mosquito larvae began last week. A helicopter dropped a dry, natural insecticide specilic to mosquitoes on water and large breeding areas on land. This article includes material from the Associated Press- r�. Parking ramp maintenance at the Airport will reduce capacity by 20;6 resul this summer. We recommend using the airport', more than a day. The Remote Lol ')owed 'lerminal. Take the 34th Aver Jam, Post Road exit as you approz or conditioned shuttle buses tar'" :rtl underground tunnel If you're parking less than a day an, allow extra time for possible delays or h:. Thank you for your cooperation as we cot: METROPOLITAN AJRPO• "Tbe finance courses because I will be negot: with the labor union. "771 creed to know lbe of eacb decision that u course also helped a In lot of the public law bet for the company." Alike Kluska, Graduate, A Manager, bibor Kefuriva Begin by attending an informatioi St. Paul Campus Minneapolis Gar'' O'Shaughnessy Educational Center 5 1t andmema/vs ,' August 1 1, 19 - - - t 7 to 8:30 p.m. ' P. .%,. • ;'rr' .':i .,. t �'7 1 , i stet. Ca11 our 24-hou1 ° Undergraduaia; .54 We've aui � ✓-^L` r rg .r{rhs+t `.. i�''w 1,? � ._ t• {. ., .,''.; ow �';..;�•-L'y:�� r .' r x� i w;k,`.l"`*''.'.:.+•�'�'t'.„lr:�: 9r t`{X .* , l;.ru re.p-...� �,,�. ��.,�_. �� ~-��✓� • t ``L'--'Mil�ii:C A 1. .a• t F 1 ro� - - ,av 1JC1�Y.�. X,fap,+a•-� --Na' __ _ _1 � _ ir; rule, as it came out• applied to u ,uge kuuw wine too late for the state to force the tight school districts to limit class sizes , upcoming school year. The districts with policies already on file are in Rockford, Royalton, Moose Lake, Sanell, Rosemount, White Bear Lake, Kerkhoven-Mur- dock-Sunburg and Wabasha-Kellogg. Reasons cited for the exemptions vary but include hardships posed by a lack of funding, building space and Class size continued on page 8A zlil MIAs, P eluding the MIA -POW issue, and µere not linked to questions of diplo- matic relations or U.S. economic aid. Washington provides no aid to the pro -Soviet government of Vietnam, victor in the war of the 1960s and early 1970s over the U.S.-backed South Vietnamese regime. The 107-word statement said two sets of meetings would take place soon, "one to discuss next steps to resolve MIA issues, and one to dis- cuss urgent Vietnamese humanitar- ian concerns." Almanac ruesday, August 4,1987 ? 16th day; 149 to go this year ;unrlse: 6:01. Sunset: 8:36 roday's weather/ '.00ler rss humid, too, with puffy clouds de - :doping by late morning. High in the ewer to mid 70s, with a north wind of to 20 mph. Lows tonight in the up- :r 50s to lower 60s. . Movies 8C Obituaries - 6B TV, Radio Variety Weather 6C : 1-8C 2B ; 15,1613; 9-16D am %.4111I YLAM MM 1116.4U1 �o111 Mp Vag 1Gi/�,�1 �/��ia� Associated Press - `.. • Kuwait . ':: • U.S. warships safely escorted a Ku- waiti tanker out of the Persian Gulf Monday, and Iran announced naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz, at the gulf's mouth, where it has stationed attack boats and antiship missiles. In Washington, Pentagon officials hailed the successful passage of the • OWs talks John Vessey Jr., the former chairman i of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is President Reagan's emissary, refused to answer questions after the state- I ment was read to reporters and diplo- mats. A European diplomat said ear- , lier that the U.S. delegation had dis- - cussed humanitarian aid such as arti- ficial arms and legs for Vietnamese who were wounded during the war. I } Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach, •' head of the Vietnamese delegation, ' also refused to answer questions, oth- . er than replying "many," when asked to describe Vietnam's humanitarian Index/ Business 7-14B Comics 4,5C Corrections 3A Crossword 7C Editorial 10,11A Want Ads Telephones/ News general Want Ads U Ayatollah Ruth , � Khomeini blames United States for deaths of Iranians. Page 4A. Gas Prince through the strait as a • "textbook" operation, and a source said the first elements of a unit of • Imine -sweeping helicopters had ar- rived at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia for use in the gulf. Iran said its three days of exercises, tiedtoda o concerns... Vessey's professed goal in coming to Hanoi was to achieve a resumption of technical talks on determining the fate of nearly 1,800 U.S. servicemen, still unaccounted for since the Viet- nam War ended in April 1975. The . talks were broken off last fall by the Vietnamese, who at first blamed con- flicts with their domestic political schedule, but more recently have in- dicated that they wanted something in return for continuing the talks. MIAs continued on page 9A , John Vessey Jr. • scheduled to start at midnight Mon day in the 44-mile-wide strait, would • be called "Martyrdom." It said the exercises will show the readiness of thousands of volunteers for suicide attacks on the U.S. Navy, which Iran says helps Iraq in the seven -year -old gulf war. • • • , It warned all ships and aircraft out of Iranian territorial waters in the gulf, Gulf continued on page 6A • in 90 minutes - lay morning:•Ii forced residen Cursing horpt be moved temp, .41y to a hospital flooded basements and street ' - - intersections and immersed cars:in-1 mall parking lot up to their door :- handles. However, there were no:: injuries nor major structural darpagt ` A morning storm in northern Minnesota knocked out power ilia: ' 12-block area of Duluth, destroye L plane and a hangar at Tower Airport wrecked a boat house on Lake - Vermilion and damaged nearby lent! and campgrounds. No injuries were - reported. "It looked like pails of water coating • out of the sky," said Fairmont City Manager Gary•Klaphake. "For a - certain period you couldn't even wee- across the street." . Forty residents of the Lutz Wing;:a• nursing home attached to Fairmont-' Community Hospital, were moved -: into the hospital itself when wate- - spewing out ofa courtyard storm - sewer began seeping through - doorways and windows of the one- floor wing. The residents were : - moved to the lobby of the hospital; then returned to the nursing homt- :- after the Fairmont Fire Departnieri:t.: Rain continued on page 8A • As settlement nears, long court fight on airport noise frustrates residents 14/ /6 z n)Aea� By Laurie Blake !,,...�, • •; airline money to buy or insulate As the only homeowners to a Staff Writer .. _ •: ` houses near the airport. whet er court, they must now decide whether A 17-year court battle to make their • That doesn't please the couple whose" said they won't the case decide until-- rther. Frank hey skies quieter is ending in frustration home was the focus of the suit, and meet with their attorney, Richard for south Minneapolis residents.. they want the city to take up their Gunn, this week. But Ario said:in an t fight. Fifty to 100 homeowners are interview Monday that he is disin- .''A suit filed in 1970 against the Met- '. affected by the suit. • ropolitan Airports Commission in i clined to show up at the next -court 372-4141 372-4242 ` behalf of . 27,565 homeowners ap- Frank and Georgette Ario volun- . date, scheduled for October, Circulation ; pears headed for an out -of -court set- teered their home at 5640 l lth Av. "We're not really interested in going 372-4343 ;'r tlement. The settlement offer by the S., in the heart of the noise -troubled . back into court unless we think It Will commission promises only a contin- area, as the, bject of the suit. uation of its4Torts to get federal and , • ''�� o R}{ tom„- - Noise wonted on page 8A �`- f. Community Southwestzone pages' inside Burnsville, Eagan groups plan fib By Diana Ettel Gonzalez Staff Writer Burnsville resident Bob O'Brien says that as long as Dakota County has to bury more than half of the metropol- itan area's garbage, county residents shouldn't be forced to put up with increased airplane noise as well. Joe Harrison of Eagan is fed up with airport noise, too. •"Something .• has' got to be done. We've got to' put the planes back where they belong," he said.• The men are among the leaders 'of., groups in Burnsville and Eagan that are gaining momentum in the 'fight to reduce airplane noise , in their neighborhoods. This ;week members of the Burns: ville Airport Noise (BAN) Commit- tee' met with officials of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Metropolitan Airports Commis Sion (MAC) to press their case. Last. week ' the Eagan City Council ap- proved noise control recommenda= tions made .by the city's noise com- mittee.. The growing campaign is the result of the increase in air traffic at the. Minneapolis -St.. Paul International Airport and programs that shift noise away from 'more populated neigh- borhoods in south Minneapolis, Rich -- field and Bloomington at the expense of northern Dakota County. How effective the efforts will be is uncertain because of the opposition of those other cities to accepting any more noise. • • One of BAN's first targets is the "turn -south" experiment, begun al; ,most two years ago to alleviate noise ., problems in Bloomington and Rich- field. • •Underthe plan, about a• third of the planes that take off on southwest ' runway .4-22 turn south toward Burnsville's River Hills neighbor- hood. That reduces the noise for. • about 4,300 residents • in' Richfield , . and Bloomington; but increases r it ,;over eastern Burnsville, southern • --:Eagan and parts of;Apple.Valley.. 'The experiment was endorsed by the 'Metropolitan Aircraft Sound •Abate= ment- Council and the MAC,- and approved by the FAA. The FAA 'is expected- to decide early. next year: • whether to make it permanent. In addition to their .contention % that Burnsville shouldn't put up with both garbage and - noise, 'BAN . members make several other arguments against use of the flight corridor that brings planes over eastern Burns-- - ville: • Bloomington and Richfield resi- dents should instead insulate their homes to muffle the noise. The MAC could use its taxing powers, federal funds or airport user fees to pay insulating expenses, they said. ■ The flight corridor disturbs wild- life and visitors to the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. ■ Imposing the experimental flight corridor permanently would be un- fair to Burnsville because the city can't fight it. BAN members say that the city has •inadequate representa- tion on the MAC, where the seat for the area that includes Dakota County is vacant, and that it has no voting Minneapolis. 'Star and Tribune[ Thursday November 29 / 1984 1Y ht over: airplane noise Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport/ aircraft noise zones _� St. Louis Park .1 • Minneapolis Lake• Calhoun 35W' lake {Harriet' • Bloomington Mineesov> Burnsville Lake Street St. Paul " `I ilydale' j ndota I _ !Heights ! Heights• ' Sunfish Bette' -i Eagan :.. • Noise zones:" Zone I - Severe Zone.11- Serious Zone 111- Significant Zone IV - Moderate West St. Paul : Inver Grove Heights power on the sound abatement 'council, which ' makes recommenda- tions.to the MAC. ..._. The' reaction to BAN's arguments is - an indication of the uphill battle fac- ing DakotaCounty opponents of air- plane noise. Les• Case, FAA air 'traffic manager, said the arguments. aren't convincing. • "I,don't_know what (garbage) has.to .do' with aircraft noise. Saying- the national refuge .is sensitive to noise'• is not a good argument..Deer and all i these . animals abound down at O'Hare (Airport, near Chicago)," he • Don' Priebe;: Richfield's representa tive'on the sound abatement council, • said : Burnsville residents should put • up with the noise. Richfield residents have noticed the difference since the turn -south experiment began, he said; and he • opposes .shifting 'the noise back to his city. • "I think an important point to keep in mind is that we are diverting the planes from flying over: areas very, very close to the airport. In Burns- ville, the'planesare much- higher, and the noise is not nearly' as much of a problem," Priebe said. Eagan officialssay they -hope they can, attack the noise issue by forming a •task force of representatives from Mendota Heights and Burnsville. ' "We want to get together with every- body and try to come to some kind of agreement on' this issue," said City Administrator Tom Hedges. "There are ways of getting rid of the noise other than 'shifting 'it from city to city." The council also. established_ what.. Eagan should doto'combat noise: ,■ Work with the MAC,to require that• flights over Eagan 'follow a patterns agreed to by the city and the MAC, and return flight patterns to the way they were before the turn -south ex- periment. • ■ Ask' the MAC to take special meas- ures to restrict noisy engine tests at night and on weekends, and to en- courage the airlines to install noise ' abatement equipment. •Ask the MAC and the FAA to- re - .quire. planes to.ascend, and descend more steeply. • , • No one disputes that northern Dako- ta County, gets a disproportionate amount of air traffic. In addition to the turn -south experiment, there is a "preferential runway system" that routes most of the takeoffs over the -,least-populated areas. That results in more takeoffs over parts of Eagan and Mendota Heights than the rest of the metropolitan area. Records of takeoffs from Minneapo- lis -St. Paul International Airport for th'e, past seven years show that- about 55 percent of all planes have taken' off over Mendota Heights and Eagan while 20 percent have taken off over south Minneapolis, 23 percent, over Richfield, Bloomington, Burnsville, Eden Prairie and Shakopee, , and about •2 percent over St. Paul's High:: land. Park neighborhood, said Jeff Hamiel, director of , operations for - the MAC. . The ,situation is aggravated by the deregulation act of 1978, which has substantially increased air traffic. In .1978 there were about 425 take- offs..and. landings per day, said Ha- miel. •In August of this year there was an average of 1,006 flights a day. Despite the opposition of northern Dakota County residents, the prefer- ential runway system is probably. 'here to stay, Priebe said. "The political realities of the situa- tion support continuation of the pref- erential runway system: Minneapolis and St. Paul both support it.• 'It's '•doubtful that the suburbs could mus- ter the political clout to do anything about that in the face of opposition from Minneapolis and St. Paul," he said _;. .._. • State ' Sen. Howard Knutson, IR_ Burnsville, said one way that county ., residents can influence the MAC is to use their political' muscle -to influ- ence the next appointment to the commission. "We can put a lot of pressure on Gov. Perpich to appoint somebody to the' Metropolitan Air- ports Commission'who is sympathet- ic to.our views," Knutson said. 1 i `2Y SW4 Thur.,,Nov. 29, 1984 Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Collections Paper, glass, aluminum, • oil and cans Beermann Services, 6900 Dixie Av. E:, Inver Grove Heights. 6 a.m. to 7 p.rn.. 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Bloomington (Corner n1 Old Shakopee Rd. 8 Norman,dale Blvd.) M-Th 8 30-7 00. Fn. 8 30-6.00; Sat. 10.4 ear. . oliday Gi • Community \• rTT r_�_�"\ • Minneapolis Star and Trikune r Wednesday January 25/ 1984‘ rcraft noise report has its ups, downs Charge By:Laurie. Blake_ Staff -; Writer . Aircraftnoise was reduced last year in'•Bloomington and Richfield but got" worse in south. Minneapolis and •oth-, er_ residential areas surrounding' Minneapolis -St. Paul International ,. • Airport, according to a• year-end • noise:report by the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission (MAC). _ The: improvement in Richfield and Bloomington was caused largely by an experimental flight rule that re- quires planes taking off on southwest runway 4-22 to turn sharply south. - That reduced the noise for 4,300 resi- ;dentsvof Richfield and Bloomington' but resulted in increased noise in .Ea`gan and Burnsville. • iSoutli Minneapolis had an especially noisy summer for..three reasons, the report said:" Runway construction forced more planes over the area,' engines . performed poorly and nois fly in hotter -than -usual summer. weather, and airline deregulation in !creased operations by about 100• 'planes a day. 1. • The MAC' concluded that the 1983. noise season was unusual "and will not be repeated in future. years." Otherwise the agency is:"on line and on time" in meeting its noise-reduc tion objectives, said Jeff Hamiel, its director of operations and_ environ- mental affairs. ? • But Walter Rockenstein, chairman of the • Metropolitan. 'Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (a group of air- line and • city'r representatives).•'and state Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL-Min- neapolis, said the Minnesota Pollu- tion Control Agency should establish le member a noise -abatement plan for the MAC. "If' you, establish a goal you're not going to get anyplace," said Skog- lund. He said he's annoyed that •the' MAC refuses to set noise -reduction goals in decibels, as required by state law. ' "The forecasting method is very im- precise,:and because of that it's very difficult to forecast a two- or three - decibel improvement," Hamiel said. The goal has been to improve the overall noise environment, he said. In working. with. MAC 'on that goal the sound -abatement council can ex- ert considerable influence if its • Runway 4-22, begun in December ,:•,1982, has- the sound council's bless ink. Richfield's representative on the panel, DonPriebe, said it has notice ably benefitted his city. But Tom Hedges, Eagan city manag • er, said he receivedicalls and corn: • plaints 'last summer about an in- crease in noise. Burnsville adminis- trative intern' Steven King said city hall ,,has heard • complaints from about 15 residents yin the River Hills and Crystal Lake neighborhoods. • Rockenstein said that quieter planes are the only way-, to reduce airport noise. Otherwise noise simply must Bloomington are going to be glad for any relief.. Communities 'do disc with each other." disagree Hamiel said that the MAC will con- tinue to experiment with the turning rule until December to evaluate the noise 'impact on'. Eagan and Burns- ville as well' as the improvement in Bloomington and Richfield. He said planes fly.. over Eagan and Burnsville at 4,000 feet with an aver- age noise. impact below 65 decibels. They fly over Bloomington and Rich- field at 1•,000 feet with an average noise impact of 85 decibels. • • d!sm;iss o,. agains opkins engineer: By Dave Anderson Staff Writer members are in agreement, Rocken be spread around, he said. A decibel is a unit for measuring the Charges of 'falsifying land surveys ti, • stein said. Still, he said, the MPCA intensity Of sound; 60 decibels is the • have been -dismissed against James ' 4ti.-.- - should establish guidelines for; the • "Nobody ever thinks •that it's -fair," - ;level of normal room. conversation:'- - Orr, a Hopkins engineer who is presi airports commission. ! • ' he said. "If. we p'ush a little over Noise of more than 65 decibels for , dent -elect' of 'the Consulting Engi- • • toward Burnsville they are not going • more. than:six minutes an hour ex- neers Council of Minnesota. - The experimental flight rule for to think that's fair. But Richfield and' • ceeds state standards: The charges were dismissed by a• judge after a pretrial hearing Friday in which experts'testified that Orr's •,surveys were accurate. ,, Orr''was-charged-last°•October-with falsifying elevation maps to enhance and parcel in -Minnetonka in 'he was part owner. charges, the maps, .tonka officials, of wetlands" con • S.,,L4mMr-38PL Professional Carpet Cleaning gets those holiday leftovers Upholstery Cleaning Value! (2 room minimum) any size room — residential only eoc+ odditional room $12 Enjoy these benefits at no additional cost • Professional strength truck - mounted equipment • Most furniture moved a - replaced • Problem ar • Bonded t • Conven • Quir • Nr Those who had decided not to serve but were listed anyway included Dave Moore of WCCO-TV; David Hawley of the St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press; Mike Steele of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune: Taeko Tanaka, potter and instructor; Ar- lene Helgeson, past president of the St. Cloud Community Arts Council; and Elizabeth Masiee of C.G. Rein Galleries in Edina. Speer said he had been unable to reach four others who also were list- ed as having agreed to serve: Patri- cia Bratnober, a board member of the Jerome Foundation; John Cowles Jr., former head of Cowles Media Co.; Tony Kuznik, assistant provost at the University of Minnesota -Crooke ston; and George Morrison, a visual artist. "My understanding was that David Some names on arts panel list are people who declined job Gov. Rudy Perpich's office, rushing to form a state Commission on Eco- nomic Vitality in the Arts, an- nounced the appointments of 37 peo- ple to the panel even though four hadn't been invited to serve and six had declined. Errors in the appointment list, issued Monday, appear to have arisen from misunderstanding about who would be checking back with whom to up- date a list of nominees. According to commission chairman David Speer, the list issued by the administration was a list of proposed nominees he had sent to the gover- nor's office for approval. The gover- nor's aides had not checked with him as to how the nominees had responded to the invitation to serve, he said. According to Gerry Nelson, Per- pich's press secretary, the problem was that Speer never contacted the press office with an update on who had agreed to serve and who had not. Hearing nothing, Nelson said, his office assumed it was all right to release the list. The commission, which Speer said he was hurrying to pull together in time to prepare a preliminary report by Feb. 1, will look into ways that the arts affect Minnesota's economy and national reputation. Speer is a part- ner in the public relations firm of Padilla and Speer, Inc. The erroneous list was published Tuesday in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Speer said that's how he learned that the administration had released the list. ::.TRIUMPHANT FILM MAKING:.! - LOSANGELESTIMES "Thereare sequences in this movie that make your jaw drop open out of genuine amazement:' - NEWSWEEK NOW SHOWING! GENERAL CINEMA SOUTHTOWN 884-21 1 1 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Wed., Jan. 25, 1984 •5B Speer was going to contact all these people. We've never had this pgt.br. lem before," Nelson said. Speer said he sent out the letter inviting people to serve on the com- mission five days before the press release went out. • • • • ■ • • • •• • VILLAGE 4 HWY 10 & HANSON BLVD COON RAPIDS 755-6980 #1 "RISKY BUSINESS", 1:00-2 40-4:20-6:00J:40-9;43 RJ #2 "DEAD ZONE5 " 3 "RETURN OF THE JEDI"(�i 1003.205458.00 ✓✓ • • SO • • • • • • ■ • • • • • #4 `AMR40-4.-MOM91 0 • • • • • • • • • • $1 • • FAMILY FUN WEDNESDAYS 12:30 PM TILL CLOSING ■ IP • ■ • • • • • • • GFNER*L CINEMA DOWNTOWN MANN 339.6837 New airport noise manager ready ;� 5 to hear gripes ec?,'P4- By Laurie Blake Staff Writer As the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission's new manager of noise abatement, Darrell Weslander could see from complaint logs that air- plane noise is a problem. Last week his ears confirmed it. Starting a series of visits to neighbor- hoods where residents complain most often about noise from the Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Air- port, Weslander stopped under flight paths over Richfield and south Min- neapolis. "With heavy aircraft traffic over those areas, it's going to be a big noise problem," he said. "I did see and hear that firsthand." Weslander, 39, is not a noise expert. He was previously employed as an administrator in the public schools of Des Moines, Iowa. His experience with airplane noise has been creat- ing i as a military and commercial pilot Weslder replaced Tim Anderson in the $33,852-a-year job in late Feb- ruary. He was selected from among 75 applicants because he would be able to discuss realistically with the airlines what pilots can and can't do to reduce noise, according to Jeff Hamiel, director of operations and environmental affairs for the MAC. Weslander will have to stand be- tween residents and the airlines, not as an advocate for either side, but as a negotiator between the two, Ha- miel said. Although he probably cannot offer residents instant relief from noise complaints, Weslander said, he wants to be a sounding board for noise gripes. His orientation tour should help him understand his callers' feelings, he said. "I think when I talk to people on the phone I'll be able to visualize the lay of the land, the type of homes that are there, the proximity to the airport, the kind of terrain and how big the airplanes look when they come over." Among the complaints Weslander is likely to receive are those from Ea- gan and Burnsville residents. They started hearing airplane noise for the first time about a year ago, when the MAC began to regtlire that de- parting planes take a Sharp turn away from Richfield and Blooming- ton to spare those communities some takeoff noise. So far, results have been good, and Staff Photo by Steve Schluter Darrell Weslander, Iett, Metropolitan Airports Commission noise abatement manager, and Steve Veschi, environmental technician, monitored airplane noise from a van. the MAC will evaluate the effect on Eagan and Burnsville until next De- cember before deciding whether to make the turn permanent, Hamiel said. Weslander also will be drawn into the MAC's search for a way to count the takeoffs and landings of planes by runway. The Metropolitan Air- craft Sound Abatement Council, an advisory group of citizens and airline representatives, has insisted upon a record of runway use, plane by plane, to get an accurate reading on the distribution of noise. Records are kept now on the per- centage of time each runway is in use. Weslander said a count of take- offs and landings would be a more satisfactory way to keep track of the noise produced. The MAC has hired consultants to see if microphones can be used to count planes. On another front, Weslander appar- ently is no more eager than other MAC officials have been to comply with the legal requirement that the MAC publish noise reduction goals in decibels each year. He said the peaks and valleys of airport noise would make it difficult to determine when to measure for confirmation of a decibel reduction. Imarck ' 2/ 14 (•kinson 9/'18 F,go -8'/ 6. and Forks -8/ 8 mestown _., 8/. 9 not'•• -3/13 Iliston 6/15 omes 12/21 St.Thomas• 72/91 fugue, 6/ 19' Wori• ion City- -1/ 8 uxCity •1t3/15 terloo : 3 / 12 'Amsterdam 26 / 45 firt• h Dakota Athena 46 / 50 Auckland. 57 / 73 C ' L/+t Belgrade,':' ' 34/48 Berlin . • 26/42 L/H High temperatures between. lines (isotherms) range from . . 60 to 70 • •I Weather in other U.S. cities/', Ystrdy. Today Tiles. `Ystrdy. L/H _ , Sky/L/H Sky/L/H, • L/H • .Today • Tues. Sky/L/H -Sky/L/I1 Bermuda g2/73 41/65 Albuquerque 0/38/65' 0/30/66 • - 45/70 . ,35/51 Anchorage .•731/48 •/28/35 54/75 Brussels :25/45 Asheville 0/24/42 0/30/42. .33/43 Cairo '--/-• 31/56 • Atlanta • 1 0/36/54 0/29/61 : 37/54 Copenhagen 24/35 30/47 AtlanticCity.' • 0/22/35 0/34/50 70/76 Dublin . 43/52 21/45' Baltimore .. ' •/22/46 0/23/48 9/19 Frankfurt • 23/42 - -/-- Billings -/--/ ; /• / / 45/69 - Geneva-. . 30/41 --/--` Boise - .-/-•/ -./- / - •' 25/40 outh Dakota Helsinki' --/_- ; /-- ' Boston' • . /--/ ' 32/50 L/H. Hongkong . 54/62 6'I/77 'Brownsville ••i66/80 0/53/83 17/25 erdeen' 2/ 1 t Jerusalem` 54159 9/23 Buffalo .- • S/ -0/26 S/25/35 49/73 28/45: Casper 0'/28/49 0/26/52 18/39 iron f 7/.9 Joh'n'sburg 55/75 33/45 Charleston . 0/18/45 .R/37/,50 •. 59/85 Abridge 7/13 London - .33/4-- 27745 Cheyenne _ .0/26752 • 0/26/46 18/30 erre 13/26 Madrid • . --/•• 12/20 Chicago' . •/12/28'-'0/15/25 v' .11/37 apidCity . •. 18/.2i1•Manila . 79/90 22/31' 'Cincinnati R/16/40 0/34/45 43/53 iOUXFalls •1/..8 Moscow •,18/32 23/26 Cleveland • • 0/ 7/33 • S/26/35 . 25/55 latertown-• .-7/ 8.NeWDelhi 57/88 • 45/52 Dallas'- 0/40/54 0/46/65 : 28/61 '.Oslo 21/37 28/43 Denver ''0/26/60'••/28/64 , 46/66 Paris' ) - . 12/21 Des Moines 0/12/27 0/10/12 • 23/33 - L/H ' Peking 25/43 ' 14/21 Detroit .. Si2/30 0/22/38 37/48 42/73; El Paso' - 0/42/73 0/37/73 : 55/63 :algary 9/30 Rome 43/55 190321•Fairbanks , Ili 15/38.0/11/35 • 55/69 dmonten ' ' ,9/34 "Seoul: • • .31/46 22/35 Great Falls 0/22/35 0/28/40 48/62 Montreal ' 14/18'.Stockholm 28/32 • 66/83 Honolulu ` .0/66/82 0/66/82 69/87 Ottawa ' • 14/21 Sydney. 66/66 53/66 Houston 0/57/71 0/49/78 Regina -2/19 Tel Aviv • - 57/64 • 18724 Indianapolis S/31/40 0/31/42 Toronto-, " r14/23 •Tokyo . 33/47 39/70 'Jacksonville ' •/41/74 0/40/65 rancouver . 43/55' Vienna 27/43 , .21/33 Kansas City :0/26/32 0/22/35 Vinnipeg .--.17/21---Warsaw 25/41 ;anada. 42/54 52/,76 27/51 Las Vegas '0/48/70 Los Angeles 0/55/76 Louisville R/25i43• Memphis • 0/35/50 Miami Beach 0/63/79 Milwaukee '• 0/ 8/25 New Orleans • 0/52/67 New York Oklahoma City -Omaha ' Orlando Philadelphia, Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Me. Portland, Ore. Raleigh Reno . Sacramento 0719/30 O'/36/53 O/12/26 0/50/70 R/17/.32 0/53/82 0/ 3/27 •/18/40 •R/43/53 •0/48/71 0/55/72 0/42/48 0/44/60 0/68/79 0/19/35 0/50/65 •/21135- 0/36/49 0%19/32 0/60/77 •/32 / 47 0/ 53 /82 S/25/38 ' S/14/32 R/44/54 -•R/30/54, 0/17/32 0/32/61 R/38/55 'R/44/60, R/50/60 St. Louis .• 0/29/32. 0/27/47 Salt Lake City '• '0/37/50' •/38/52 San Antonio . • 0/56/731.0/50/74 San Diego '0/56/69 San Francisco R/50/63 SanJuad• 0/70/86 S.'Ste. Marie -' -/--/-- Seattle . R/43/53 Tampa -St. Pete 0/53/77 Washington - 0/24/39 0=Fair 0=Partly cloudy' •=Cloudy , • R=Rain . S=Snow 0/57/68 R/53/58 0/72/89 R/43/50 •/62/77 R/35/55 T=Thunderstorms I National vveamer aervice O WSI Corp. ' Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ■ .Minnesota Office of Tourism ■ `Associated Prciss • ■;University or Minnesota Agricultural Ext. Service - First Qtr. Apr: 1- - Apr:,8 • 0 Fularar_ Mar._17 Last Otr. Mar. 24 . / Va. `.Minneapolis average temperature/ :r. r 1981- 1982- •.' Avg.:, 1982 1983 1983-, 1984 'January 1172' ;" , 2.3 19.6 120' • February ' : 17.5 15.8 • , 26.9 27.5' March . ' ' 29.2y_ .29.0' • ,34.2 - r April 46 0 43.8 42.3 - - - ' May . , , t 1; • _ 58.5 162:5•. 54.6 4 June 68.1 •- 63.7, 68:0li . , ,July `, 73.1.: -,75.6 77.2 • ,.. August 70.6 . 71.8 "76.8 /'• - September .. 60.6 , ,' 60.9 • - 62.6.., . - -'- .October , ' ' ' _ • • 49.6 '•: 50.3 - 48.4 - er ,32:2 ,• ; 31.5 ' 34.0 ' -Novemb• 4 December ' 19.2 ••.,25.7 ' -- 3.7 , ' ". Yearly average - 44.7..''44.4 .45.7. - il 1951-1980 at Minneapolis -,St. Paul International Airport. ,• - - -- - - _ in 23s -atebu ng in Lakewood Community College, n Wrrhite 'Bear Lake. , , [he Sutherland report°'recommend- d'that the state immediately start a' . 2.8' million; four-year: ,program to eplace.PCB-filled, transformers and`.• they equipment::The Winsor-Faricy eport recommended that 'the state move_asbestos from its buildings at' ,Polychlorinated biphenyls' (PCBs) have been used widely,.for-decades . t.. -. in electrical' equipment because they 'provide good insulation; are excep- .tionally durable and',assure long•ser- vice., But • PCBs, are very toxic 'and can accumulate in human ,tissue: i ".They can cause "acne -like skin erup-, tions,° pigmentation :of':the skin and • nails, excessive eye discharge. and • • •, electric capacitors- be replaced by Oct. 1, 1988.: , , _ . . Gov. Rudy Perpich ,,has \proposed ,spending -$2.5 •million` in •,the, fiscal year starting,July'1 for the. replace ment--and • c_ leanings of • PCB -filled equipment. Asbestos,,originally used for: its fire- Perpich has proposed-spending•$2.6/. million to•. remove 0asb'estosfrom; state buildings. That ' recommenda- hon,.like theeone for replacing PCB: filled,equipment is{subrect.to legisla;, Live approval t k {Y 3 Other buildings marked for asbestos removal were correctional „facilities ;at Stillwater; •'Lino,' aG1 s as est tsitors creep town t for 5th annual'.Slug Fest' ri'Ygcr`K.Y ., Associated Press 1a ,4,00irc'r11 real . t �.. tr•; ,Olc .i Guerneville, Calif. They're slippery,'they're they,'re'creepy. and•craw ly„but Sun=' j Fifth rAnnuai Slug tiFest gave' r• people a chance to dine on slug°deli ' cacies and watch the Slug Sprints. sidents and'visitors'tq Guefn • 1 FAA rejects north al.9,4A Eagan airplane .turn by Tim O'Donnell A controversial airplane tur- ning procedure that for two years routed planes over nor- theast Burnsville and nor- thwest Eagan has been -rejected by. the;'Federal Aviation•Ad- ministration (FAA).' • The procedure:dubbed the "Burnsville Turn," was used experimentally in 1983 and 1984'. Its goal was to reduce airplane noise over Richfield and Bloom- ington by putting planes on a 180-degree or due -south. heading shortly after take -off. But local officials and residents claimed the plan only shifted plane noise, instead of•reducing noise at the source. . Les Case, an •air traffic manager with the FAA at Minneapolis -St. Paul.Interna tional Airport,. found.another fault in the. procedure: He said' placing any 'more restrictions on planes.using runway 4-22 for southwesterly take -offs would' discourage use of that runway. During periods of low airplane traffic, that runway can accommodate planes which normally would fly over Eagan and Mendota Heights or south Minneapolis, thereby reducing -noise in those' cities, Case said. Planes now can fly off runway 4-22 at severaldifferent headings, Case said. But with restrictions such as the "Burns- ville Turn," planes that. could ' not stay at least 15 degrees apart on their headings would have to maintain a 5-mile. • separation upon take -off, he said. Such a- separation would reduce the number of take -offs on that runway, he said. The -Metropolitan Aircraft. . Sound Abatement Council • (MASAC) and the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) recommended approval of the turning procedure. Case. however. recommended denial and his FAA -superiors in Chicago concurred, he said. • Case said .he will work with MAC officials. if they want to suggest an alternative: For Burnsville and Eagan. this battle is won, but others continue. Both cities will con- tinue working with U.S. Con- gressman William Frenzel. urging Congress to grant some' degree of airplane noise control • to the local levels of govern- ment, said Steve King, a Burns- ville administrative assistant. 4SW. By Scott Carlson Staff Writer Homeowners in southern Mendo- ta Heights are mounting a cam- paign to get the Metropolitan 'Air- ports Commission to cut back the number 'of airplanes flying over their homes. . However, any effort to wintelief will have to- get around 'a Federal Aviation Administration policy and • safety • regulations affecting the flight ,paths for departing' air- planes. .The residents, who say they get; - an unfair share of overflights from the Minneapolis -St. Paul Interna- tional Airport, opened their cam' paign Tuesday before the Metro- politan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council. .. ' Bernard Friel, spokesman for the Friendly Hills Homeowners As - sociation, I said more than, 50 per- cent of the airplanes leaving the Minneapolis -St. Paul airport fly over the ' Mendota ;Heights -Eagan -- area. "We don't object to that," Friel said. "We thought the airplanes were distributed over a 100 degree arc. However, airport traffic control- lers actually • send only a limited number of planes over Eagan be- cause of an FAA policy adopted in the early'1970s instructing control- lers to avoid sending departing air- planes over an Eagan neighbor St. Paul Dispatch 'hood near Lone Oak Road and Highway 13, Friel said. The policy was adopted in order to reduce overflight noise in the Eagan area. Originally, that restriction pre- sented no problem for Mendota Heights residents. The airport sent departing airplanes down only one southeasterly runway and pilots had a wide flying radius for take- off, Friel said. . Now, the airport. routinely sends planes down two. runways and . an FAA safety ; regulation requires that there be at least 15 degrees separating the planes on takeoff. =That safety regulation, coupled with the FAA policy restricting flights over the Eagan neighbor- hood, forces more airplanes to fly over homes inMendota Heights, Friel said. "We' don't suggest that Eagan get more noise, but; we're being treated unfairly and •inequitably and we think that, should be cor- rected," Friel said. "If there was only three or four jets a day, I don't think anyone would complain. But we get 50 to 60 aircraft daily be- ginning at 7 a.m." Darrell Weslander, the MAC's noise abatement manager, con- firmed there is heavy airplane ac- tivity over Mendota Heights. In 1983, 50 percent of the planes arriving at the, airport and58 per- cent of the departing- planes flew over the Mendota Heights -Eagan area, Weslander said. Most of the planes are routed over that area akota County Mans immunization clinics. Immunization clinics for polio ood diseases now ghout Dakota lic health Burnsville, Lakeville, Hastings South St. Paul. Formore i tion, call EPS clinic ;s 8055. Clinics will. _la Life C • Wednesday, June 27, 1984 because the MAC encourages air traffic . controllers to direct air traffic away from the more,popu- lated Minneapolis and Blooming- ton areas. He said the FAA safety restric- tion means there are times when more planes are flying over Men- dota Heights. "We can't have airplanes leaving parallel or converging (from the two runways);" Weslander says. ' However, MAC wants to see if it can ease the airplane noise prob- lem for _Mendota Heights residents, Weslander`Says. "We're taking a careful look at it and want to come up with" some sort of solution," he says. "We're not trying to explain it away or ex- - cuse it because we know there is a heavy volume of traffic over that area." •• Shod4 You Cia; .weer AbutY.r. Injury? Yes! Because you may have a legal right to collect money for your injury. Talking to a law firm that practices in the areas of per- sonal injury and wrongful death, will cost you nothing. Legal feesare paid only if your case is successfully concluded. In other words, if there is no recovery.of„, move r: is St. Paul Dispatch 3SW Brian Peterson n used for . . Task force studies plans for end Burnsville ice aren . . By Scot! Carlson missioner of .the BAC's traveling • "What the feasibility studY2 Staff Writer A 'city council -appointed task • force will -Make recommendations next month on how the city of Burnsville might • • tion of a second, smaller ice arena to relieve user pressure on the • isting arena. /City officials said the •task force. was organized to show the Burns- ville -Minnesota Valley Figur'e Skating Association and the Burns- ville Athletic Club (BAC), the two biggest purchasers of ice time, that the city wants to keep them as users and meet their ice time needs. ' • The 'new' arena would be adja- cent to the existing arena at 251 Civic Center Parkway, officials said. ' ' .. • "This year both of , our major users needed more icetime," said David Glenn, city recreation super-, interiderit and arena manager. • The figure skating' association, with about '75 members, and the ,athletic club, with about. 65,0 hock- ey players, -together- purchase • t 11(was about 900' hours of ice time annual- ''1 Smith lv Glenn Said In'additionAhe city • , • runs a figure skating school with about 450 •participants, an0 leases '4ved ice time to the Burnsville. High School hockey team. • • , , "The current situation is not 'good," said John Kapanke, com- '74/ • Screening:c1 Early. and PeriOdic Screening J-F_P 3) .clinics will be offered. next ,..four locations in Dakota hockey program. "We have run out of available ice time." ' The club -and the skating associa- tion need more ice time in,order to grow and be competitive, Kapanke said. , "Our hockey program is always. looking to purchase ice time else- where to supplement our pro - 'gram," he said... Jeanne Wind, president of the figiireskating association, said her organization's program IS. at .a standstill. "Because,•of the lack of ice time, we can't 'get more kids into the • Club," Wind said. Some Burnsville - children °who .are advanced skaters have J • d h ' f' skating - clubs in order.to get :enough prac- tice time, she said. • . . ; • The two. organizations might go elsewhere to "get ice time if the city is not able to meet the needs •of their, expanding' programs, Glenn said. If either organization stopped booking city, ice time, the. city ,,would lose between $50,000 and- $60,000 in' arena revenue, Glenn Said. ' In 1984; the city expects an $11,000 deficit in operating its 1,800-seat arena, which was built in 1972. However, a -1983 feasibili- ty study concludes that the • city could have a $90,000 annual oper- ating surplus by building a second indoor arena for about $1!2 ' . • . inics offered Burnsville Ho, W. County Road 42 July-17' from 12:30 to 8 P.m., July 18 from 8.a.m. to 4 p.m. 'and July 31 from 12:30 to 8 p.M. 7.1 South St. Paul —• St. Augus- athofic Church, Fourth Ave - Third Street. N. — July '1. to 4 p.m. and July ..m. determined is we can produce 70 percent more ice -time at 40 per- cent of the cost," Glenn said. "We f could use that (surplus) for .retir- ing the debt on the second sheet of ice." The efficiency in building the • second arena, with, a 300- to 400- . ,seat. . p y, would be h' d :. by: using .the same refrigeration , ° and .maintenance plant that runs' the existing arena. il ice Besides opening up. 4. time ,for .organized hockey and fig- 4 ure skating, a second arena would t: give the city, a chance to, schedule summer hockey and figure skating° •clinics. "Right now, we don't have the time 'for' -them " -Glenn said This • P, the arena' is booked solid summer, from 6 a.m. to 10 P.m. Mondays' • through Saturdays and from .10 On. to 10 p.m. Sundays) • • •. The 10-member 'task force Will look at financing options 'available • to build a second arena, including a` :bond referendum or having private r: individuals -construct Wand lease it • • back to the city through a period of years, Glenn Said: ‘• .0 The task force includes repre- sentatives from the figure skating club, athjetic club,..adult men skat ers,- city financial planning corn missien, local chamber of com- merce, city parks advisory committee and Burnsville School District 191. at•4 sitesL • s Lakeville — 8748 210th St. , — a.m. to 4 p:m. _ ir Hastings — Building —• July 4 p.m. St Johns Church, July 12 from 9 r„ - • i'' Human Services - 1 19 from 9 a.m. to . Screening w dren betwr•-• an 91 weeks of airplane counts, differ from the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion's estimates.earlier of how noise is distributed among communities around the airport.. -'• Earlier estimates were based bn the percentage of time -each 'runway was useid They showed that runways etr�'. news Marketplace:sectiion begins on page 7B Airplane counts` differ. from early noise estimates . By Laurie Blake Staff Writer • The first actual counts of airplane . landings andtakeoffs at . Minneapo lis-St. Paul International Airport sug- gest that residents of south Minne- apolis hear almost as much airplane noise as residents of Eagan — and more than residents of Richfield, Bloomington and Highland Park.' • sending traffic over south Minneapo- lis were used roughly 20 percent less .' often than those carrying traffic over Eagan, about 2 percent • less often than Richfield and Blooming- ton and about 15 percent more often than Highland, Park. ' • The counts, made public Tuesday, are. for two weeks in May and one week in June. Adding tallies from those three weeks shows that: Preliminary figures, based .on three ' • • • 1,748 planes ,took off and 1,192 landed over south Minneapolis, a\to- tal of 2,940. . • ■ 1,579 planes took . off and 2035 landed over'Eagan, a total of 3,614., ■ 1,089 planes took off and 296 land- ed' over Richfield and Bloomington, a total of 1,385., 1173 took off •and 170 landed over Highland Park; a totalof 243. v The airports commission- has a pre- ferred -runway system designed to route planes whenever possible over . . the less -populated area of Eagan.: • But the preferred path can be used only when wind and traffic condi- tions permit, said •Darrell •Weslander, manager of noise abatement arid en- . vironmental affairs., During peak hours, the two• runways sending traffic over south Minneapa lis are always in use, said Minneapo- lis City Council Member Stele, Cramer, DFL-11thWard. He said the Airport continued on page 4B Takeoffs, landings at airport Minneapolis I'. 'Crosstown Highway Cedar. Av. Richfield/• Bloomington • •.Minnesota /� River /- Mendota;Heights/ Eagan , DNa Mottppolfften Arpone Cm ,.,eon sier and rrae. aau!•c_ nce . . riable Tonight/, A 20 percent chance of a shower. Low 58. • Minneapolis .Star and 'Tribune rWedne044;my 25,:1984 ,Thursday/Partly sunny with a,„ slight chance of a shower. High 75. • Extended%Clear to partlys _ _ cloudy. Highs 78 83: Lows 55-' 59. • Yesterday's temps/ Today s weather Minnesota Precip.' L/H _ Alexandria • 64/80 Bemidji 55 / 79 • • Duluth — : 55/80 Hibbing —. 52/75 International Falls - 52/75 Redwood Falls T ` 65 / 81 Rochester T • 61 i 80 St. Cloud — 62 / 84 Wisconsin Latin America L/H L/H High' temperatures /precipitation / Eau Claire 65/80 Acapulco . 70/90 ,Green Bay -64/78 Barbados 79786 Fronts/High-Low pressure/7p m, C.D.T. LaCrosse 61182 Caracas 73/86 t' Minnesota highs/ Madison . -- 64/83 Freeport • 79/88. • Park Falls 57/79 Havana . 73/86 Wausau • 65/82 Mazatlan 75/93 Merida • •'73/95 Iowa' Mexico City 54 / 79 L/H • Montego Bay 75/90 C'dar Rapids 72 / 85 Montevideo 43 / 48 Decorah 62 / 82 Rio de Jan.. 64 / 70 Des Moines 73/89 St.Thomas 77/90 Dubuque 70/84 World , Mason City 62 / 81 Legend/5.:' 0 Fair ®Partly cloudy Cloudy • High Low- ® Rain ® Snow Fronts 69 60 70m1 —70 - High temperatures between: lines (isotherms) range from ALLM 7n Bather in other U.S. cities/ Yesterday , Today Tomorrow Yesterday' • L/H • Sky/L/H Sky/L/H' L/H -Today Tomorrow Sky/L/H1,,Sky/L/H ' 67/91 Albuquerque 0/83/88 0/63/90 71/99 Las Vegas 0/73/100' 0%75/=103 59/69 Anchorage 0/57/67 0/55/65 67/80 Los Angeles 0/66/80 0/.67,/82 61/88 Asheville 0/63/83 0/63/82 •67/91 Louilvlllo • • 0/69/90 ;0/67/85 ' 71186 Atlanta - ' ' 0/70/88. 0/70/87 + 72/91 Memphis 004792 .0/73/90 74/91 Atlantic City ' 0/66/82 - 6/65/78 78/85 MlamlBeach • 0/77/88. ' 0/77/88 70/90-Baltimore '0/66/85 0/84/83' 86/78 Milwaukee 0/60/78 • 0/62/73 ,55/87 Billings. •- 0/58/90 0/62/90 . 73/85' New Orleans. T/.73/88 . 0/75/89 65/97 Boise • 0/66/100 0/66/97 .74/87. New York- : 0/66/85 0/63/85 79/91 Boston. 0/65/82• 0/61/81 70/88 Okla.Clty 0/67/90 0/68/93 74/95 Brownsville 0/73/95 ' 0/74/96 68/85 Omaha 0/68/86 0/66/81 •70/81_Buffalo . 0/59/78 R/59/76 70/90 Orlando. . 0/71/91, '0/71/91 57/87 Capper ' 0/57/87 0/56/86 72/88 Philadelphia- • 0/64/83-. 0/64/82 .,76/90; Charleston 0/73/91 0/74/90 . 82/107 Phoenlz 0/81/105. 0/80/105 ,f 68/79 ,Cheyenne' 0756/79 0/57/77 • 70/78 Pittsburgh ' 0/58/80 . R/55/75 '.170/80 Chicago :- 0/62/79 T/61/77• 73/87 Port., Me. 0/54/80 '.0/53/77 ..64/90 Cincinnati ' 0/67/83 R/64/80 627100 Port., Ore. 0/63/830/62/78' 71778'• :Cleveland 0/60/78 • . R/60/75 - ' .69'/89•• Raleigh- ' . 0/69/87 0/68/86 73/89 Dallas, 0/72/93 0/72/96 56/85 Reno 0/49/86. 0/47/89 ' 63/89 Denver . 0/62/89 0/60/85 '62/82 Sacramento 0/81/89 0/62/91 '!"73/89 DesMolnea-R/69/84 0/66/80 72/92•,St. Louis •. .0/,72/88 0/67/85 . '72/88 Detroit - 6/56/82 R/56/.77 •`73/90 Tampa.. . 0/73/90.: 0/74/90. 60/95 El Paso' •0/62/89 0/64/88- `--68/93-Salt Lk. City '`'0/68/96 0/68/98 52/80 Fairbanks 0/52/75 0/52/72 , 71/86 San Antonio T/70/90- -0/72/91 50/89 Great Falls 0/55/88 0157/88 73/80 SanDiego 0/71/80 0/71/80 75/89 Honolulu 0/75/89 0/74/89' _58/68 San Fran. 0/56/68 6/56/68 70/84 Houston 1/70/92 0/71/93 _ .77/90' SanJuan 0/75/89—eR/76/89 66/90 Indianapolis 0/66/83 0/64/80 50/70 S.Ste. Marie ' 0/48/76`'0/49769 70/88 Jacksonville 0/7i/91 0/7091 • 59/87 Seattle 0/59/80 0/58/72 68/91 Kansas City 0/67/88, 0/66/83 73/92 Washington 0/70/87 `-Oi,70785 Airport Continued from pa counts confirmed his suspicion that peak -hour traffic gives Minneapolis a heavy dose of noise. If additional 'counts bear out the pre- liminary figures, it's possible that the airports commission might change runways or modify the preferential runway. system, said Walter, Rocken- stein, a former Minneapolis council member and chairman of the Metro- politan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council. The& council has been de- manding plane counts for years. Until this spring, 'the airports com- mission had sought a mechanical or computerized way to count the planes. It concluded that couldn't be done and hired four people to count takeoffs and landings. From a' van- tage point atop the airport parking ramp, the counters make note of whether a plane is taking off or land- ing, what runway it' is using and what type of plane it is. • The figures made public yesterday are merely raw numbers of takeoffs and landings and do not take into consideration the, noise levels of dif-` ferent types of planes. _ ge1B —It's important . information to have because we can finally really know what the noise -impact"is .on various areas surrounding the airport," said Don Priebe, a Richfield city council member who represents Richfield on the sound abatement council. Dale Runkle, planning: director for the city of Eagan, also welcomed the tally of planes flying over his com- munity. "Once we know the number, then we can start dealing with the• issue." Rockenstein said the numbers also will be useful in gauging commercial • demand for peak -hour'. landing and takeoff times and in finding out what planes are using the airport other than those regularly scheduled. If there is heavy demand for the airport during peak hours, preferred arrival and departure . times might be given to quieter planes, Rocken- stein said. "We know from analysis that the ,preferential system breaks down every day during the peak hours," he said. "What has been wor eying us is that the :peak hours are .getting longer." • ' } • aides, Gary Helleher, in back, and Tony Cherro, took a ride on Gunflin on, their job is to tip the media about the number of fish he has caught. I _ ce) August 1984 Volume 4, Number 1 Delivered to 60,000 South Minneapolis Homes Coupon Clipper Neighborhoods unite to battle noise South Minneapolis residents committed to protect area residents from damage caused by increased air traffic noise have formed the south Minneapolis Ariport Action Council (SMAAC) and are organizing neighborhoods in a con- solidated effort. SMAAC. a non-profit corporation, was form- ed as result of neighborhood meetings con- ducted by Steve Cramer, Ward 11 councilper- son. Residents discussed methods of organizing large numbers of residents to seek concessions from the Metropolitan Airport Commission. A board of directors has been installed to manage SMAAC and guide the organization toward the achievement of the objectives outlined below: "1. Monitor noise levels for our two runways continuously using state-of-the-art equipment. "2. Obtain an agreement from Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) to limit our share of jet operations. "3. Obtain an agreement from MAC to freeze the number of operations over South Min- neapolis at their present level. "4. Identify, obtain and establish what help can be acquired by existing regulatory institutions. "5. To examine the existing laws regarding noise pollution and airport operations. "6. To attract enough members to create an effective organization based on an annual membership contribution minimum of $1.00 per household." SMAAC intends to take whatever lawful steps are necessary to achieve these objectives. They are currently talking to other cities in the United States that have successfully won airport noise battles with local airports. In addition, the organ- zation is investigating the probable use of sophisticated scientific noise monitoring equip- ment to successfully prove that air traffic noise is exceeding State Pollution Control noise standards. SMAAC's president, Floyd Anderson, em- phasized the need for residents to become members of SMAAC so the organization can gain the "power in numbers" necessary to bat- tle for a quieter neighborhood. According to Anderson, "if we can sign up 25,000 members of SMAAC scross South Minneapolis, we'll have the power necesary to protect ourselves." SMAAC members are aware of the history of this fight in the Morris Park, Nokomis, and Hale communities. Many SMAAC members have been participants in these efforts. Now, even a greater majority of South Minneapolis residents including the Tangletown, Parkway, and Linden Hills neighborhoods are feeling and hearing the impact of increased airplane traffic over their homes. "One can call the Metropolitan Airport Com- mission at 726-9411. It only takes a minute to complain and it's worth it. Every complaint is counted monthly and will draw attention to the South Minneapolis problem area. This number has been unlisted in the telephone directory," said Anderson. All area residents who object to the noise are urged to join SMAAC. Household memberships cost $1.00, although larger contributions are welcome. Area residents will eventually be con- tacted in person by SMAAC as part of a block - by -block membership drive. According to Anderson, "We know there are workable solutions to this problem. It is a matter of time. If we work together, the solutions will come quicker." To reach the goals of their first year, SMAAC is asking for a mild to moderate amount of work from southside door-to-door volunteers, secretaries, librarians. research scien- tists, computer programmers, marketing spe- cialists, electricians, lawyers, and teachers. In- terested persons should write to SMAAC, 5400 Edgewater Boulevard, Mpls. MN. 55417 or call 827-5227. Bike race returns to 48th & Chicago The second annual Chicago Avenue National Classic Bicycle Races will be held in Minneapolis Sunday August 5. Top cyclists from throughout the United States will compete for $2500 in the 55 mile Pro/Am National Classic race at 2 p.m. Ten -kilometer races open to the public will also be held. Entry information is available at bike ips, 7-Eleven stores throughout the Twin Cities and stores at 48th and Chicago. Professional mechanics will provide free bike safety checks to the public at the finish line •hroughout the day. Last year's National Classic race attracted me of the best cyclists in America. They includ- race winner Hugh Walton, a Raleigh profes- nal and former Canadian Olympian; Dale etina, winner of the 1983 Coors Classic; Ian kson, Australian professional; and National members Tom Schuler and Steve Tilford. ace Coordinator Jim Scott expects an even .ger field this year. Minnesota racers who could win this year in- clude State Champion Dan Fitch of St. Cloud and Scott Flanders of Minneapolis. The 1.1 rn, de race course follows Chicago and Columbus Avenues between 46th and 50th street in South Minneapolis. Good spectating locations on Chicago Ave. include the Finish line at 48th Street and the uphill at 49th Street. National Classic races are all part of a nation- wide series of events in which riders are ranked according to their placings over the entire season The United States Cycling Federation national coaches use these rankings as part of the criteria for selecting racers to represent America in in- ternational competitions. The Chicago Avenue National Classic is a "Points Race." During the event riders will sprint for points every fifth lap. Only the first five riders in each sprint will eam points. The overall win- ner is the rider who has earned the most points throughout the entire race - not necessarily the rider who wins the final sprint. Metro Council considers improvements for I35W The Metropolitan Council Thursday adopted a process that will lead to improvements in Interstate Hwy. 35W bet- ween Bumsville and downtown Minneapolis. The Council will join with the State Department of Transpor- tation (Mn/DOT) as an equal partner in planning to improve the safety and relieve the con- gestion of the frequently crowd- ed freeway. One possible change will be the addition of a traffic lane in each direction bet- ween 46th St. S. and Bums- ville. To coordinate the analysis of issues needed before decisions can be made, the two agencies will join with officials from Hennepin and Dakota Counties and Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington and Burnsville. The new Regional Transit Board also will play a role. Many potentially controver- sial issues need to be dealt with. Perhaps the biggest is whe- ther another lane should be added at 46th St. and how far south it should extend. Town Watch page 3 Marital Health page 7 Neighborhood Notes page 8 Coupon Clippers ... pages 10-11 State Fair Roundup .... page 12 More Coupons pagel3 Classifieds page 18 PPL Gets Grant page 19 Cord1ess,Ithonescausingpr�b1rns.:itb 911 Public Safety dispatchers in the metro area are concerned that an increasing number of illegitimate 911 calls are being received as a result of increasing use of cordless telephones, according to the Metropolitan 911 Telephone Board. Scott County Commissioner William Koniarski, chairman of. the 911 Telephone Board which represents the seven metro coun- ties in overseeing the 911 emergency phone system, stated that a number of problems - resulting from use of cordless telephones. is mounting and is having an effect on the 911 county managers. In the months that followed; all -county departments participated in the identification of major issues. Later, the county's top man- the headset to the base unit, thereby allowing agers, meeting as the Administrative Cabinet, the telephone user to make and receive calls evaluated the issues and ultimately - after some distance away from the connection to • much sifting and after considerable consolida- • the telephone line. tion — the issues were divided into 15 major To many, Koniarski continued, the cordless . areas of concern. x phone represents 'a great convenience. "How- , The current planning effort ..builds on_ ever; this convenience does not come without i county planning that has taken place in the • and enhancing decision=making." some serious disadvantages." , • past. What makes this planning different is the 'Risk management — "The county is fac- ing increasing • exposure to liabilities. Civil litigation involving the county has increased in •recent year's.tBetween.1982 and 1983,there- was a 36 percent increase in staff time devoted to the investigation, research and defense of claims against the county." 'Employees.— "During the remainder of the '80s, the county will confront significant system. The cordless telephone, he explained, is a phone which uses a two-way radio to connect ment team. recently presented the initial re- sults of that process at a special meeting of the County Board. "So far, the purpose of strategic planning 'has been to raise questions— not to provide answers," County Board Chairman John E: Derus said. "Answers will be developed as the planning moves into a new phase," Derus added. • Strategic planning began last November under the direction of County Administrator Dale Ackmann with a briefing of about 160 Koniarski stated he has received reports of • 'combination of its long-range viewpoint and calls being placed to the 911 system even . its focus on a broad range of subjects. though the owner of the cordless phone denies The county's strategic .planning aims to making the call. The phone from which the • identify problems and opportunities five_years call was placed was identified by the auto- or so into the future. All departments are matic number. and location features of the 911 included in the.process. • - - system, which display the..telephone number In the past, Hennepin has done long-range and address of a calling party when a 911. call planning in certain. areas, such as parks, is received by a public safety agency. libraries and capital expenditures: Com- Investigations by law enforcement agencies ' _-prehensive planning also has occurred — but have produced information that cordless tele- generally has been limited to the one-year - phones have malfunctioned, thereby causing cycle of the county's budgeting process, the telephone to dial the digits 911. "Needless to say," said Koniarski, "such false alarms are of great concern to public Strategic 'planning will become an impor- tant, ongoing management function. A basic idea behind the process, according safety agencies and diminish the reliability of , to Deputy County Administrator Bruce Kurtz, the 911 system." • - is "to provide better information and policy Koniarski went on to say that many owners options to the County Board." of cordless phones are not aware that these • Strategic planning has been 'designed to 'units are short distance two-way .radios and address the ' unique needs of Hennepin that their conversations can be monitored' by County:The county has examined how other ' anyone with a radio receiver which can be organizations have done such planning, but it • tuned to the five frequencies that are used by has relied on its own managers to organize and these telephones. (Courts have ruled that carry out this effort. / . ' monitoring conversations between persons us- _ County managers. were briefed' yesterday ing cordless phones, is not an invasion of on the 15 broad areas of concern identified so' privacy.), - far. Now that the County Board also has been ; ' It is estimated that sonie 4.5 million cord briefed, the • next step _ will - be to assign .. less telephones will have been sold by the end responsibilities • for developing • solutions to ' of 1984. Some owners of the cordless phones problems. - have reported that long distance calls .have ' There -will be no attempt to simultaneously been made on and charged to their number, develop solutions to all of the issues. It's but -actually were "placed by another cordless •- possible that' some issues- can 'be resolved - telephone manufactured to operate on the `. within a few months. Others will take yeas to same frequency. - 'Transportation = While the, county faces shrinking revenue sources for highway con- struction, the demand for• highway improve- ments continues to increase- The county also is playing a major role in policy decisions. about light rail transit. • 'Justice — The justice systeni is becoming swamped. Caseloads are up, and "procedures for handlingcases have- become more corn- plicated and time-consuming.' 'Service expansion — "Pressures for new or expanded services will increase in the future due -to: (1) the changing age structure, income 'and lifestyles of the county's population, (2) increasing responsibilities being passed to lo- cal -government, and (3) the growing effective- ness of advocate.groups." Information management . = "New de- velopments in automation, partularly in the area of communications networks, will offer the county significant opportunities for im- proving productivity, reducing service costs, , . deal with. The Federal Communications Commission, Following are highlights of the.,15 general. which has allocated only five frequencies for. areas of concern drawn from the Ad - use by.the cordless telephones, has'announced `ministrative Cabinet's Executive Report to the that five 'additional _frequencies will be avail- County Board: able by July' 1, 1984. Tlie additional fre- 'Financing' - 'The county's tax base is quences and the addition of digital encoders declining and revenues 'from other sources are • are 'expected to help minimize the 'number of 'being reduced. "At the same time, competition " incidents where the units malfunction or gain fofunds to meet expanding and newly emerg- access to a neighbor's base unit. • ing service needs is growing!' Koniarski urged potential buyers of cord- 'Health— "Excess'capacity has resultedin less telephones to review the literature and _ increased competition among health ' care packaging of the product to determine if the providers for new patients and revenues. Pri- new security improvements are included. • vate providers are forming large corporations The improvements will help reduce some of integrating all types of care, including services the problems but, Koniarski added; all persons. traditionally provided by the public sector, and who use a cordless telephone should be aware are doing extensive marketing." These trends of the problems that have been" identified. As a major health-care provider, - how • will continue to have an impact on the health- care delivery system in Hennepin -County.' should Hennepin County react -to the growing " 'Economic development — The demand competition 'among hospitals and related fa- ' for services in the areas of job training and cilities in the Twin Cities area? , economic development probably will increase. How • should the county government re- State and federal funding for such programs spond to the sharp increase in both civil and • probably will not. criminal" cases that is burdening Hennepin's_. The elderly — "The elderlypopulation has justice system? • steadily increased in proportion to the total How can the county maintain its road county population since 1960. This. trend will, . system in the face of major reductions in continue into the 21st century as the .`baby federal funding for highways? boom' generation ages. The county will need ' How can the county meet the needs of an i to develop strategies to address the •changing elderly population that is steadily rising in' and increasing needs associated with this relation to the rest of the population? • . growing population. - ' • . These are. among .the fundamental ques- tions that, surfaced during the first seven months of the county government's "strategic "-'.ning" process. The county's top manage-. " issues has not been clearly defined... - .'Environmental quality — "Public concern about a " number of environmental quality issues is growing." Hennepin's role in -many • new.' challenges in developing and managing -its work force .-.. Goals •for managing. the work force will ,emphasize productivity, 'greater flexibility in ,personnel policies, in- novation in' the use of rewards and greater attention to the professional growth of em- ployees." , •- • 'Capital resources — "In order to support the.county's service missions, a large invest- ment has been made in capital resources — land, facilities and equipment.- As county service •objectives and- priorities change -.so must -the deployment of these resources." 'Service contracts —. "The growth of service contracts as an alternative to...carry •: out county responsibilities has been accom- panied by a series of new pressures._ Unions, minority . contractors, community service agencies, public interestgroupsand county managers all have significant and often dif- ferent interests at stake." 'External relationships — "Relationships among various levels of government are changing. Federal and state governments are shifting more and more responsibility, directly and indirectly, to local government." 'Program fragmentation - There are a, number of opportunities to better coordinate . human services "within the county and -be- tween:the county and other units of govern- ment." New revenue source needed for regional park operations People involved in running ,the Twin Cities Area's 48 re- gional parks agree • on one thing: the parks need more money.. But not everyone agrees on where the money should come from. The Metro- politan Council recently ap- proved a recommendation it hopes will solve both prob- lems. ' . The Council -said a stable source of state -wide -revenue, such 'as a dedicated tax on candy and soft drinks, should be set aside for regional and state parks. " The Council said the state funds should pay- up to 50 percent of the operation and maintenance costs .of the re- gional park system. The rest .would continue to come from local property tax revenues. The 50 percent cap would -'translate . into an estimated .$9.2 million from the -new funding source in . 1985, in- creasing. annually to an esti- mated $11.2 million in 19.88. Without a change in fund- ing, the Metropolitan parks.; and Open Space Commission . projects that park operation and maintenance funds would fall at least $4 to $5 million short by 1988. The commission rec- ommended consideration of a new funding source to the Council. The commission said the change would help al' leviate a shortage of funds and reduce the unequal tax burden for park operating costs in the region. Currently, Hennepin County residents who live in Minneapolis pay about $16 a year for park operations, com- pared with '$1 a year for • Washington County residents. The Council decided not to support a second commission proposal that an underused regional property -tax levy serve as a backup revenue source. It dropped the -rec- ommendation because - the agencies that own and operate the parks opposed it. • "It became clear most Im- plementing agencies oppose using the property tax as a funding source," said John McBride, chair -of the parks' commission. Currently, these agencies Representative Wes Skoglund 294 State Office Building . St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 296-4330 (Capitol) • 721-1515, (Home) • - — the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, St. Paul, Bloomington and the seven ' metropolitan counties — are responsible for obtaining ade- quate revenue to operate and maintain their own regional parks. But several of these agencies are no longer in -a position to cover the increased costs with local funds, McBride said. The Council's recommen- dation requires action by the state legislature- "Our goal is - to get that action in the 1985 session," McBride said. I was elected to -serve you. . 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The Joumal is a free newspaper supported by advertising from local businesses and institutions.. - Ira Hauptmah 'Editor & Publisher • Liz Curran • Arts & Entertainment Tom Balcom Historical Editor John Wade Man About Town • Vicky Zastrow • Contributing Editor Mick Hawkins Contributing Editor Lynn Rubenstein Account Executiu Debbie Hauptman General Manage • Southside Journal/August 1 • ( MINNESOTA SUBURBAN NEWSPAPERS Chronicle A TWO SECTIONS Week of February 24, 1986 Vol. 7, No. 9 SECTION A Cities plan paper on airport noise by Dorothy Casserly A joint position paper on the airport noise problem south of the Minnesota River is being prepared by staffs of four cities as the result of a meeting Feb. 13. Officials from Eagan, Burns- ville, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights met at Eagan Ci- ty Hall to discuss Gov. Rudy Perpich's decision to ignore recommendations of his special task force on airport noise. "What the governor did with our paper makes me want to cry," said Eagan Mayor Bea Blomquist, who was a member of the task force. Perpich did not accept the task force's recommendation that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency take a super- visory role in working with the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion to reduce jet noise. Instead, he turned the issue back to the airports commission to work out a plan for noise abatement. Rep. Art Seaberg, IR-Eagan, NOISE:To Page 3A Over the river Photo by Jane Roberts An ol'fashioned hayride complete with a chill in the air and ambling horses parading through knee-high snow sat the scene Sun- day for a Tong -treasured winter memory. District 191 plans March tax levy vote by Diane Gonzolas District 191 residents will vote Monday, March 17, on whether to increase taxes they pay for education. The Board of Education Thursday voted unanimously to schedule a levy referendum election on a 5-mill tax increase to help keep the district out of the red. The increase would generate about $365,000 for next school year and about $1.8 million for 1987-88. If the referendum passes, the average homeowner in the district would pay about $81 a year more in taxes. That figure is based on the average estimated market value of homes in the district being $80,000. A successful referendum would give the board continuous authority to levy the additional 5 mills. The board considered having a levy referendum last fall, but turned down the idea after a con- sultant said it almost certainly would fail. To avoid a general fund deficit at the end of next school year, the board took final action Feb. 6 to cut the budget $1.2 million for 1986-87. Success or failure of the referendum will be a factor in deciding if even more cuts are needed to balance the district's budget. The other factor is Gov. Rudy Perpich's proposal to cut state aid to schools next year. Because of the uncertainty in both areas, the board Thursday directed the administration to prepare a plan for $750,000 in ad- ditional cuts for next school year, contingent upon the referendum's outcome and final legislative action. Before voting on the levy referendum and the budget - reduction plan, the board looked at its financial status, first adop- ting a revised budget for the cur- rent school year. That budget leaves the district with a $51,000 balance in its general fund, pro- vided that mid -year budget reductions add up to $300,000. The board then reviewed general fund projections for the next two years, with District Business Manager Carter Christie outlining six possible situations. If a 5-mill referendum passes, the district's projected general fund balance at the end of 1987-88 would range from a $665,000 deficit if Perpich's full reduction is approved, to a $228,000 balance if half of the governor's cut is approved, to a $1.2 million balance if no state aid is cut. If the levy referendum fails, the general fund deficits for these three respective scenarios are projected to be $2.8 million, $1.9 million, and $967,000. In a statement to the board, Superintendent Ted Foot said the district has made about $3.4 million in budget cuts since 1981. "If a new round of cuts is necessary because a levy referendum is unsuccessful, no area of school life would be unaf- fected," said Foot. Areas that escaped the latest round of cuts, LEVY: To Page 7A Builder questions suspension by Amy O'Marro Temporary suspension of the contractor's license of one of Eagan's major home developers was questioned Feb. 11 by that developer. Suspension of Tollefson Builders' license was voted Feb. 5 by the Eagan City Council because of problems in the Brit- tany seventh addition at Johnny Cake Road, south of Cliff Road. The license was suspended un- til the council could review a report of all Tollefson Builders' developments in Eagan. The company has constructed homes in Brittany Manor, Bryor Hills and in Pilot Knob Heights. Two homes on Windsor Court in Brittany seventh addition were built so they encroached over a sanitary sewer and a utili- ty easement, said Tom Colbert, public works director. The foundation of one home, owned by Bryan and Linda Skupas, might have cracked because it was built over the easement where the soil was not compacted, he said. Skupas told the council Feb. 5 their home has serious defects, including cracks in the founda- tion. Skupas said they were sold the home although the city had not issued a certificate of oc- cupancy. They told the council they want their money back. The other home was to be pur- chased by William Buckingham. City officials notified Buck- ingham and Tollefson Builders in the fall 1985 of the problems on the easement. At that time, Buckingham said, the city said it would not grant an occupancy permit for the property or allow a variance until it received more Photo by Amy O'Marro The Eagan City Council temporarily suspended the contractor's license for Tollefson Builders, Inc., one of Eagan's major home builders. information from Tollefson Builders. At that time, the city also ask- ed Buckingham, the Skupas and Tollefson Builders to sign a release and a Hold Harmless agreement. The agreement would have freed the city from responsibility over damage to the house Buck- ingham had contracted for because of settlement or shifting from the installation of the utili- ty lines. Buckingham told the council he did not feel obligated to buy the house now. Buckingham Feb. 5 told the City Council he objected to sign- ing a Hold Harmless agreement "with respect to claims arising out of damage to the dwelling and gargage structure ... 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An immediate suspension of the license was ordered by the council after Buckingham ob- jected to signing the agreement with the city. Carl Tollefson, of Tollefson Builders, objected Feb. 11 to the city's action. Tollefson said he had met with Colbert and Buckingham in December to discuss the en- croachment and the soil com- paction. A Tollefson Builders represen- tative, Twin Cities Engineering and Colbert went to the Skupas in mid -December to test the soil compaction, Tollefson said. Twin Cities Engineering, hired by the city, found the cracks in the Skupas' foundation to be the result of normal settling, he said, adding that Colbert then ordered salt booring tests of the soil to check the compactness. A report on the salt booring tests found the soil was not up to the city's requirements, but that the cracks at the Skupas' home was still considered to be a result of normal settling, he said. It was at that time that the city attorney suggested a Hold Harmless agreement be drafted, Tollefson said. "I asked if the compact tests do not meet city requirements, whose responsibility is it?" Tollefson said. "It's the city's responsibility to take those tests in the installation of a sanitary sewer line. The city has invoiced me for those inspections and yet the city is asking me to sign a Hold Harmless agreement." In order to solve the matter, Tollefson said he signed the agreement, which was then sent to Buckingham and the Skupas, who refused to sign. The city then notified Tollefson, saying, he said, "either you sign this or we're not going to consider variance of the easement or cer- tification of occupancy. If William Buckingham does not sign, it is a dead deal," Tollefson said. Letters from the attorney for Buckingham and the Skupas were then sent to Tollefson, he said. The letters question the defects and the Hold Harmless agreement "even though the city inspected the sewer line and the compactness of the soil. The end result is Buckingham would like to cancel his contract," he said. Bryan Skupas called Tollefson about the agreement in the last week of January, Tollefson said. He discussed the injection of grout into the soil to bring its compactness up to city re- quirements, he said. "I don't think Tollefson Builders is anymore to blame for the problems in Brittany seventh addition than any other builder. We bent over backward, Sexuality, mentally handicapped workshop Planned Parenthood of Min- tings. Workshop dates are nesota is sponsoring a two-day March 3 and 4, 9 a.m. to 4:30 workshop on sexuality and men- p.m. each day. Sessions are at tally handicapped people for 1965 Ford Parkway, St. Paul. professionals who work with Registration is required in ad - mentally handicapped in health, vance. Cost is $50. For more in - educational or social service set- formation, call 698-2401. we signed the Hold Harmless agreement and agreed to inject the soil, yet we are the one being penalized. Tollefson Builders have built hundreds of homes in Eagan and developed, in my opi- nion, beautiful neighborhoods. Our problems are small in rela- tion to the amount of work we do." The council made no reply to his statements. Dale Peterson, city building inspector, said that the problems the city had with Tollefson Builders is not unusual consider- ing the large number of homes they have built in Eagan. "There have been other en- croachments (by Tollefson Builders)," Colbert said. "The city is concerned about this one because of apparent evidence of settlement in the Skupas home. It is not O.K. to be in an ease- ment. The compaction of the fill material did not meet the city's fill requirements, there is a potential for future settlement" until the soil receives its natural compaction, he said. The Hold Harmless document is not a usual agreement bet- ween the city and developers, Colbert said. "The city never had a request for a final inspec- tion, so a certificate of occupan- cy was never issued for the Skupas home. The final inspec- tion has not been performed. The city had to rely on its legal counsel to minimize potential future liability," he said. Conference on ministry planned A one -day conference on ministry opportunities and church -related careers is offered 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Bethel Theological Seminary -Princess Jewelry Is Proud To Present Its First Annual REMOUNT & LOOSE DIAMOND SALE Visit Europe's reknowned jewelry designer, Nebil Candemir IN-STORE DEMONSTRATIONS MAKE YOUR DIAMOND PURCHASE AND GET IT SET WHILE YOU WAIT. We Guarantee The Lowest Prices In The Metro Area !� MAG��ails 3rd time to set noise reductipn goalj'4 By Laurie Blake Staff Writer For the third year in a row, the ' Metropolitan Airports Commission has failed to set a specific goal for reducing airplane noise over homes around the Minneapolis -St. Paul In- ternational Airport. . State law requires the commission to set an annual noise; reduction goal in decibels; a unit formeasuring noise volume: _ J- The commission's failure to set a goal• breaks the law and gives it less incentive to work toward reducing noise around the airport, said.J. Mi- • chael Valentine in an interview Wednesday. • Valentine is the director of the air. • quality division at the Minnesota, Pol- • lution Control Agency. . "We think a goal is something that the commission should be striving for," said Dave Kelso, an agency noise expert. "If the commission were to establish, a 'numerical, goal then at leastthe technical staff. and+ commission staff would have som& thing to shoot for:" •• • `• • : Thecommission was expected to set a goal in its yearly report to the Minnesota Legislature. But commis- sion staff delivered the report at year's end without • it. And the the pollution control agency was quick to point out the deficiency in ,a review of the report for legislators. raws cri icism The commission's failure to set a -noise goal is likely to rekindle the annual debate between• commission staff and legislators over what the commission can and cannot do to, reduce noise. • • "We don't want an estimate of what it's going to be, we "want to know what their, goal . will be for • noise reduction," said Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL-Minneapolis. Skoglund represents a south Minne- apolis district that experiences se- -:vere airport noise: In 1981, he helped pass a law requiring the an- nual noise reports accompanied by noise reduction goals. He has been pressing the commission to set the goals ever since. The annual report repeats 'what has by now become a commission re- frain: The best hope. for reducing airport noise is the gradual purchase by airlines of newer, quieter jets. . Based on a projected 30 percent in: crease in the number of new, quieter planes using the airport, by 1989, the report forecasts an inaudible; ,one - decibel decrease. in the 'average hourly noise level ,during peakhours:. Relying. on -the advent of, new planes - is a passive .rather than- active ap-' proach':to reducing, noise,"Valentine said. But commission noise control officer Darrell Weslander defended the commission's approach as realistic. "Rather than coming • out 'wtth • a dream sheetor (an) overestimate of what we're trying to 'accomplish, these (estimates) are based On tech- nological advances," Weslander Kelso said the commission. may. be reluctant to- set• a 'goal . for :fear it . cannot accomplish It. But, Kelso, said, . the commission could make some progress toward a noise reduction goal by, offering fa.= ' yorable landing fees for' quieter planes and putting teeth in the volun- tary nighttime curfew. Weslander said there is little 'to be. .r , gained by nighttime enforcement be- cause so few planes fly then. He'said the voluntary curfew between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.-has been an effective deterrent .to noise. And; he said," a landing lee based on noise is -,being considered. ' • Weslander called the 1989 forecast- ' ed peak .hour improvement 15f one decibela. "decrease but not a '.'ping decrease,". that would not be noticed -by residents.' •. - ` •• However, during the off-peak- hours, the reduced noise from, tlie ' new planes will be noticeable, Weslander said. The new planes send•out 70.5 deci- bels overhead, and exceed the 65 decibel level of normal room conver- sation for five seconds, according to the report. That compares with cur- rent generation planes that 'send :out 90 decibels of sound overhead and exceed the .65 decibel level for 24 seconds. _ • -Aluminum Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Cen- ter, 3180 Spruce St., Little Canada; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 42nd St. and Hiawatha Av., Minne- apolis, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Summer collection ,'centers: Bumhaven Ma11,•850 W. County Rd. 42: Burnsville, 1:30'to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays; Ridgedale Shopping Center, - Hwy. 12 and Plymouth Rd., Minnetonka, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturdays. Kirschbaum -Krupp Metal Co., 212 - 17th Av. N., Minneapolis. Specializing in cans: Also will buy copper, brass and • lead. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. East Side Beverage Co., 1260 Grey Fox Rd., Arden Hills. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. •Monday through Friday. Aluminum, bi-metal, cans, glass Way of the Cross Church; 804131at ,.Contract Recyciers, Inc.; 2767 Hwy. Way o , heiCros w 55, Eagan. 9 a.m: to' 1 p.m. Mondays, spaper only in, the , :, ; ;.,.Thursdays; Fridays and Saturdays; 3 recycling box.... . . _ r <�.:, p.m. to;7 p.m. Tuesdays; Wayzata Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts_, . MSD Recycle, 3547 Xenwood Av:, St.. weat-end of Lake Street (between and • Louis Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday ' behind Professional Building and railroad i through Saturday and 12 to 4 p.m. on ' tracks), last Saturday -of the month from 9 Sunday; 615 Prior Av. N., St. Paul. 9 a.m. a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday. • U-Can, three locations: 14th Av. S. and Beermann Services, 6900 Dixie e Av. E., E. Lake St., Minneapolis; 220 W. 79th Inver. Grove Heights.rv6 a.m. to St., Bloomington; E. River Rd. and 37th Mohdaythrough Friday, 8 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.Ato pFr.m. T. aAday through sites open 9 ay p.m.:Saturday,and 9 a.m. to 1• p.m. . • t i 4 E m. Tuesday glSatus an i Sunday. (Plastic PET bottles and glass bottles and • jars accepted only). ' • Cedar -East Bethel Lions Club, at in- - B;'P. Recycling Center, 201 Old Hwy. tersection of Anoka County Roads 15 and 52, New 169, Osseo. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 22; next to East Bethel Fire Station. Open , Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 24. hours daily. p.m. Friday and Saturday (also accepts ::.Edina Public Works Building, Edina, -' cac batteries). RedyclingCouncil,5121 Brookside Av., fp.smuin== .s,lus,s,s,sssa Edina. 2to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday' -. • , , • Excelsior United Methodist Church, 830 Hwy.7, Excelsior. Bagged, boxed or' tied newspapers only in or by container, anytime., • St. Kevin Church/School, 5844 28th. Av. S. Dark -blue dumpster; newspapers • Only, anytime. ' Peace Lutheran Church, 20 Northdale Blvd., Coon Rapids: Sponsored by Boy Scout troop 513. Newspapers can be dropped off anytime. • Richfield Evangelical Free Church, • 1856 E. 66th St. (Cedar Av. at 86th St.), Richfield. The Awana Youth Clubs. News- papers only, bagged or tied, may be placed in collection boxes on southeast corner of the church parking lot. Shelter Shield, Inc., collection point:. 2705 W. Hwy. 55, Medina, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m: Monday through Friday. Newspa- pers,only(they also buy newspapers, call 478-6614 fo•r more information). Paper, -glass, aluminum, . ' oil and cans and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Metal pails Northwest Container will pick up used three-,2'Fi- and five -gallon metal pails on a' regular schedule. Call 339-4625. Glass, cans, aluminum, newspaper , Golden Valley Women's Clubttecy- . • cling Center, 7800 Golden Valley Rd., all day weekdays and weekends. 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You want everything to be perfect, and Lundgren takes the time' to MAC asks FA to limit fbghts t reduce nois By Jim Dawson• Staff Writer The Metropolitan Airports' Commis- sion, in an attempt to builitL national support to reduce noise around ma- jor airports, passed a resolution Mon- day calling for the federal govern- ment to once again regulate the number of flights allowed"into air- ;tnorts. . °Ai Sorts Chairman Ray Glumack Zit that if the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration (FAA) doesn't allow ''tfopolitan airports 'to exert some control over the number of flights, all.of the other steps taken to control t'ioise willlbe overwhelmed by the astir number of flights. -IV noise problem at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport ;and most other major airports across the coun- -try,has increased dramatically, since . Congress deregulated airlines in "17,8, Glumack said: We. (the. airports) have become a a ttieground for the highly Compel- -five airlines," he said. "We don't con- trol the (airline) traffic, the airspace Awn, ything else." agtor.. current, federal ,law airport ii rators cannot regulate the num- �I Y0of planes except. for, safety rea- sons. resolution, which passed the 11- Ray Glumack. member commission with one ab- stention; calls for a "temporary and limited degree of. airline .regulation" to reduce the number of flights. It urges Congress to order :the FAA and other ,federal agencies to '/con- duct a six-month study 'on ways to • "encourage airlines to accelerate the - modernization of their fleets, in or- der to reduce airport noise:" . The resolution also calls•for•the fed-• eral government to pressure•the air- lines through tax incentives and in- terest -free loans to get rid of older, noisier planes. The commissioners will present the to help themselves." ' • At the time of deregulation in 1978, Glumack said, there were nine air- , lines flying about 1.1 million passen- gers in and out of the airport annual- ly. That was done with about 220,000 landings and takeoffs: .This year, he . said, the same number of passengers will. use the airport, but there are now 33 airlines. That means fewer passengers per plane, 'he said, and' 370,000 takeoffs and landings this year... . , Without restrictions -on the number of planes allowed'to use the airport, 'tie said, ;'nothing we `can do _ (to re- •. duce noise) will be meaningful." Commissioner Jan Del Calzo said the recommendations were a "reaction to the complaints about noise and • the fact that 'we have to do some- thing about it.", Complaints have . been especially (numerous' this, sum- mer, increasing from 823 during July 52 .1984 to 1,2.for the same'month this • year. .• recommendations at an 'upcoming national conference of the. Airport' Operators Council International (AOCI) in hopes of emphasizing the national importance of the airport noise problem, Glumack said. "This is the first step in a long, long journey," he said. "The airport oper- ators have been stripped. of so much of their power, and this is an attempt . Jan Del Calm Del Calzo has pushed fora special, property tax to build a fund to re: ward airlines that switch to quieter' aircraft. Her' proposal is being stud; ' led by the commission. ; . "It's probably going .to get a good hearing'at the AOCI," she said of the list 'of recommendations. "You're go- ing to get a lot of airports that ignore the noise problem,'; she said,'but the recommendations will be put up, for. a vote. . ' Commissioner Burton Joseph ab- stained`.on the vote for the recom- mendations because, he said, "I'm a fan of deregulation-and.I think it has been very advantageous to the (air- port) users and has helped build that complex:" - • - He said • that airport noise, • which ' seriously affects about 40,000 people, needs to be dealt with more forceful- ly, but that he favors actions that encourage airlines to switch to quiet- er planes. t r s r f: — 1S 1t Prince Charles or Lady re security men would present, but the same would have applied. restrained because "we proceed in a manner they de, but still is effective," he the royal family is beloved ritish people. If every move protected,"then they prob- uld have outlived their use- ality does not mean security ,ppy. Kirchin was in the Twin 10 days before the princess to tilt the places she was to visit, elect motorcade routes for the blue dolls -Royce, and talk with local po- lice and private security people. COP e "Let me say, there are four of us here now," he said at the art insti- tute. "If someone wanted to do some- thing, he would be stopped." tt arme'tier if t of&h for the scones or shortbread. 1 0 a d s- in ►o fa n- er When the princess asked if she could sit with them, the children could not contain themselves and became quite boisterous. They tugged at her and said, "Sit by me! Sit by me!" So the very important princess sat at the head of the table and poured some herbal tea for Chuck Cox and Jason Jensen and several other chil- dren. She was 20 minutes behind schedule, and her servants let her know — politely, of course — that it was time to leave for a grown-up gathering, but the princess said she was in no hurry. "When she enjoys herself, she stays," the royal body- guard said. She chatted with the chil- dren and thanked them for a won- Minneapolis Star and Tribune Wed., Sept. 18,1985 r � o ordered iCamaae fta�es a 11 cyst° o°d' ready dy 1a5S _ pen . °rays & g 1sed P�� rnet Ck i r awes ,�v,�lng and back ofe�°� t° e°+ OSNASISt 9ate cr�atty►� d�,rotkmand at tine ethe "[ eVestAUalit, e m r h area. it. to provide rOv`decor. �e shortest e prices °ae Vie ate ab�harce a°�e �n mp5t comPetilt ,,� . 5B lye SICYO GlOLD:wants- Ea an to fight plane noise, , By Diana Ettel Gonzalez . • Staff • writer ; i Eagan officials should push for , tougher regulations to control airport noise, according to an Eagan Airport 'Noise Committee report given to the city council last week. • Council members,, saying 'they -need time time to.: consider' the .commit- • tee's recommendations, postponed a. decision on the report.until Novi 20. The group recommended asking .the Metropolitan Airports Commission to require ,that flights over Eagan -en route to Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter national Airport follow a predeter-•, mined•.course; .impose .penalties .and fines for. pilots and commercial air- line carriers that fail to follow.noise• reduction rules, . do a' , better job of informing air traffic• controllers and pilots. about those rules, require air- lines to 'install sound -abatement equipment to muffle engine ,noise, install new equipment. to monitor air traffic and noise,' study ways.,to re- duce airport traffic and require a steeper , ascent . and descent, of-. air-' craft. • Commission zofficials ,,said,. they 'couldn't' comment on the. recommen- dations because they ,have not 'seen the report. ' The report also said the Metropoli- tan Airports,Fommission has allowed aircraft, to violate the 'commission's preferential runway. plan, _ creating. . noise problems for Eagan residents. • The' preferential plan is 'designed to route planes over less -populated ar- eas, said .Jeff Hamiel, airports com- mission director of operations. .That. ' *means planes usually take off across' the Minnesota River area:toward Ea- gan and Mendota •Heights, and fly over Richfield and •Bloomington as they make their landing approaches, he said. Ramie! said .he knows of nor.in- stances ;where pilots have violated the airport commission's rules inten- tionally,, but • said that sometimes guidelines can't be followed because. .of traffic or weather conditions. ' •- John Gustin, a member ' of, the clti= tzens' committee; said the .aircraft .` often disturb residents by 'ignoring; flight paths designated by the com- mission, and flying over residential.. areas Instead; of -areas that are zoned industrial. •. ... • The committee also contends that pIlotsare not abiding by the commis- sion's•qulet-hour'policy, which limits the' number of flights between 11 p.nc and 6 a.m. • Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport/ runway system. Lake) • Calhoun I-35W Lake Harriet!'"\--„, � Hw.y, 62 c Richfield u 1 ®-22 � c11L 11 R.. 1-'Miles o Bloomington Mississippi River • • i f - Lilydale Mendota 29R Mendota ,29L. Heights Eagan • The:.airports commission has an agreement to limit scheduled flights to eight per night, said Darrell Wes- lander•; airports commission manag- . er ;of noise abatement. But that . agreement does not cover chartered or, private -plane flights, he said. ' "We're.; working 'with the charter companies and are doing our utmost to have them rearrange their sched- ule so they , do not ,take . off in the middle of the night," he said. • The report recommends lobbying for laws to control aircraft noise in Ea- gan, working with Mendota Heights to control flight patterns and. study- ingwhether the city_can pursue legal action to decrease noise. . • Airport officialsisay they're studying ways. to abate airport noise. "We're looking at options+ on our, own," Hamiel said- "Let's face it, Eagan has a problem and we're try- ing to address those. issues." destroy the ;check because no bank • For the:Ftaziers, the surprise of be - will cash It; ' she said.. • ing thousands of dollars richer lasted about a day, until the :postal service The $99,000 mistake was drawn on- . delivered `asecond letter, Friday in- forniing them that the refund check was "incorrect and has been repos- • sessed. And the mixup rippledthrough a St. Paul bank clearinghouse and a bank in Lake Lillian, Minn. the First State Bank in Lake Lillian, Monica Alvin of Pompano Beach im- ._ Minn., and paid to Aivin or the bear- mediately recognized that her check er. . for a product called Actifed should ' have been for • $1.99; Dolores and Bank cashier Gail Rossell blamed "I couldn't remember if it` -was a Bob 'Frazier of Clearwater had ex- the mistake on 'a computer error. sweepstakes or not,". Dolores 'Fraz- pected a $1.89 refund from Bur- She said the Lake Lillian bank spe- ler said, recalling that the check was roughs -Wellcome. cializes in. "high ''volume" accounts dated Sept. 20. "We thought.if it was • from all over.the country. a mistake, it would, have • been dis- Dulcie Straughen, spokeswoman for.. . covered by. now." ; • •+ Burroughs-Wellcome, said an 'un- , Dave Garvey; operations manager of . . 'C • , . • Iowa ,couple bringWork, �i down to eart Associated Press St. Peter, Minn. Tom and Judy Allen say they work about six months a year 'at their unusual occupation — dismantling water towers. + J • "It's different, yes," said Judy Allen, 33, in a recent interview. She and her husband, Tom, 37, are takingdown the 60-year-old water tower at, Gustavus Adolphus College. Most of the tower's bowl is down, but Judy Allen said it will take another , week to 10 days to finish taking down the legs. Then ' another crew . will • remove the_concrete footings, which extend 15.feet into'the ground. "3 The Allens;have spent six years trav- "It said, `Thank you for participat- ing,' " she said. Patrick Moran; a. Milwaukee bus driver, opened a letter last week expecting a . $2.90 rebate, but he found a check for $29,000. "I can't fall short 'of ideas if they'd let ;me keep the money, and I don't know if that would be fraud or. not," he said. "I guess I'm not willing to take the chance." Traffic accidents kip '5 in state over weekend Associated Press Five Minnesotans died in traffic ac- cidents on Minnesota roads over the • weekend. Randy Lee Allen, 20, Rochester; died after his car went into a ditch and, caught fire around 1:30'a.m. Sunday, Olmsted. County sheriff's officers said. The sheriffs department said Allen had eluded Chatfield police in a chase that night. • •• , A sheriffs deputy later found the burning car on County Rd. 10 near • County Rd. 32, officers said. Officer's said Allen was thrown from the vehi- cle, which then landed on him. Two NorthMankato men died when their trail motorcycles collided on a Jamestown Township road near Madison Lake late Saturday night. Blue Earth County sheriffs depart- ment officials identified the two as and •David Handicapped check airport runway use Stationed atop a parking ramp, four handicapped people began counting airplanes at Minneapolis -St. Paul In- ternational Airport this week. They will count the airplanes for six months to give the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission and the surround- ing communities the first figures on how much air traffic each runway bears, and therefore how much noise each surrounding neighborhood en- dures. Runway use is currently recorded by the percentage of time it is- in- use, not by the number of airplanes that take off or land on it. Residents near the airport have complained for years that the current figures do not :allow them to verify how airport noise is distributed. Jeff Hamiel, director of operations and environmental affairs for the airports commission, said Tuesday that the commission decided to hire the handicapped people at the urg- ing of Opportunity Workshop and a program for the handicapped at South High School. Maureen Pritchard and Laura John- son were hired from Opportunity Workshop. Jerry Meka and Patrick Long were hired from the Southwest High program. • They will be paid- $6.50 to $7 an hour. Airplanes will be counted from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Hamiel said. - Experimental plane routes might remain by David Siegel A decision on whether to make permanent a two-year ex- periment in flight routes that sends more planes over Burns- ville and Eagan is expected from the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration in December.. That's when a angry Burns- ville residents should make their case about the airplane noise, said Jeff Hamiel, direc- tor of operations for the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission. "Your day in court is when the decision will be made," Hamiel told a group of about 40 residents, who live in a strip in eastern Burnsville, at a meeting at Burnsville City Hall Wednesday. If the FAA makes perma- nent the flight routes, it must analyze their impact on the en- vironment. Researching and writing the environmental im- pact statement will take 12 to 18 months, said Hamiel. In the meantime, planes will continue to fly the trial routes. Airport construction slowed plane traffic over the area for one month last summer. There is no construction affecting flight paths this year so Hamiel said Burnsville and Eagan residents can expect steady air traffic. The planes "literally rattle the dishes in my cupboard," said Darlene Schafbuch, 12216 Villaburne Drive. Mike Brucciani moved his family in 1979 to Crystal Lake after checking to make sure the area wasn't in a flight path. "I lived under those runways for 31 years," said the former Richfield and Bloomington resident. Hamiel said the trial routes are part of a preferred runway system, which shifts noise from the more populated areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul to less populated areas, par- ticularly Mendota Heights and Eagan. The two-year experi- ment has flights traveling just NOISE: to p. 13A 9A Photo by David Sie e! Jeff Hamiel points to an experimental flight route that lead 10A EUREKA UPRIGHT #1425 • Powerful 40 amp motor • Large top -fill bag • 4 way dial -a -nap Reg. $99.99 $69..95. w/trade in • • 884-2691 _^,q_BLOOMINGTON -J03 4eivieej Power Team #1746 • 2.0.peak H.P. Model • Roto-matic power head Reg. $219:95 NOW $1 4995 witride • Register for FREE vacuum to be given away! • $350 VALUE!! • • No purchase necessary Drawing held - 5-12-84 - Missing links considered in county's bike trails by Tim O'Donnell . The. 'missing .link of a bikeway • along Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley may be con- structed this summer, filling the one -mile .gap between - count), roads 46 and 42. And a three-quarter:mile stretch along Cliff Road from Highway 13 to 12th Avenue in • Burnsville also could be paved for bikes. , • • The projects won support- • Tueday from the Dakota County Park Board, which consists of the five commis- sioners, on the Dakota County • Board. Approval fromthe County Board could come. • April 24. • " • Commissioners are concern- ed that some county bikeways are seldom used because they do not lead 'to points, of in- terest. - But the Apple Valley • 'trail will lead to shopping areas -around the Cedar Avenue - County Road 42 intersection and the Burnsvillebikeway will run •past Sioux Trail Shopping enter.. - A seldom -used trail.ti- cerns Cominissioner Aohn Voss runs along County Road 42 from Apple Valley to- Rose- mount. 'Lack of development in that area seems to prevent higher use of the bikeway, he said. • • . 'In a co,unty survey -last sum- mer of bikeway use, County Road 42 had just' 31 of :the .1,384 bike trips'recorded on 11 trails. --- But bikeway construction is still- in its early stages, said Barb Schmidt, the county's assistant parks director. In the beginning there are ;bound to' be gaps in the trails because -a high priority in the countyis to install necessary. trails during road construction..projects, which is a cost-effective ap- proach, she' said.. The.proposed Apple Valley .bikeway would extend a trail - that is on the east side of Cedar Avenue in Lakeville and ends at Countj, Road i 46 — that cit 's border with Apple. Cedar is reconstructed in the next couple of years, Schmidt said. The commissioners opted for ,a trail on the west side of • Cedar. Bikers and pedestrians will have_ td cross Cedar at • Countj, Road 46, but traffic signals to be installed there this summer should help ensure safety, Schmidt said. The bikeway will cost about $41-,000 and will, incorporate- _ an 820-foot existing trail at Or- rin Thompson's Morningview development, she said. • .* ' About $20,000 remaining after -trails were built last year will help fund the Apple Valley bikeway. Additional funds will come .from the $147;000 the Metropolitan Council recently 'reimbursed the county for funds it used to purchase , • regional. park lands. Funding the approximately $28,500 Cliff Road bikeway and part of -the-Cedar Avenue project may get help from a Decision expected in December on test flight paths NOISE: from p. 9A east of the Cedar Avenue. Freeway and fanning out about five miles from the airport. - The experimental runw,ay system "discriminates against certain communities;" Hamiel said, conceding the idea is to relieve communities that have had air traffic for years, .such. as south Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloomington.. :"We, are trying -to put that noise where some people are not." ' But -Burnsville residents said Most .homeowners in south Minneapolis; : -Richfield and Bloomington knew about airplane noise when they, River. During" peak hours, morn- ing, midday and evening, most traffic takes off andlands us- . ing parallel runways 11 left and right (see graph). It's during non -peak hours the planes fly ,runway 22 over Burnsville and Eagan. . Paul l Teske, an- Eagan resi- dent,, said flight patterns ought to be "fixed so cities can plan corridor s without residential areas, and can' upgrade city . • building codes to. insulate homes against noise. Hamiel said the Metropolitan 'Airports Com . mission will count the planes . flying over this area and testing noise levels this summer. He urged area residents to call MAC at .726-9240 if they have aircraft noise complaints. Residents 'who wish to get in- formation on prevailing winds, which -.affect flights, can call 726-9240. -, He also suggested residents select a representative to attend... meetings of the sound abate , ment council. accept it. To route that noise over Burnsville, where people bought' homesto-,avoid airplane noise, is unfair, they said. - But Hamiel, who helped design the new flight patterns, said he feels a moral respon- sibility to lessen the . noise in south Minneapolis and im- mediate"suburbs. "Wean made a choice to live, in a metropolitan :area within seven miles of 'an airport. -Nobody has any, guarantees: Somebody's going tohave to • eat the lunch," he said. Residents- also criticized, Hamiel for starting the experi- ment without telling Burns— ville, calling it "sneaky:". - Planes take off from runway 22 heading southwest. They us- ed to turn west and fly over Richfield and Bloomington. Instead, they now turnhard, left andfollow a corridor along the Cedar Freeway. Hamiel said the, plan does need .some adjustment. •One suggestion has been to have:planes follow the ,course; of the Minnesota'; • R( Gol9'N Plump Northern- Grown Sullivan's Family Pack .. SECTION A a Current newspaper Vol. IV. No. 19. Monday, May 9. 1983 Bringing you the news gal Om people, the neighborhoods and business of Eagan Jet noise TWO SECTIONS Trial flight routing shifts more noise over Eagan, Burnsville by Linda Hanson More airplanes have been rumbling over Eagan and Burnsville lately. The increased air traffic over the two cities is part of a proposed change to bring relief to Bloomington residents who've been living with the daily roar of airplanes for years. But Bloomington's gain is Eagan and Burnsville's loss. "No matter how you cut it, there's more noise over Eagan and Burnsville," said Tim Anderson, manager of noise abatement for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. Anderson believes the noise impact is less in Burnsville and Eagan than in Bloomington because the planes are at a higher altitude when they fly over homes south of the Minnesota River, and they fly over fewer homes. The planes also are spread out once they cross the river, he added, therefore they're not flying over the same homes all the time. "1 suspect we're helping more people than we're hurting, but that remains to be seen," Anderson said. Directing more flights roughly down the Eagan -Burnsville border began on a trial basis Dec. 23 after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chang- ed a safety corridor. The FAA change made it possible for airplanes departing from Runway 22 (see map) to turn directly south, fly over the Metropolitan Stadium complex, and continue down the east side of Cedar Avenue across the Minnesota River. Anderson said about 40 percent of the planes using Runway 22 make the turn to the south, called a 180 degree heading. Prior to Dec. 23, all the planes using Runway 22 headed west over Bloomington. The decision to use iht. 180 degree heading on a trial basis was part of a noise abatement operation plan that has been talked about in theory for about 10 years, Anderson said. The Metropolitan Airport Sound Abatement Council requested the FAA to try the change. The Sound Abate- ment Council is an advisory group which handles airport noise complaints. "I'm hoping the test (of the new Above is Tim Anderson, manager of sound abatement for the Metropoli. tan Airports Commission. At right is a map of the runways at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. heading) goes for two years, because there are too many variables in one summer, one noise season," Anderson said. He added that the FAA likely will know by the end of next summer whether it' wants to make the change permanent. "The FAA cannot just unilaterally change a heading. But they can run tests and see what the impact is going to be. if thcre seems to be a benefit, they can use the data for an Environmental Im- pact Study," Anderson said. One way to gauge the new heading's NOISE: to p. 16A MnDOT gives Eagan new 'Lone Oak Tree' by Linda Hanson Mayor Bea Blomquist and Min- 'esota Department of Transportation fficials buried the hatchet last week As MnDOT gave Eagan a new "Lone Oak Tree." Blomquist was incensed last fall when MnDOT district engineer John Sandahl called Eagan's Lone Oak Tree a traffic hazard and asked to cut it down. The burr oak tree at Lone Oak Road and Highway 55 has sened as an official posting place since Eagan's early days and has been designated a Minnesota Heritage Tree. The tree is not expected to live much longer, but Blomquist and the City Council do not want it cut down before its time. Blomquist hopes that before the tree dies she can get some acorns from it to plant at City Hall. Although the City Council refused to allow the Lone Oak Tree to be cut down, it did request that MnDOT plant a new Lone Oak Tree to perpetuate the tree's heritage. Last Wednesday morning, Blom- quist, MnDOT officials, the press, the Rev. Reuben Meissner from Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran Church, and half a dozen others gathered to watch the planting of the new tree near the church. The time for the tree to arrive rolled around, but the tree didn't. It turned out that thc special heavy machinery required to transplant the 30-year-old tree was stuck in the mud. Because of the delay, and because an empty hole with no tree in it does not make for good photographs. the whole entourage traveled about two miles to where the new tree was awaiting the transplant. When the group arrived at the site on a MnDOT right of way near Blue Gentian Road, they found Eagan's newest landmark waiting patiently. As soon as the equipment was TREE: to p. 9A 16A, Trial flight routing shifts more noise over Eagan NOISE: from p.1A impact is by complaints. So far Anderson has only heard com- plaints from one Eagan couple living in River Hills Ninth Addition. "But that doesn't mean other people aren't bothered by it," he said. "A lot of people don't take the time to call in." The frequency of airplane flying over Eagan and Burnsville may increase for about three weeks starting in mid -May. Because Runway 11 Right/29 Left will be closed for repairs, more traffic will use the remaining two open runways, one of which is Runway 22. The repair project, scheduled to begin May 2, was delayed because the Minnesota Department of Transporta- tion wouldn't allow heavy equipment across the highways while the subsoil was still soft from the late snowfall. "That set the project back two weeks, giving people a couple of weeks to get their storm windows off, get their screens on. It gives the temperatures a couple of more weeks to climb so the aircraft don't climb as fast. 1t just puts us into June which is a very noisy month, and we didn't want that to hap- pen „ For years, the "preferential runway system" has routed more than half the airplanes using the airport over nor- thern Eagan. The preferential runway system, began as an informal agreement in 1968 to shift air traffic away from the more populated areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul to less populated areas, particular- ly Mendota Heights and northern Eagan. The system was finalized in the early 1970s and spells out which runways should be used under which wind condi- tions. Takeoffs are best done into the wind, Anderson said. Whenever possible, Anderson said, departures are routed over northern Eagan, because departures are about twice as noisy as landings. Between 1 I p.m. and 7 a.m., as many landings and departures as possible are routed over Mendota Heights and nor- thern Eagan. Tom Baker, Eagan's representative on the Sound Abatement Council, believes Eagan is discriminated against because of its low population density. "The preferential runway system is a Above is shown the hourly average use of runways in 1982 at Minneapolis • St. Paul International Airport. political solution Minneapolis and St. Paul devised to shift the noise," Baker said. Baker is one of 26 representatives on the council which meets monthly to discuss noise complaints. Half the council's members represent communities affected by airport noise and half represent airport users and the Minneapolis and St. Paul chambers of commerce. Minneapolis has four members on the council and St. Paul has three. Eagan has one member and Burnsville has none. Baker said he's been a member for about four years. At first, he said, he used to rant and rave about how it wasn't fair for Eagan to get the brunt of airport noise. "It was a frustrating situation for me to be in, knowing the votes were stacked in their (Minneapolis and St. Paul's) favor," he said. The Sound Abatement Council tries to reduce the noise impact on as many people as possible, Baker said. "But those who do get it, get the en- tire load," Baker said. "The individual rights of the people affected are ig--- nored. It affects property values and I think it's unfair." Baker added that if people don't voice a strong negative response to the 180 degree heading sending planes over Burnsville and western Eagan, it could become permanent. Showtime sets home performances Showtime USA has home performances at 7:30 p.m. May 13, 14, 20, 21 and 22 at the Pertorming Arts Center. Call 887.7332 for reservations. From lett standing are Betsy Porter, Tracy Meisinger, Scott Pearson, Martha Linton, Jim Theroux, Chrissy Houlihan, Wally Gryska, Kathy Weeklund, Jane Hetland, Kevin Tipton, Shannon Can- nella, Bob Blons, Heidi McNeely, Pete's Stoessel, Julie Babin. and Stephanie Lyslo. Kneeling from left are Bob Bing, Chris Can- nella. and Ron Wilson. Thomas B. Mraz is artistic director. Musical direction is by Mark Mraz. Choreography is by Jane Gailob. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners will have public hearings on the turn - back of county highways located within the limits of the cities of Rosemount, Eagan and Apple Valley. The hear- ings will be at Apple Valley Ci- hearing slated ty Hall Monday, May 9. The city of Rosemount's hearing is from 7 to 7:45 p.m.; the city of Eagan's from 7:45 to 8:30 and the city of Apple Valley from 8:30 to the end of discussion. Car wash slated May 14 the Burnsville Go-Daks 4-H Club is having a car wash from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. May 14, at 1st Bank Burnsville, 900 W. County Road 42, across from the Burnsville Center. Money will be used to pay camp tees for club members. For more information, call Bill Stanley, 894-2499. Zooschool begins June 4 Zooschool begins June4 and includes classroom sessions, seminars and independent research in animal behavior al the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley. Tuition is 5200 and ap- plications are being accepted until June I. For more infor- mation, call 432-9010, Ext. 7'R. The Esoan CI+NONICLE. May 9. 19a3 St. Paul Pioneer Press 2C F Wednesday, June 15, 1983 Metro/ a F:s'.ion rief ing I From staff and wire reports Normal plane routes spell relief for. Highland Park Aircraft noise that has bothered residents of South Minneapolis and the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul should diminish late today or Thursday. Commercial flights had. been re-routed while runways were. being, repaired at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport. The planes will resume normal flight paths. -71 The change were scheduled to be made at noon today but the repair work was slowed by rain, said Tim Anderson, .Metropolitan Airports Commission noise abatement manager. . The resurfacing of one main runway began May 16. Since then, more takeoffs and landing approaches than usual have been routed over High- land Park, south Minneapolis, Mendota Heights and • portions of Bloom- ington, Eagan and Richfield ST. �A .%L S9 PczC. t4 3v a,19%3 Eagan officials get earful of jet -noise complaints Complaints about increased air- plane noise over their homes were expressed by a group of citizens at- tending an Eagan City Council meeting Tuesday night. Citizen complaints about the jet plane noise ranged from personal health problems to declining prop- erty values. John Gustin, of 3061 Woodlark Lane, said, "The jets get me up at 6 in the morning." Gary Coles, of 1305 Berry Ridge Road, said, "I'm concerned about my health and well-being and the market value of my house." Mayor Bea Blomquist said more airplanes are departing from Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Air- port and flying over Eagan under an experiment begun several months ago by the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the Fed- eral Aviation Administration. "We'll fight back," Blomquist promised the protesting citizens at the meeting. "We'll do everything we can to change this situation." Under the airport flight proce- dure experiment, the airports com- mission is attempting to distribute air traffic away from densely pop- ulated communities near the air- port, such as Richfield and Bloom- ington. Under the previous flight proce- dures, airplanes departing the air- port on Runway 22 took off south- west over Bloomington. Under the new procedures, many airplanes take off and fly west over Eagan and Burnsville. 8 Community/River South (6) Minneapolis Star and Tritxnal Thur. June 23. 1983 Eagan residents comes lain again about. jets ed to relieve areas already adjust- He said the Minnesota River pro- Don Giblia, 1498 Red Cedar Rd, ed to it. Their property values are vides a natural trough for aircraft also in Timberline, said he's lived already set" takeoffs, which even extends over in Eagan for about 15 years, and the Lost Spur golf course. in the was involved about eight years ago Some residents of Eagan have con- northeast corner of Eagan near In- with an ad hoc committee that tacted the Dakota County asses- terstate Hwy. 494 and Hwy. 13, and worked with airport authorities sor's office to find out if their Industrial areas south of that. That over noise complaints.. Among the property values have decreased has been the air traffic pattern in ways noise was eased was a two - because of the increased jet noises, the past. and the city has zoned stage ascent takeoff pattern, he Hedges said. that way, he said. said. "Now they're going off too ' low," he said. • • - • • By Ingrid Sandstrom Commission (MAC) asking for re - Staff Writer lief. Eagan' The city's last letter, sent in early Joan Schaeffer and her family June, sought Information about the moved here two months ago. They current and proposed traffic pat - bad one month of suburban quiet. tern and the noises Eagan resi- Then, she said, the "horrible dents were complaining about. City noise" started. • Administrator Tom Hedges was di- rected this week to write the air - As early as 5 a.m., jets at Minne- ports commission asking that it epolis SL Paul International Air- take action to minimize airport "And it bothers me that they say Part. across the Minnesota River noise over the city. this experiment is not necessarily from Schaeffer's home. are lined temporary," said Councilman up with their tails toward Eagan The council also directed city at- Theodore Wachter. "Five to eight and engines are started. That torney Paul Hauge to research the years ago. we worked with them wakes her baby. her husband and legal avenues available to the city (airport authorities) to have them herself if the noise problems continue. take oft at a higher rate of ascent One thing giving us such a problem All day. , she said, the jets fly over Eagan residents began . complain- is that they are so low. 1 think her house. at 1496 McCarthy Rd., ing about the increased noises in there are a lot of things they can In the 100-home Timberlake hous- mid -May, when one runway at the do to improve their act".... ing development near Pilot Knob airport was closed for repairs and School` more traffic was diverted onto an- other runway pointing toward Ea - Her neighbor, John Gustin, 3061 gan and Burnsville. Woodlark Lane, president of the Timberline Civic Association. said That action has increased traffic in living where he does Is like living an area two to three miles in diem - on the aircraft carrier he served eter from Pilot Knob Park, accord - on when be was in the navy. ing to a letter the council received from Tim Anderson, manager of They were among about 20 people noise abatement and environmen- who shared complaints with the tal affairs for MAC. - Eagan City Council Tuesday night -- about the'city's recently inherited The Increased traffic results from increased jet noises. The council an FAA decision to turn airplanes agreed, after an hour's discussion, on departure to different headings to send another strongly worded than were normally used before letter to the Metropolitan Airports the runway was closed for repair so that traffic would be distributed evenly from the remaining two runways for both noise and traffic Mayor Bea Blomquist said she was angry because she felt' Anderson had not adequately and _directly .responded to Hedges'. first letter. "Perhaps we can schedule a public meeting so residents can meet with (authorities) and tell' them about our problems," she said. • • Tom Baker, Eagan's representative to the. Metropolitan Airports Sound Abatement Commission, suggested that city officials and residents at- tend the commission's meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the airports commis-. sion offices, and keep calling those, "They're shifting the noise from.l flow reasons, Anderson wrote. . Minneapolis and Bloomington, which has more people, to over:! There are also complaints . from Eagan. They would like to make residents along Cedar Av., Ander-' that permanent, and that's what -we son noted. "Due to the need to have to worry about," he said. disperse some (air) traffic that for-. - -, . - - quite a few years has .pounded Egan said the citywill take what-. southeast Richfield and the eastern ever action It Can; but also urged halt of Bloomington with noise, the residents to call the airports.com- MAC recommended to the FAA . :mission -and attend meetings: "to ,{ that some of the departing aircraft show we really are concerned." be turned to the south - ...' Anderr `. son wrote:: : Blomquist said the city had devel ✓oped a comprehensive land -use "They say they're attempting to plan based on different air traffic relieve hard-hit areas," said coun- patterns. ell member Tom Egan. "It bothers -" me to have the hard-hit areas shift- • "If we did the zoning the way the .....traffic patterns are now, we'd have almost all industrial zoning," Wachter said. ,•,�,-,_ - • "They say somebody has got to bear the burden," said Gustin. "But 1)PVsYT? C -'f Te.� SuNE 2.3, I ii% Eagan council continues to attack air traffic noise By JEFF BURRILL EAGAN — The increased air traffic noise over Eagan was again the main topic addressed by the city council, this time at its Tuesday, June 21 meeting. The subject of air traffic noise was initially broached at the June 7 meeting, when the council decided to direct a letter to Tim Anderson, manager of noise abatement and environmental af- fairs for the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission. • The letter requested informa- tion concerning current and pro- posed future air traffic patterns over Eagan, also noting that ob- jections have been received by the city staff, including claims that property values have decreased because of the resulting noise. Anderson replied to the council's correspondence with a letter of his own, which the coun- cil regarded as an inadequate response at best. (Copies of the letter were distributed to au- dience members before discus- sion). One of Anderson's statements indicated no runway at the air- port was in the process of being lengthened, which was believed to be one cause for the change in flight patterns. However, Mayor Bea Blomquist had been inform- ed otherwise. "When we met at Mendota Heights about this matter, we were specifically told they would be lengthening and repairing a runway, Blomquist explained. "And while Anderson said that wasn't true, he did say one run- way has been shut down since May 16 for repair. But he failed to answer our question as to when this runway would again be open and if air traffic over Eagan would then decrease." Council member Tom Egan ad- ded, "He does subtly answer the question in the sentence that reads " 'This procedure (of dispersing air traffic away from Richfield and Bloomington to North Central Eagan) is ex- perimental but not necessarily temporary. We have asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take a good look at the feasibility of the new (flight pat- tern) turn for at least two years.' " What Anderson was definitely specific about in his letter is the reason for rerouting additional air traffic over Eagan. It is to distribute the traffic evenly as possible in order to spare southeast Richfield and eastern Bloomington from absorbing the amount of noise it has contended with over the years. At this point, it was time for citizens to speak. John Gustin, who represented 100 families from the north end of Eagan, said that 10 years ago the same problem arose in the city. "If they flew higher and flew over Lost Spur Country Club and industrial sites like they used to, the problem wouldn't be nearly as intense," he said. "I suggest the council tell the airport to get back on that old flight pattern." Don Giblin, who was active with the air traffic problem when it came up in the past, also sup- ported Gustin's claim that there is a natural flight pattern over Lost Spur. "And if they went straight out and flew the proper patterns, we wouldn't have the noise problem we now have," he said. "But the airlines cut corners on their routes to save fuel and time, and that's where the unnecessary noise comes in." Tom Baker, Eagan's represen- tative on the sound abatement council, said it is important that Eagan citizens call to complain about the noise and attend sound abatement meetings. "There is no doubt that the southern part of Eagan is being affected by the shifting of flights," Baker said. "And it's no secret that people from Min- neapolis, Richfield and Bloom- ington have put us in a minority situation and they are using their numbers to get the air traffic out of their area and into ours. And they want to make this perma- nent." City administrator Tom Hedges added, "I agree with Mr. Baker. People who can do the most about this problem are the citizens of Eagan, who should be encouraged to phone the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion (726-1892) to complain, and also attend abatement meetings." "I feel our strongest club is a legal club," Egan stated. "If there is no justification for what the airports commission is doing, this can't be allowed, especially if they plan to make it permanent." Blomquist then moved the city staff draft a resolution to the air- ports commission explaining the city's stand, and also requested staff study legal ramifications the council could take if necessary. The motion passed unanimous- ly, with Blomquist promising the audience the council would do everything possible to ease the - air traffic noise situation.' Airport noise draws loud protest_.., in Eagan By Lucy Dalglish Staff Writer A change in the flight pattern at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport has raised the ire of Eagan officials, who say the shift gives the city more than its share of air- plane noise. The change, which Metropolitan Airports Commission officials said is experimental, is designed to re- lieve aircraft noise over Blooming- ton, Richfield and south Minneapo- lis, where residents have ',been '‘complaining for years. . - • The new pattern diverts "some ' traffic from over those neighbor- hoods to the Cedar Avenue corridor in south Eagan. About 30 percent of the airplanes that used to take.. off over southern Hennepin County, • for example, now take a hard left turn shortly after takeoff and head south. ' The new flight pattern takes planes over the Met Sports Center, the Minnesota River and. south Eagan, said Tim Anderson, the commission's noise abatement and See Eagan, Page 2C i7Aut.1)sONEGR TfiSSS "Su Lit I� Igis3 Continued from Page 1C environmental affairs manager. Eagan officials don't have as much sympathy for residents in Bloomington, Richfield and south Minneapolis, however. They say that even before the change, 60 percent of the airport's traffic was flying over north Eagan. For the past 10 years, the Eagan City Council has made zoning deci- sions largely based on two other •airport corridors that direct planes Blomquist said. "We all know the' airport is there, but we saved that land (for commercial development in north Eagan). The next thing you know, they've changed it." Eagan residents have barraged City Hall with complaints about the noise. Many fear the value of their homes has decreased because of the noise, Blomquist said. Anderson . said he will be at Eagan's City Council meeting Tuesday to explainthe commis - over the Minnesota River and north Eagan, Mayor Bea Blom- quist said. City planners have kept new res- idential development in north Eagan to a minimum, and most of the city's industrial and commer- cial businesses are located there. Residents • in south Eagan have had more than their share of noise, Blomquist said. "We spent many hours working .� on planning for the air corridors," '. sion's position. The airport has used the new flight pattern since December, An- derson said, but complaints did not start until this spring, when win- dows were opened and aircraft be- gan flying lower because of atmos- pheric conditions. Anderson said air corridors must change with the times. "There's a thought that once pat- terns are there, they're there for- ever," Anderson said. "That's not realistic." The Federal Aviation Adminis- tration will test the new pattern for two years before deciding if it should be permanent, Anderson said. -PkIL. .Dr.s ?4 Eagan irked overairport noise A two-year experiment involving flight patterns over Eagan has brought complaints from the City Council and residents. The change, which increased airplane noise by a switch in a flight pattern that sends additional air traffic over south Eagan, in- volves 30 percent of the planes taking off over Bloomington and Richfield turning south after take- off. Residents believe the switch means they are getting the majority of airplane noise because two other runways point toward north Eagan. Com- plaints to the FAA would mean an environmental impact statement would be necessary before the change could become permanent. City Attorney Paul Hauge also is investigating legal action. No • 8 Community/River South:(6) _, Minneapolis Star and Tribune/Thur., June 23, 1983 Eagan residents complain again about jets By Ingrid Sandstrom , Staff Writer Eagan : .• Joan Schaeffer and her family moved here two months ago. They.. had one month of, suburban quiet. Then, .she said, the "horrible noise" started. . As early as 5 a.m., jets at Minne- apolis St. Paul International Air- port, across the Minnesota River from Schaeffer's home, are lined up with their tails° toward Eagan' and engines are started. That wakes her baby, her husband and herself. All day, , she said, the jets fly over her house, at 1496: McCarthy .Rd., l in the 100-home Timberlake hous- ing development near Pilot Knob School.` Her neighbor, John Gustin,- 3061 Woodlark Lane, president of the Timberline Civic Association, said living where he does is like living on the aircraft carrier he served on when he was in the navy. They were among about 20 people who shared complaints with the Eagan City Council Tuesday night • - about the' city's recently inherited increased` jet noises. The council agreed, after an hour's discussion,, to send another strongly worded letter to the Metropolitan Airports . May We Help Yoe Find A Dentist? For help . anywhere in the. Twin Cities or Suburbs There is no charge. DENTAL REFERRAL f, � i SERVICE, INC. 831-5800 Commission (MAC) asking for re- lief. The city's last letter, sent in early June, sought informationabout.the current and -proposed traffic pat- ternand the noises Eagan resi- dents were complaining about. City Administrator Tom Hedges was di- -ed to relieve areas already adjust-_ ed to it. Their property values are already set." w ,Some residents of Eagan have con- , tacted the, Dakota . County asses- sor's :office . to find out if their property values have decreased because of the increased jet noises, • aected. this week to write ' the air- Hedges said. • . ports commission asking that it take action .to minimize airport "And it bothers .me that they say noise over the city. • • - this experiment is not necessarily .temporary," 'said Councilman The council also, directed city -at- . Theodore Wachter:, "Five to eight ton ey Paul Hauge to research the years ago, we worked with them legal avenues available to the city • .(airport authorities) to have them if the noise problems continue. .y take off at a higher rate of ascent. - One thing giving us such- a problem Eagan. residents began complain- is that they are so -low. I. think ing about the increased'noises in there are a lot of things they .can mid -May; when one runway at the do to improve their act." • ' airport was closed for 'repairs and -more traffic was diverted onto: an-' - Mayor Bea Blomquist said she 'was •Other runway pointing toward Ea- angry because she -felt .Anderson gan and Burnsville. ' ,• had not 'adequately and directly - 'responded to •Hedges' first letter. That action has increased traffic In -"Perhaps we can schedule a public an area two to three miles in diarn- , meeting so residents can meet with eter.from Pilot Knob Park, accord- (authorities) and tell them about ing to a letter the council received our problems," she said: - ' -from Tim Anderson, manager of • noise •abatement and environmen- • Tom Baker, Eagan's representative tal.affairs for MAC. to the Metropolitan- Airports Sound • .Abatement Commissioti, suggested The increased - traffic, results from that city officials and residents tit- an FAA decision to. turn .airplanes tend the commission's meetings on on departure to different headings . the fourth Tuesday of each month than were normally used before at 7:30 p.m. atthe airports commis- the runway was closed for repair : sion offices, and keep calling those so that traffic would be distributed offices. Interstate Hwy. a94 and Penn Av., . 'Steel and Aluminum Cans evenly from the remaining two - • . Bloomington. noon to 3 p.m. Thursdays; . runways for both noise and traffic "They're shifting the noise from Bumhaven Mali. 850 W. County Rd. 42, Anoka Aluminum,_7105 Hwy,. 10,• flow reasons, Anderson wrote. • . - Minneapolis'. -Mid ' Bloomington, , Burnsville, 1:30to3:30p.m. Saturdays; Anoka 9a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through which has more people, to over Northland Mall, Hwys. 61 and 97, For- - Frirfa Eagan. They would like to make that permanent; and that's what -we .have to worry about," he said. Hesaid the Minnesota River pro- vides -a natural- trough for aircraft takeoffs, which even extends over the 'Lost Spur golf course, in the northeast,corner of Eagan near In-- - • terstate Hwy. 494 and Hwy. 13, and industrial areas south of, that. That has' been the air traffic pattern in the past, and the city has zoned that way, he said. Don Giblin, 1498 Red Cedar Rd., also in Timberline, said he's lived in Eagan for about 15 years, and was involved about eight years ago 'with .an- ad hoc committee that worked with airport \authorities over noise complaints. . Among the .ways noise was eased was a two - stage ascent takeoff pattern, he said. "Now they're going off too low,' he said. Collections • There are also complaints from residents along Cedar Av., Ander- son noted. "Due to the need' to- disperse some (air) traffic that•for quite a few years has pounded southeast Richfield and the eastern half of Bloomington with noise; the MAC recommended to the FAA that some of the departing aircraft be turned to the south ...," Ander- son wrote. • "They say they're attempting to relieve hard-hit areas," said coun- cil member Tom Egan: "It bothers me to have the hard-hit•areas shift Singer Free=Arm • Machine Model 5528 • 8 built-in fashion and F exi- stitch patterns • Built-in buuttonholer • Universal pressure system adjusts to varying fabric weights Avoid ttie Hassle:of Large Shopping Centers and SAVE! We Service Al Makes & Models -AN Work Guaranteed/ VALLEY WEST SEWING CENTER 105901/: France Ave. Se... Bloomington .. ` 881.0300 13 mi. So. of:494 on France) IF -. tloal v=� .. FM SINGER PROoUCTS Ir„ya,o,,d row Savo, Co,, HASTINGS SEWING CENTER 208 Sibley Street Hastings, MN 43 8001 - Egan said the city twill take what- . ever action it can, but also urged residents to call the airports com- mission and attend meetings "to show we really are concerned." Blomquist.said the city had devel- oped" a comprehensive land -use plan based on ,different. air traffic patterns. ... "If we did the zoning the way the traffic patterns are now, we'd have East Side Beverage Co., 1260 Grey . almost all.industrial zoning," Fox Rd:, Arden Hilts. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. • Tuttle Contemporary School, 1042 Monday through Friday.• Wachter said.18th Av. SE., dark -green dumpsters Glass; Cans, Paper And Aluminum SORT (Safe Our Reusable Trash),' ,71st Av. east of University Av. in ' -Fridley, bats inside fenced area, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.: RECYCO, 2940 23rd Av. S., Minne- apolis, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Aluminum Reynolds Aluminum Recycling Cen-- ter, 3180 Spruce St., Little Canada, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through , Saturday. Summer collection centers: . Northtown Shopping Center, Hwy. 10 -• at University Av., Blaine, noon to 3 p.m. ' Fridays; Southtown Shopping Center, E. Lake St., Minneapolis; 220 W. 79th St.; Bloomington; E. River Rd. and 37th Av. NE.. Fridley. Afl three sites open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Satur- day (Plastic PET bottles and glass . bottles and jars accepted only). Alt metals Schwartzman Co. Recyclers, 2905 N. Ferry St.,'Anoka. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Aluminum, Glass 2-liter plastic bottles. Champlin Recycling Center, 23 Mill- er Rd, Champlin. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Satur- day. Calf 421-8064. Aluminum, Copper, Brass est Lake, noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays; . Ridgedale Shopping Center, Hwy. 12 and Plymouth Rd., Minnetonka, 10 a.m.. to noon, Saturdays; and St. Croix Mall, - Hwy. 36, noon to 3 p.'m. Wednesdays: Kirschbaum-Krupp:Metal Co., 212 • • 17th'Av. N., Minneapolis; Specializing in cans. Also will buy copper, brass and lead. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p:m.•vionday through Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Satur- day. Brooklyn.Park Redemption Center, 8100 Hwy. 52, Brooklyn Park. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. y and 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Saturdays. Call 427-4949 (accepts car batteries, radiators and heater cores). - Paper Clean, Inc.; collection centers: River- side Elementary School, east of 102nd St. and Nicofet Av., Blooming- ton; Creekside Community Center, 98th St. and Penn Av. S., Bloomington; Ridgeview Elementary School, 94th St. and Nesbitt Av. S., Bloomington, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. - Pratt Continuous Progress School, 66 Malcolm Av. SE., dark -green dump eters with "Newspapers Only" on side, anytime. • with "Newspapers Only" On side, any- - "They say somebody has got to Aluminum, Bi-metal Cans _ bear the burden," said G ti "But Glass • why us?., - - r Gustin. u Bethany Lutheran Church, 2511 E. U-Can, three locations: 14th Av. S. and Franklin Av.papajs re ly "onside, a with "Nervspapera Only' on side, any STOP DUTCH ELM DISEASE . Selecting a tree for Infection lnject'your trees if.they are; ;; •- • valuable to you •.Healthy trees . • 12 inches or larger . - • Less than 5 to 10% infected appearing after July 1 Call for a professional opinion!. • A treatment proven effective-. by LI of M anti us THE NATURE CLINIC (612)874:9670 1 lanll.rap. d,'.1¢n. m.ulalu,a and n1U1n11'nan', anrpn alWn. time. -Excelsior United Methodist Church, 830 Hwy. 7, Excelsior. Bagged, boxed or tied newspapers only in or by container, anytime. Anthony Junior High School, 57th St. and Irving Av. S. Semitraier-truck in the parking lot for newspaper dropoff, anytime. Sponsored by Boy Scout ... troop 104. -St. Kevin Church/School, 5844 28th Av. S. Dark -blue dumpster, news- papers -only, anytime. • • Peace Lutheran Church, 20 North - dale Blvd., Coon Rapids. Sponsored by Boy Scout troop,513. Newspapers can be dropped off anytime. Community/River South (6) Minneapolis Star and Tribune / Thur., June 23, 1983 Apple Valley police report Burglary Fishing equipment valued at $328 be- longing to Joseph Perry was stolen sometime between October, 1982, and June 9, 1983, from 5291 149th St. A wallet valued at $3 belonging to Janet MacMillian was stolen June 9 from a vehicle parked at 15353 Dunbar Av. Four tires and rims valued at $1,000 belonging to Jim Riegel was stolen June 8 from a truck at 965 Beacon Lane. A bicycle valued at $196 belonging to Bill Otteson was stolen June 8 from 139th Court. Damage to property A vehicle belonging to Keith Lowinske was damaged June 12 on 140th St. Damage undetermined. Damages totaling $200 occurred the week of June 5 at Cedar Knolls Trailer Park, 12571 Garland Av. A cab window on a tractor trailer belonging to Geotechnical Engineering Co. was damaged by a BB June 9 at 132nd and Foliage Av. Damage—$65. German swasticas were spraypainted June 8 and 9 at the following address- es: 839 Jonathan Dr. Damage—$50: 958 Cortland Dr.; 884 Oriole Dr.; 892 Oriole Dr.; Grace Lutheran Church, 7800 W. County Rd. 42; 953 Corland Dr.; 948 Cortland Dr.; Duchess Park; and 815 Jonathan Dr. Theft Three to four women did not pay a $6.15 bill June 9 at Perkins Restaurant, 7620 150th St. W. Clothing and groceries valued at $85 belonging to Carol Knutson were stolen June 10 from Hauser's Super Valu, 7645 W. 148th St. Other A 22-year-old woman passed a bad check for $4.97 at Apple Valley Munici- pal Liquor Store, 14805 Granada Av. A 19-year-old man was arrested for open bottle, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia June 13 at 13181 Findlay. A 21-year-old man was assaulted June 11 on Gardenview Dr. Four people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol; three harrassing calls were reported; and two juveniles were tagged for trespassing during the week of June 5-11. St. Catherine's College seeking help of families The College of St. Catherine is looking for families to befriend foreign students living at the col- lege during the coming year. The families would offer interna- tional students occasional meals, short vacations and companion- ship. There is no financial commit- ment. For more information, contact the office of intercultural programs at the college at 690-6784 between 8 a.m. and noon or write: Friendship Family Program, Office of Inter- cultural Programs, College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Av., St. Paul 55105. 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Anderson, 35, is the manager of noise abatement and environmen- tal affairs for the Minneapolis -St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Com- mission. Last week, Anderson unrolled his maps in Eagan City Hall where of- ficials and citizens raised the rafters with complaints about in- creased airplane noise. City Administrator Thomas Hedges said City Hall phones ring with citizen complaints about the noise and Mayor Bea Blomquist took aim on Anderson. "We spent a lot of time on the city comprehensive guide, our zon- ing and planning," Blomquist said. "We put our industrial area in the northern part of the city and now your planes are flying over resi- dential neighborhoods in the south- ern part." Anderson, who also is a pilot, asked for specific dates and times when Blomquist said planes were flying over areas they shouldn't be. "I don't stand out and watch the sky 24 hours a day," Blomquist snapped. "I do," countered Anderson. "Oc- casionally, an aircraft will fly over one area because of weather or some other reason. If you keep track of the time and day of the occurrence, I'll check it out and get back to you." Blomquist said Anderson's maps were old and didn't show new neighborhoods in the fast-growing city of 25,000. "The planes come over my house and I live in south Eagan, almost in Apple Valley," complained Jeff Hagman of 1310 Wilderness Run Drive. "The planes are supposed to fly north of Lone Oak Road but they are flying south of Lone Oak be- tween Pilot Knob Road and Pop- pler Lane," said Donald Giblin of 1498 Red Cedar Road. Anderson countered that he and his observers haven't seen planes Blomquist Hagman in that area. "I can't hold a conversation over the telephone with the airplane noise sometimes," said Arlene Krecklau who lives near County Road 30 and Dodd Road. "The planes seem to be in layers some days," said Mrs. Paul Teske of 2292 Clark St. Her husband said some homes lacked adequate insu- lation to withstand more plane noise and housing values were adversely affected. An increasing number of air- planes fly south along Cedar Ave- nue over Eagan and Burnsville, ac- cording to a two-year experiment which began in December, Ander- son said. Much of that traffic pre- viously flew southwest over Rich- field and Bloomington. "You can't switch somebody's problem to somebody else," insist- ed Thomas Egan, a councilman. "It doesn't work." The airport isn't switching all the air traffic from over Richfield and Bloomington but 30 percent of it, Anderson countered. The amount of noise is less because the planes are higher over Eagan and Burnsville than they were over Richfield and Bloomington. "I'm in the business of shifting noise around," Anderson said. "The Federal Aviation Administration may do an environmental assess- ment on the experiment and if there's a finding of significant noise, there may be an environ- mental impact statement with pub- lic hearings." Requiring airplanes to climb or descend at higher angles might al- leviate the problem, Ted Wachter, a councilman, suggested. More than one official suggested Mike Barrett Tim Anderson, the manager of noise abatement and envi- ronmental affairs at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Airports Commission, discusses increased plane flights over Eagan inviting airline company repre- sentatives to meet the council after Anderson said pilots follow compa- ny procedures. "There's not much I can do about cockpit procedures," Anderson said. Despite the complaints, Wachter said he received at least 10 phone calls from people supporting the airplane traffic because they said they worked in the airline industry. "The political power base in , Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloom- ington shifted the noise to Eagan and the city ought to take legal ac- tion," James Woods, of 3039 Pine Ridge Drive, advised. For now, the council asked An- derson to provide the number of plane arrivals and departures on each runway, air routes, flight pro- cedures and variances because of weather or other conditions. St. Paul Dispatch Wednesday, July 27, 1983 Parenting class slated for fall Registrations are now being ac- cepted for the District 197 Pre- School/Parenting Program. The 10-week fall session will begin the week of Sept. 12. Classes are scheduled for in- fants, toddlers, and 2-, 3-, and 4- year-old children. Parents and children participate together in the infant and toddler classes. In the classes for older pre-schoolers the parents join their children for the first half hour and later form a dis- cussion group. The program, which will be held in Garlough Elementary in West St. Paul, is a joint venture of Dis- trict 197 Community Education and the Dakota County vocational institute in Rosemount. Marina plan nearing approval By Jim Broede Staff Writer A proposed $10 million St. Croix River shoreland development in Bayport is one hurdle away from approval after seven years of ne- gotiations and environmental im- pact studies. Bayport Marina Associates want to construct a 230-slip marina, about 42 condominium homes, a restaurant and boat sales and maintenance facilities on a 1,920- foot strip of riverfront. The Bayport City Council has en- dorsed the project. But the developers also need ap- proval from the state Department of Natural Resources. Hydrologist Pat Olson, a spokes- man for the DNR, said in an inter- view, "We're getting closer to agreement with the developer. We have already approved the plans for the marina." Olson said the only hangup is over the number of condominiums. The developer originally asked for approval for 48 units. The DNR insisted on 36. An in-between fig- ure is being discussed. Lawyer Rod Lawson, a spokes- man for the developer, said he an- ticipates DNR approval this sum- mer. "We have been getting along with the DNR real well on the de- tails," Larson said in an interview. "Of course, you never know until the permit is finally issued." However, he said the Bayport Marina group is ready to proceed this summer with construction of streets and municipal utilities to the site at the south end of Bay- port. Larson identified the principals in Bayport Marina Associates as Al Holmen, David Parkhill and Fred Sauer, all real estate developers; and Don Perrenoud, an architect. "The men have something in common — their interest in boat- ing," Lawson said. "One of them saw this land for sale seven years ago and talked to the others about it. They got really enthused, enough to stick with the project for seven years." Airport noise effects to be studied The Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion has received a $115,000 feder- al grant to identify use of land near the airport that is incompatible with airport noise and to outline ways to reduce the impact of noise in problem areas. Acquisition and insulation of homes and buildings are among the op- tions to be considered in developed areas, Nigel Finney, director of planning and engineering for the airports commission, said Friday. The study, to begin this summer, will be completed in mid-1985. Once problems are ranked by pri- ority, they will become eligible for federal funds. The airports commis- sion will work with municipalities surrounding the airport to study land uses, Finney said. f� 4tf,'('. Wednesday, July 27, 1983 St. Paul Dispatch 7S plane fact: Eagan residents have had an earful of 'ern la rely By Mike Barrett Staff Writer 11 Tim Anderson would run in an Eagan popularity contest, he prob- ably would lose. Anderson, 35, is the manager of noise abatement and environmen- tal affairs for the Minneapolis -St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Com- mission. . Last week, Anderson unrolled his maps in Eagan City Hall where of- : ficials and citizens raised the rafters with complaints about in- creased airplane noise. City Administrator Thomas Hedges said City Hall phones ring with citizen complaints about the noise and Mayor Bea Blomquist took aim on Anderson. "We spent a lot of time on the city comprehensive guide, our zon- ing and planning," Blomquist said. "We put our industrial area in the northern part of the city and now your planes are flying over resi- dential neighborhoods in the south- ern part." Anderson, who also is a pilot, asked for specific dates and times when Blomquist said planes were flying over areas they shouldn't be. "I don't stand out and watch the sky 24 hours a day," Blomquist snapped. "I do," countered Anderson. "Oc- casionally, an aircraft will fly over one area because of weather or some other reason. If you keep track of the time and day of the occurrence, I'll check it out and get back to you." Blomquist said Anderson's maps were old and didn't show new neighborhoods in the fast-growing city of 25,000. "The planes come over my house and I live in south Eagan, almost in Apple Valley," complained Jeff Hagman of 1310 Wilderness Run Drive. "The planes are supposed to fly north of Lone Oak Road but they are flying south of Lone Oak be- tween Pilot Knob Road and Pop- pler Lane," said Donald Giblin of 1498 Red Cedar Road. Anderson countered that he and his observers haven't seen planes Blomquist Hagman in that area. "I can't hold a conversation over the telephone with the airplane noise sometimes," said Arlene Krecklau who lives near County Road 30 and Dodd Road. "The planes seem to be in layers some days," said Mrs. Paul Teske of 2292 Clark St. Her husband said some homes lacked adequate insu- lation to withstand more plane noise and housing values were adversely affected. An increasing number of air- planes fly south along Cedar Ave- nue over Eagan and Burnsville, ac- cording to a two-year experiment which began in December, Ander- son said. Much of that traffic pre- viously flew southwest over Rich- field and Bloomington. "You can't switch somebody's problem to somebody else." insist- ed Thomas Egan, a councilman. "It doesn't work." The airport isn't switching all the air traffic from over Richfield and Bloomington but 30 percent of it, Anderson countered. The amount of noise is less because the planes are higher over Eagan and Burnsville than they were over Richfield and Bloomington. "I'm in the business of shifting noise around," Anderson said. "The Federal Aviation Administration may do an environmental assess- ment on the experiment and if there's a finding of significant noise, there may be an environ- mental impact statement with pub- lic hearings." Requiring airplanes to climb or descend at higher angles might al- leviate the problem, Ted Wachter, a councilman, suggested. More than one official suggested Zoo is looking for volunteers The Minnesota Zoo is looking for volunteers to give tours, assist with animal care, give animal demon- strations or help with research pro- grams. Orientation and interviews will be held Aug. 9-14. A 42-hour col- lege -accredited training class will be held on seven consecutive Satur- days, beginning Sept. 10. Zoo volunteers are needed for weekday and weekend activities. The class size is limited. Register for orientation by calling the zoo at 432-9010, ext. 202. Canvas and Nylon Handbags! n,,., .i,..,, tint rnnnro itnm rom,ae ann ,' ",„ hanrth?'lS in a Mike Barrett Tim Anderson, the manager of noise abatement and envi- ronmental affairs at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Airports Commission, discusses increased plane flights over Eagan inviting airline company repre- sentatives to meet the council after Anderson said pilots follow compa- ny procedures. "There's not much I can do about cockpit procedures," Anderson said. Despite the complaints, Wachter said he received at least 10 phone calls from people supporting the airplane traffic because they said they worked in the airline industry. "The political power base in. Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloom- ington shifted the noise to Eagan and the city ought to take legal ac- tion," James Woods, of 3039 Pine Ridge Drive, advised. For now, the council asked An- derson to provide the number of plane arrivals and departures on each runway, air routes, flight pro- tedures and variances because of weather or other conditions. you ore fW you. the a+ Fro�it the 5 sa 5 the DOMESTICS__ Kegium, e S to '2 Ott suss n au.wrw..se.ett..iw 15.97 Stases. ,.a.. .Id 94 to '-i oft ACCESSORIES Br. „," 4.99 Comfort., Lap. ...Koos '.pc., SSA, SlocUrIscit -- Um. ds scum so r I.. ametrey mattress earls Cannon Fav,.. -MN. 16.99-24.99 22.99 15.99-29.99 14.97 7.97-29.97 do these show -biz headliners have in = common? ar. Roberta Flack Rodney Dangerlield Benny Go *Thy interviewed t ;gton, makes an al, is driven by d use under the Holiday 'ohday Warehouse ;hour Minnesota, 1 North and South • loliday Warehouse to which customers tion to groceries, uce, Holiday Ware- : spotting goods. iccessoriea, toys, rche, hard- ara ..A and sand .ksa zines, apes, tography .id ,uppTies. and ,vehandise LS taken checkout. Rosemount HRA reveals condo plan ROSEMOUNT - The Rose- mount Housing and Redevelop- ment Authority will hold a public meeting Monday. Aug. 1, at 8 p.m. at Mares Plaza Restaurant to unveil plans for a multi -story condominium in the downtown redevelopment district. It would be geared toward "empty nesters," couples and in- dividuals seeking alternative housing styles after their children have left the family home. A brief presentation on preliminary plans and estimated costs will be given. It will be followed by a question and answer period. [ p.m. -- tug-ot-war, American i tanaler, lust nut tit VT Diamond Lake Bowling Lanes, Rosemount, on Hwy. 3. 4 p.m. - Registration for an arm wrestling toumament opens at Diamond Lake Bowling Lanes, Rosemount. Dusk - Fireworks, Rosemount High School. - A pig roast, dunk tank, moon walk, and craft sale will run all day in the Ken Rose Center parking lot. them Rosemount. A First Distnct Court order signed May 26 required Harr- ington to vacate and remove all personal property, including junked vehicles and parts, by midnight June 10. After that time, the City of Rosemount may seize, remove representing the police eepara- ment, stated earlier this week that a preheating conference has not yet been scheduled. He explained an appeal does not automatically stop the city from proceeding with the bidding process for the removal and disposal of the property. DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE SECTION B DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE JULY 28, 1983 Eagan council questions noise levels EAGAN - You think those noisy airplanes flying over Eagan cause a ruckus? Well you should have been at the July 19 ci- ty council meeting when members of the council and the audience confronted Tim Ander- son with a verbal barrage of opi- nions and accusations. For those unfamiliar with Anderson. he is manager of noise abatement and envirorunental'af- fairs for the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission. In other words, he's the gentleman who has rerouted much of the air traf- fic over Eagan in order to lighten the noise load from Bloomington and Richfield. Yet Anderson at- tended the meeting voluntarily, and despite the onslaught of ques- tions and complaints, he handled himself in a professional manner. And while some of his answers did little to appease complaining citizens and council members, he did have answers. "We're not trying to dump on Eagan," Anderson explained toward the end of the hour-long discussion. "But there are some extreme noise levels in the eastern section of Bloomington, and by rerouting some of the takeoff and landing patterns, we are attempting to spread the noise around." Anderson added that the in- creased air traffic over Eagan is partially the result of a May 16 runway closure, while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has also been rerouting planes over Eagan. He added that the latter procedure was recommended by the airport commission and is experimental, though not necessarily tem- porary. After two years, the FAA 'will monitor the feasibility of the new routing before determining a decision as to its permanency. "What you are saying is that we should accept this," Mayor Bea Blomquist responded. "Until the FAA finds out more, yes," Anderson said. City Administrator Tom Hedges then broached the sub- ject, saying, "I think the ques- tions and concerns which have been expressed by the audience and the city council have made Mr. Anderson realize there are quite a few more issues in what they're attempting to do with flight corridors than was originally thought. I would think and hope that Tim would give strong consideration to some of the concerns which have been raised and take a real good look at what they're attempting to do with their experiment -and what could become a more permanent flight pattern -before making any decisions." After fielding numerous com- plaints from Eagan residents, Anderson suggested they call his office with their complaints, because determination of noise impact on a community is based solely on complaint calls. He also requested residents who detect a deviation from assigned flight corridors call his office. Hedges and City Attorney Paul Hauge have been authorized by the council to meet with an at- torney experienced in airport noise litigation. In addition, at the end of the air traffic discussion, the council voted that Hedges should obtain a map which details flight patterns and the preferential patterns for the IBM turn that routes planes over Eagan. Added to that, the council re- quested from Anderson details on the FAA's two-year experiment to alleviate noise and traffic flow over east Bloomington and southeast Richfield. Included in this request are figures pertain- ing to the frequency these cor- ridors are used and the frequency aircraft deviate from these assigned corridors. IN OTHER ACTION, THE COUNCIL: - APPROVED Advance Developers request for preliminary plat of Sun Cliff. TIM ANDERSON, manager of noise abatement and environmental affairs for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, handles questions and complaints at the re- cent Eagan City Council meeting. APPROVED preliminary plat for Valley Ridge Townhomes. APPROVED Levi Heuer's re- quest for: one acre variance to the waiver of plat procedure for a five acre lot size requirement in an unsewered area; a special permit to move a house; a building permit for a pole shed; EAGAN CITY Council members and city staff listen IN DRUNK DRIVING CASE -- and transfer of trailer permit in the area of Co. Rd. 30 and Dodd Rd. APPROVED final plat con- sideration for Hillcrest Addition. APPROVED Charkist Corpora- tion's request for on -sale wine and 3.2 beer licenses for Charkist restaurant, 1975 Seneca Rd. APPROVED temporary adver- tising signs for Marriott Homes, Inc. APPROVED final plat con- sideration for Oakwood Heights Second Addition. APPROVED grading permit consideration for Brittany Sixth Addition. quietly as residents express their concerns about in- creasing air traffic over Eagan. • Judge's decision reversed by state r mishap kills man By SANRA FORSMAN against Peter E. Kvam, now 29, volunteered he was "hammered" However, the higher court said -fightid enlistI�IIPCA in- ill �®� ■ 2� � � levels. �' ■ ort ness view to reduce � 1989, MPCA will help select and re Control possible decibel reductions by Jeff Ha the residential areas to be moni- twar omorrow Sky/L/H 0/46/70 ;7/52/68' R/50/61 R/55/66 ,, 0/68/82 • 3 R/33/42 g T/65/79.:• 0 0/39/54 2 0/42/65 R i47 3 .0/60/84 , O/36/57 4 %3/7� 0/29/52 O/31/45 R/39/54 0/32/50 0/45/64 R/48/,57 0/ 8 R/37/58 0/53/80 7 O/56/65 O/46/58 0 O/69/89 The Minnesota Pollution, Agency would join the effort to re- duce airport noise if the Legislature_ approves a bill before it. The bill, scheduled for a vote next week in both the Minnesotahe MPCA and Senate, wou.. _--- Airports to help the Metropolitan Commission establish annual and five- ear goals or .noise redo m of he go me programs to . reduce noise and. i n decibel measurements of expected noise reduction. . Up to now the airports commission has committed itself. to noise relief programs but not to . decibel reduc- • Lions, maintaining that annual deci- bel goals are meaningless. to the ,pub- , lic and difficult to verify. and work toward that goal, niiel said in an interview Friday.ons and Hamiel is director of op environmental affairs for the air- ports commission.• He said, the commih 10n would wel- set- ting the help MPCA the goals. and measuring Rep. Wes Skoglund, DFL-Minneapo- lis, author of. the House bill, main- tains that decibel .goals would give the airports commission something to strive toward in reducing • Hearing Skoglund's endorsement, the House Environment' and atural the Resources Committee approved bill yesterday. • It calls for a yearly report on. the maximum hourly al change m If the bill passes, the commission levels and it provides that the will make the best estimate it can noiseof t\t tored: • The airports commission can proba- bly improve the total airport noise environmentin the next five years, Hamiel said, but added that it would be tough to reduce peak -airplane noise. Teac The money ducing class he, said, an e►gn' langt been -dr( Teacher;, addition, to cont he add Rose tive li talksf stone it c gran Reducing noise during peak travel of i times would require elimination of edt some flights at that time, and the - airports commission does not have E the authority to dictate when air- , sp sE planes will fly, he said. , . so But as more airlines use newer and at • more quiet jets,•residents living near g the airport will, notice an improve- nt ment even during peak travel times, a aba he said. was lion ad sinking ' allow the use of water from them udy Per- a temporary basis. se of the ast one Later this month the MPCA, staff is kov. • ask the agency's citizens' board be ro approve the use of additional mon p from the superfund for a study to t o=then to determine the source and exte of contamination. The MPCA als MPCA would use that money to develop ater. plan to remedy;the water contamin that tion. • - . nts Health Department inspectors foun • benzene •and dichloroethane in th to wells in late February. The; disco v lls , ery came about through a • two -yea in old program under which the depart ld . - ment is sampling public -water. sup - on plies throughout Minnesota to deter- ; mine whether they contain volatile - synthetic organic compounds, a to • group of toxic chemicals•that include to . benzene and dichloroethane. ey. j Y • Although -levels of ent cals in the Askov ex- o ceed drinking -water standid ntards in the a • February inspection, the Health De- -apartment continued to monitor the wells through March. The levels - rose, and the department advised d ' Askov this week . to stop using the e., wells. r- Brustman said the most recent water samples showed levels of benzene up to 47 parts seven times the limit for safe drink ing water. The Health Department also found traces of several other chemicals, including toluene and xy- lene, insome water samples. from : the wells. r• autemG 'da i . .;Res 6ieg9H deH I • BY Miki� Staff Wj The Intel vestigati► and Sid possiblec ities from company towing coj Attorneys eral court the IRS of to invest wrongdoi!i • ; rr'iis s ei I AuluTip Leann{ DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE SECTION B DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE ULY 28,1983 Eagan council questions noise levels EAGAN -- You think those noisy airplanes flying over Eagan cause a ruckus? Well you should have been at the July 19 ci- ty council meeting when members of the council and the audience confronted Tim Ander- son with a verbal barrage of opi- nions and accusations. For those unfamiliar with Anderson, he is manager of noise abatement and environmental af- fairs for the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission. In other words, he's the gentleman who has rerouted much of the air traf- fic over Eagan in order to lighten the noise load from Bloomington and Richfield. Yet Anderson at- tended the meeting voluntarily, and despite the onslaught of ques- tions and complaints, he handled himself in a professional manner. And while some of his answers did little to appease complaining citizens and council members, he did have answers. "We're not trying to dump on Eagan," Anderson explained toward the end of the hour-long discussion. "But there are some extreme noise levels in the eastern section of Bloomington, and by rerouting some of the take -off and landing patterns, we are attempting to spread the noise around." Anderson added that the in- creased air traffic over Eagan is partially the result of a May 16 runway closure, while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has also been rerouting planes over Eagan. He added that the latter procedure was recommended by the airport commission and is experimental, though not necessarily tem- porary. After two years, the FAA will monitor the feasibility of the new routing before determining a decision as to its permanency. "What you are saying is that we should accept this," Mayor Bea Blomquist responded. "Until the FAA finds out more, yes," Anderson said. City Administrator Tom Hedges then broached the sub- ject, saying, "I think the ques- tions and concerns which have been expressed by the audience and the city council have made Mr. Anderson realize there are quite a few more issues in what they're attempting to do with flight corridors than was originally thought. I would think and hope that Tim would give strong consideration to some of the concerns which have been raised and take a real good look at what they're attempting to do with their experiment -and what could become a more permanent flight pattern -before making any decisions." After fielding numerous com- plaints from Eagan residents, Anderson suggested they call his office with their complaints, because determination of noise impact on a community is based solely on complaint calls. He also requested residents who detect a deviation from assigned flight corridors call his office. Hedges and City Attorney Paul Hauge have been authorized by the council to meet with an at- torney experienced in airport noise litigation. In addition, at the end of the air traffic discussion, the council voted that Hedges should obtain a map which details flight patterns and the preferential patterns for the 180° turn that routes planes over Eagan. Added to that, the council re- quested from Anderson details on the FAA's two-year experiment to alleviate noise and traffic flow over east Bloomington and southeast Richfield. Included in this request are figures pertain- ing to the frequency these cor- ridors are used and the frequency aircraft deviate from these assigned corridors. IN OTHER ACTION, THE COUNCIL: APPROVED Advance Developers request for preliminary plat of Sun Cliff. TIM ANDERSON, manager of noise abatement and environmental affairs for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, handles questions and complaints at the re- cent Eagan City Council meeting. APPROVED preliminary plat for Valley Ridge Townhomes. APPROVED Levi Heuer's re- quest for: one acre variance to the waiver of plat procedure for a five acre lot size requirement in an unsewered area; a special permit to move a house; a building permit for a pole shed; EAGAN CITY Council members and city staff listen and transfer of trailer permit in the area of Co. Rd. 30 and Dodd Rd. APPROVED final plat con- sideration for Hillcrest Addition. APPROVED Charkist Corpora- tion's request for on -sale wine and 3.2 beer licenses for Charkist restaurant, 1975 Seneca Rd. APPROVED temporary adver- tising signs for Marriott Homes, Inc. APPROVED final plat con- sideration for Oakwood Heights Second Addition. APPROVED grading permit consideration for Brittany Sixth Addition. quietly as residents express their concerns about in- creasing air traffic over Eagan. ment of their daughter, Jeannie, to Ken Burkman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Burkman of Min- neapolis. The wedding is planned for Sept. 17 at All Saints Catholic Church, Lakeville. Jayne Erickson and • Charles Kathleen- Hagen, " daughter of Schlauderaff were united in mar- , Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Hagen,• riage at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May .• Alma, WI, became the bride of' 7, 1983, at Faith United Methodist Steven Shirley, son of Mr. and Church, Farmington. Officiating Mrs. Robert Shirley; Farm - at the ceremony was. .Rev. ington, in a June 4, 1983 wedding SANFORD MEMORIAL . Richard Ireland. at' St. John Lutheran Church in HOSPITAL, FARMINGTON Parents are Mr: ' and Mrs. Alma. ADMISSIONS --Jeremy Rezac, Ralph Erickson and Mr. and Mrs.. Candy Otto, River Falls, WI, Nora 'Roberts, Ann Stegmaier, Wally Schlauderaff, all of Farm, . and. Pete Bongard, Green Bay, Michelle Zempel, Carolyn ington. Maid .of honor:.was, Kathy Erickson. Bridesmaids were.. Marcia Erickson and'.Laurie Schlauderaff. Personal attendant' was Aprile Lesetmoe.. Best man was, Larry Schlaud- eraff., Groomsmen were Scott ' Jones • and Bob Pilcher. °Ushers were Jim Meyers and Jim.Berg• - man. • "Two Less LonelyPP,eople" and "Wedding 'Song" were sung by. soloist Joy P% tr. • The couple 'is nonatahp" e' at 1 .k, 5833 73rd A ve. N.is Brook! ark y Schlichting - Hotter': Karen Michelle Schlichting and Alan, Eugene Holter e of Apple Valley were united in marriage Saturday, July 2, 1983,'atChurch of the Risen Savior, Apple Valley: Matron of . honor ` was Rose- marie Johnson, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were JoAnn Westerhausen,: ,sisterof the groom, and ~Julie Schlichting, sister of the bride. Best man 'was' George. Polley.: Groomsmen were. Bob' Andersen and Carl Hovey: Ushers were:Jim Trebil, Scott Olson and . Steve Rentsch. Flower girl was Jessica Gergen. and ring bearer was Matt Hovey. Following the ceremony,. there was , a reception, dinner and dance at the Lakeville VFW.. 1 After a wedding trip to a family reunion in Bruce, SD, the couple. is residing in Apple Valley. ma no SAVE 30-50% i • The �. R('r (,IUt,,nary I WI, attended ' the couple as •Sjogren, Robert Briesacher, Ern - matron of honor and best man. ma Pohl, :Carl Wicklund, Robert Bridesmaids were Kathy McKay, Elizabeth. Fennell, Wanek, • Royalton, Kathy Bon- Robert Klocker. gard,' Green Bay, WI, Lynne DISCHARGES -- Reava' Brodil, Hagen, Wausau, WI, and Theresa Olga Strese; Jeremy Rezac, Embretsori, Hixton, WI. Irene Hinchcliffe, Edith Powers, Groomsmen were Tom Shirley, Donald Davison, Dorothy Kiefer, Paul Shirley, Mark Shirley, all of Daniel . Reisinger, Michelle Farmington and David :Hagen, Zempel, Robert Briesacher-- Wausau, WI. Ushers were Mick expired, Nellie Deutsch to Apple Gergen and Tim Carey, both! of Valley Health Care Center, Cathy Farmington g Scholze and baby, Nora Roberts, v.•�r•.e. r ..7 r �1 The bride is a•graduate of Alma? r Edna Warweg, Kathleen Conboy High School andil•Wmona= State•N,:arid babyeAarbaralSchmitz,;and University. Shaitiaught 'mathe-'"':baby. a ' manes at Farmington :Middle: e-,•...? �s School. The • bridegroom is a ` NORTHFIELD CITY graduate of Farmington High. HOSPITAL; NORTHFIELD School, and is a staff sergeant in ADMISSIONS -- Francis Mat - the U.S. Air Force stationed at son, Harold Anderson, Thomas Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Skluzacek; M. Hazel. Johnson, NE. , Lillian Guderian, Timothy Peter - The "couple resides in Omaha, son, Harold Ramsay, Elsie NE. Schindeldecker,_ Ruby 1 Jensen, ' ' ' Lillie Anderson, "Clara Schuette, Peck = Listberger Hazel McElmury., Opal Wolf, Lester Holz, Anthony Costa, Paul Michelle Lynn Peck and Scott Richardson, Kevin. Lee, Sharon Allan 'Listberger •were married Tschann, Connie Drentlaw May 21 at St. -Patrick's.Episcopal Stephen Brandt, Helen Drentlaw, Church in Bloomington: The Rev. Glenn Gangloff, Betsy Anderson. Bruce ``Flickenger. officiated at DISCHARGES Laverne the double ring ceremony. Hackerson, Hans Topp, Francis Parents of the, couple are John Matson, Harold • Ramsay, Lillian • Peck •of.Apple.Valley and'the late Guderian, Harold Anderson, M. Sylvia Peck, and Joan•Listberger Hazel Johnson, Kathy Lane and of Eagan;and'R:obert Listberger baby, Linda Polencheck and hospitals Jr.; of Richfield, baby,Nancy Pillsbury and baby, Maid of honor, was the bride's Tiothy Peterson, Thomas sister,? Lisa Peck: . Attendants Skluzacek, Cynthia Woods and were 'Bridget Delozier, Renee baby; Paul Richardson, Laura LiBest er'and Linda ante der. Crook, Jeffrey Swanson, Opal Best man was the grooms Wolf, Clara Schuette, Kathleen brother, Mike, Listber. , Lembrich and baby, Tony Costa, Groomsmen were Bill Peck, Kevin Lee, Marjorie Bolin, Elsie Dave Perrault rDeng Vraa. •Schindeldecker, Lester Holz, Ushers for thea ceremony were RubyJensen Hazel McElmury, Rick Morris and Mark Knutson. Stephen' Brandt Connie The couple 'now resides in Drentlaw, Sharon Tschann. Clarksville,, TN. It AU nospnal. CONBOY -- Girl born t Timothy and Kathy Conboy, Fa mington, on July 19, 1983, at Sa ford Memorial Hospital. SCHMITZ -- Boy born to Steve and Barbara Schmitz, Farm ington, on July 19, 1983, at Sa ford Memorial Hospital THOMFORDE -- Girl born t David and Cheryl Thomforde Apple Valley, on July 22, 1983, a Sanford Memorial Hospital. NORTHFIELD CITY • HOSPITAL, NORTHFIELD POLENCHECK -- Boy born to Richard and Linda Polencheck,', Northfield, on July 12, 1983, at•, Northfield City Hospital. PILLSBURY -- Boy born to Charles and Nancy Pillsbury, Northfield, on July 13, 1983, at Northfield City Hospital. • WOODS -- Girl born to Dennis and Cynthia Woods, Northfield, on July 14,1983, at Northfield City Hospital ' .LEMBRICH -- Boyborn to Jody and Kathleen Lembrich, Nor- thfield, on July16, 1983, at Nor- .thfield.City Hospital. GLEASON ,,,Boy. born to -Mark Gleason`�and Kristr Wermager, Northfield; on July*,,198;3; at Northfield City Hospital+ r; SOREIVI "`Boy born"to"David` and Teri Sorem, Northfield, on July 24, 1983, at Northfield City Hospital. • ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL • - CENTER, SHAKOPEE HAMMER- -- Girl born to Richard and Ann Hammer, Burn- sville, on July' 18, 1983, at St. Francis Medical Center. LINDMAN -- Twin boys born to Gene and Joan Lindman, Farm- ington, on- July 19, 1983, at St. Francis Medical Center. OTHER SHIMOTA -- Girl born to Robert and. Debbie ' (Horejsi) Shimota, Montgomery, on July 17, 1983, at Abbott -Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis. Bobbi Jo weighed 8.lb. 4 oz. Grandparents are Mr: and Mrs. Frank Horejsi and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shimota, all of New Prague. the stalk removedand the bu trimmed to form a triangle c pyramid. SWEET CORN shout have all outer husks remove with a short shank and the inn( husks to remain. CUCUMBER for pickling, should be three 1 five inches long and six to ten ■ coming, event: UNITED SINGLES, 1... HASTI;NGS : =. The7'Unite Srnglest;,of Hastingsswill meE Wednesday, Aug:,3eat;The Poin Social?,. flour is '6:30 ,,and `t1i speaker, 7:30 p.m. t .• 1 ,'BICKER AND BARGAIN, DAYS'. FARMINGTON — The Eagle Auxiliary Aerie 4031 will sponsc • Bicker and. Bargain Days Frida and Saturday, July 29 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale wi feature goodused items a • garage sale prices. It will be a 209 Oak St. (the former Rudd Duck restaurant). For infornii tion, call Becky, 463-4780, CWC,-meeting set FARMINGTON — The Chris tian Wornen's Club will meet a 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 C. Farmington High School. For reservations and cancellk tions for breakfast or nursery call Carolyn, 463-8284; or Mary 463-4478. sign for'Even- EFT/Eas) ransfer Even -pay divides your yearly monthly payments. With EFT/Eas, is paid through, any bank, savings oose. es budgeting easy; .. Savl You miss the pitch of h, 3S isscheduled for irl Elderly to help Benefitg peers with 'dependency Seniors will be able to help their t'peers and earn extra income by be- 1coming Senior Companions with 1the Chemical Dependency Services ,Of DARTS, Dakota Area Referral '4nd Transportation for Seniors. Senior Companions spend time ith older persons dependent on al- ecohol or other drugs. Besides offer- wzing friendship and emotional sup- port, the companions help people pursue hobbies or other activities and may help them with transpor- tation and grocery shopping. They work 20 hours per week and re- ceive a $2-per-hour tax-free sti- pend. l Senior Companions must be 60 years or older, meet income guide- lines, and have knowledge through AA or Alanon experience about chemical dependency. For more information, call Kathy Berg at 455-1560 or Janet Cannon at 699- 1955. - Camping show set for diabetics A camping, travel, and recre- ation show for persons with dia- betes and their families will be eld from 7 to 9 p.m. June 9 at United Hospitals, 333 N. Smith Ave., St. Paul. The show will feature tips from diabetes specialists, a movie on mountain climbing, prizes, dis- plays, and a panel discussion -on camping. There is no charge. For informa- tion call 298-8670. Flight attendants organizing chapter Former flight attendants of Pan American World Airways are or- ganizing a chapter in the Twin Cit ies. The local chapter would be asso ciated with 32 chapters around th' world, represented in the publica tion, "Jet Wings International. The annual meeting of the grou- will be in London in November For information, call 454-4266. Ci UNE s3 St. Paul suffering from brain tumor A fund-raising event for an 8- year-old Apple Valley girl suffer- ing from a brain tumor will take place from noon to midnight Sun- ' y at The Big Apple Rollerway rollerskating rink and dance hall in Apple Valley. Several bands will play music and there will be entertainment and prizes at the benefit for Vikki Knudsen. The second grade pupil from Southview Elementary School has undergone surgery and 28 radia- tion treatments the past several months at Minneapolis Children's Hospital where site is a patient. She is the daughter of Joanne and Lar- rie Knudsen. Several neighbors, including Meredythe Houle, Wanda Toohey and Judith Reed, organized the benefit to help pay medical ex- penses. Officials of The Big Apple are donating the use of their facility at 7700 147th St. and local merchants are donating items for prizes. Ap- ple Valley Jaycee women are sell- ing $2 tickets to the event Vikki Knudsen Interested persons also may mail donations to the Vikki Knud- sen Fund at First Federal Savings and Loan Association, 14998 Gla- zier Ave., Apple Valley, Minn. 55124. For information, call 432-7$3 or 432-5570. More planes flying over Eagan in experiment More airplanes departing from Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport are flying over Eagan and Burnsville under an experimental program of the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission and Federal Aviation Administration. Jeff Hamiel, commission direc- tor of operations and environmen- tal affairs, said the program began in December. -- "We are attempting to distribute air traffic away from densely -pop- ulated communities near the air- port such as Richfield and Bloom- ington," Hamiel said. Under the old procedure, air- planes departing runway 22 to- ward the southwest used to take off southwest. over Bloomington. Under the new procedure, most airplanes take off and fly west over I-494 or turn south and east of Cedar Avenue. "We have hired seven college in- terns to monitor noise levels around the airport with emphasis on Eagan and Burnsville," Hamiel said. "We will evaluate the pro- gram over the next two years." He said his office has received few complaints. For information, call 726-9411. or Jalurclay mu! uulgs. Because the Dris-oll property is zoned R-1, 'e family residential, a con, .al use per- mit was needed before the facili- ty could be located on that parcel. It was felt the facility is suffi- ciently similar to a church, which is permitted in a R-1 district. The rear portion of the parcel abuts a developed single family residential area that rises 30 feet value 01 llle aCCCJJCS tU the tnu- perty from Hwy. 13 and Cliff Rd. Because of safety concerns, traffic will not enter the site from either Hwy. 13 or Cliff Rd., but from Horizon Rd. (off Cliff Rd.) to a private driveway. Donald Drenckhahn, 2504 Highland View Ln., suggested the state condemn the land. There is a state statute, however, that pro- hibits the Minnesota Department rl lt,lalllb'J, LL14.1L U.1,.,, 110.. 1a1,.."l, .. completed meetings end by 11 p.m. and there be no o• 'ght gatherings; There be no parking on the street; and that right turns be prohibited, preventing access to the neighborhood. City Engineer Charles Siggerud agreed to help incorporate physical design measures to accomplish that goal, without sacrificing safety. ... t, u L. v .. U L suspected abuser, however, was deleted in the closing day of the session and the wording "may" arrest was instead substituted. Various objections had been raised to the mandatory arrest portion of the bill by opponents, including that it would remove police discretion in domestic assaults. Proponents of the language, could in many cases contribute greatly to breaking the cycle et repeated violence. "It's the fir step in breaking that cycle," si. said. "It helps the abuser recognize that he has a problem. For a lot of people, the court is a very good incentive to get help." Coleman agreed that interven- tion by the police is a positive (Continued on page SA) Eagan addresses air traffic problem By JEFF BURRILL EAGAN - The increased air traffic over Eagan was the topic of a lengthy discussion by the Eagan City Council at its June 7 meeting. City Administrator Tom Hedges introduced the air traffic subject, stating residents have been calling city hall asking why the air traffic over Eagan has suddenly increased. They have also complained about the ac- companying noise. "We've had a number of com- plaints," Hedges explained. "At this point, we've been in- vestigating the reasons for air traffic rerouting over Eagan." Further discussion among council members and concerned citizens offered varying views as to the length of time planes would' continue flight patterns over the city. The reason for the rerouting was also discussed. The increased air traffic is sup- posedly part of a proposed change designed to bring relief to Bloomington residents who have been subjected to the noise for years. Rerouting is also in effect because two runways are under repair, thus different runways are being used, altering takeoff and landing patterns. A resident said she had called Tim Anderson, manager of noise abatement for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. She was told that if people didn't complain about the new air traffic routes, they would continue indefinitely. She was also told the patterns are scheduled to run as is for two years. "What we have to do is lay out a strategy to confront this problem," Mayor Bea Blomquist offered. Another member of the au- dience related information he was given by a construction worker that the runway repairs would be completed in 22 days, not twb years. And Paul Teske of River Hills Ninth Addition offered yet another time frame as part of personal research on the air traf- fic subject. "According to Lester Case, who is in charge of the tower at the airport, the rerouting actual- ly began Dec. 23, and will run for six months," Teske explained. "That means it is scheduled to end June 23. But it will only end if we complain loud and hard and immediately." "We met with the airport com- mission a year and a half ago, and they told us about the rerouting," council member Jim Smith said. "But they also said it was going to be temporary. Now we find out it may be permanent. We've got to have staff contact them and jar their memories." 11The City of Eagan is going to have to take a positive and semi - aggressive approach to this pro- blem and make the airport com- mission understand we , don't want this to become permanent," council member Tom Egan add- ed. 11We should also consider looking into legal recourse, if necessary. And there's the poten- tial of property devaluation resulting from all this." Smith then moved a •letter be sent to the airport commission explaining the city's stand on the air traffic problem. Following a second by council member Ted Wachter, it was decided a strong- ly worded letter was in order which would: Request thorough air traffic in- to%o-tA Co (. Jty TiekBuN6- formation from the commission; let it be known the City of Eagan was told this would be a tem- porary situation; and, following yet another suggestion from the audience, relate to the commis- sion the fact that the state zoo was built in this area because of the basic peace and quiet found around here. Also, the county will be con- tacted about the possible effect air traffic noise will have on pro- perty value in Eagan. The reply will be included in the letter to the commission. The motion passed unanimous- ly, yet Mayor Blomquist wanted more. "I still feel we have to make a stronger statement," she said, "so I move we, the council, pro- pose a resolution stating we are concerned about the air 'traffic problem and intend to do something about it. We will resist the present air trafic situation to save our city and environment from the noise." Following a second, this motion also passed unanimously. IN OTHER ACTION,. THE COUNCIL: APPROVED vacation of . the public right of way of Sherwood court as contained within outlot C of Brittany Third Addition. APPROVED the vacation of the ponding and utility easement of the Park Ridge Addition. APPROVED conditions for preliminary plat and special use permit for SuperAmerica at the intersection of Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob roads. APPROVED the grading/exca- vation permit for the Oakwood Heights Second Addition. APPROVED J. E. Parranto Associates' request for rezoning from R-1 (residential single district) to R-1 PD (residential single district planned develop- ment) and for preliminary plat for Hillcrest Addition, which con- sists of approximately 14.5 acres. CONTINUED for further review and consideration a 25-year franchise ordinance agreement with Peoples Natural Gas Co. DENIED a five-foot front set- back variance requested by Wensmann Homes for lot 10, block 2, of the Mallard Park Third Addition. FOR REFIF Eme syst By SANRA FORS ROSEMOUNT residents living closer to the b. Refining Compan to attend a sl meeting Tuesday. p.m. At that tin; emergency notifi be explained. Tt set at the city cot June 7, meeting. The p n is in a the Jan 25 stipulE betwee the refine nesota ollution (MPC ). Accord( ment, och and the 1 cal jurist moun and Inver are rewired to al tion o residents i area n emergent Su phur dioxid centfiations in ext ed levels for ce time, refinery i major breakdow The plan to be e only to Rosemou Mayor Leh presented the ci council. Propose( warning siren ( Blvd. Also, resi( two-mile radius Rosemount Poll with a doctor's sulphur dioxide receive a pager. EAGAN Sun'Current 3 Sections November 11, 1992 Vol. 13, No. 47 Proposal would fan airplanes over entire city By Terrance Mencel Eagan's worst airplane noise nightmare has a high likelihood of coming true. A proposal is headed for the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion to disregard the air corridor and fan airplanes over Eagan. As a result, no corner of Eagan will be void of airplane noise, said Jon Hohenstein, assistant city administrator for Eagan. The MAC's planning and en- vironment committee voted Ice arena plan would avoid taxes By Terrance Mencel Ice arena discussions have taken more form with a pro- posal to pursue non -taxpayer dollars. "I've been here three years and it seems like we're dogs chasing our tails," said Coun- cilmember Tim Pawlenty dur- ing a City Council workshop Nov. 8. Pursuing non -taxpayer dollars to construct the first phase for an ice arena - community center appears the best solution, City Council members said. They also agreed any proposal would have to be a phased plan. Now it becomes a matter of how such a facility can be built. To that end, Eagan Hockey Association representatives have proposed a public -private partnership to make an ice arena and more ball fields a reality in Eagan. Under that partnership, the EHA has recommended the following to build an estimated $2.75 million ice arena and ball fields: • The association will con- tribute $200,000 in $10,000 yearly payments over 20 years, under a legal contract. Pluse $50,000 of in -kind services (sweat equity). • The city would designated $1.35 million from its communi- ty investment fund, already slated for such. • The city would sell about $1.4 ICE ARENA: To Page 18A INSIDE Council winners Page 2A District 38 winners Page 1OA New lunch plan Page 8A Classifieds: 831-1202 News: 890-4456 7-to-0 Nov. 8 to recommend a 60-day test that would fan air- craft as urged by officials from Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights. The MAC is ex- pected to make a decision at its meeting 1 p.m. Nov. 16 on the Concourse level in the main airport. That recommendation is con- trary to a logical approach to airplane noise, Hohenstein said. Residents and business are sure to notice a noise increase. Eagan officials are encourag- ing residents to attend that meeting. call the MAC at 726-1892, or write the MAC at 6040 28th Ave. S., Minneapolis 55450, for more information. The Federal Aviation Administra- tion would have to grant final approval should the MAC accept the fanning recommendation. "It was a complete shock to us and completeley contrary," Hohenstein told council members Nov. 8. Another 160 homes will be within the 65-decibel noise con- tour under the proposed test, Hohenstein said. Currently, 190 homes are in the 65-decibel con- tour. However, homes through- out Eagan will likely notice in- creased noise levels. Airplanes would fly at lower altitudes and with higher frequency. Currently, airplanes must stay on course three miles (up to the parking lot at Knox Lumber) from the airport before turning. Fanning would spread airplanes over Yankee Doodle and Pilot Knob roads. Mayor Tom Egan said he couldn't believe the "tremen- dous amount of paranoia" Men- dota Heights has with airplane noise. And to that extent, officials from Mendota Heights and In- ver Grove Heights have claimed they have not received fair representation. They requested the 60-day test in fairness to another test conducted one year ago (supported by Eagan) that NOISE: To Page 5A State champs Burnsville High's girls soccer team brought home the state cham- pionship in a 1-0 overtime win over Apple Valley Nov. 5. See the Sports section for complete coverage. (Photo by Bill Jones) New commissioners alter Board makeup Bataglia, Richards win seats become first women on board By Terrance Mencel and Matt Wetzel Whether people refer to this election as "The Year of The Woman" or not, no person in- volved disputes gender played a role in the race for Dakota County's District 3 and District 4 commissioner seats. Also playing a role was the county's planned, but controver- sial, garbage incinerator of- ficially known as a waste -to - energy facility. (See related story.) Patrice Bataglia and Dee Richards will become the first women to serve on the Board of Commissioners in Dakota Coun- ty. Bataglia edged incumbent Donald Chapdelaine in District 3 with 11,504 votes to his 11,140 votes. District 3 covers the nor- thern two-thirds of Eagan, Men- dota Heights, Mendota and Lilydale. Richards defeated James Mueller for the newly formed District 4 with 10,118 votes to 9,908 votes. District 4 includes southern Eagan and Inver Grove Heights. "Basically, (voters) were looking for a commissioner who would listen to them and involve them in the process," Bataglia said. "This is the 'Year of the Woman,' but I really believe be- ing an elected official with a track record helped." The 15-year Mendota Heights resident served four years on the Board of Education for West St. Paul School District 197 (school years 1989-92). Bataglia, 42, owns and operates a food catering business. She and her COUNTY: To Page 10A Majority now against burner By Terrance Mencel Plans for Dakota County's garbage incinerator may go through a recycling process with disposal the final goal. Come January, those can- didates who publicly opposed the incinerator will make up the majority on the Board of Com- missioners by a 4-to-3 margin. The incinerator's demise is no longer a matter of if, but when that majority chooses to flex its collective muscle. "The new board and the old board have to take this cue from the public," said newly elected commissioner Patrice Bataglia, who defeated incumbent Donald Chapdelaine in District 3. "The voters have spoken." The new commissioners have pledged to abandon the planned incinerator and explore alter- natives to landfilling garbage. "It's clear there is now an anti -incinerator majority on the County Board. It will definitely have an impact on the project," said Dee Richards, who was elected to District 4, one of two new districts to increase the board's size to seven commissioners. Richards is a political veteran with a history of work against the incinerator beginning with the formation of Dakota County Citizens against Burning five years ago. As an incinerator op- ponent she lost to Chapdelaine for District 3 in the 1988 election. And it's DCCAB that receives the kudos for bringing about much of the recent shift in the board's makeup. Every DCCAB member played a role stemming from the early "noise makers" who kept the issue in the public long enough for people to organize INCINERATOR: To Page 6A 2A-Eagan Sun•Current-Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992 Hunter; Masin relief By Terrance Mencel ° - Come.Jan. 5, the Eagan City Council will have a new look. But not because of a .voter revolt. -Rather, Shawn Hunter and Sandra 'Masin will fill two seats vacated by outgoing coun- cil members Pam McCrea and Tim Pawlenty: - Hunter and Masin were two of eight candidates vying.for those four-year council seats. McCrea opted out of seeking a third term to devote more time to family and work. Pawlenty sought and has won a' seat on the House of Representatives - for District • 38B. ' Eagan turned out 74 percent of its registered voters, including more than 6,000_ new registra-tions at the Nov. 3 general elec- tion. -Adding four precincts. this year helped make a smooth day at the -polls,, said. Liz• Witt, ' ad- ministrative assistant for the, city. '.. • In fact, precinct 11 (Nor- thview •Elementary School) and precinct 17 (Fire Station 4) saw more than an 80 percent voter turnout. Voters had relatively short waits at the polls other than'at those two precincts, Witt said.- Masin netted the most votes for City Council . with 11,849, followed by Hunter with 7,199. Other council candidates were • • Shawn Hunter Ray Bohn with 3,061 votes; John _ Griggs with 5,749 votes; Robert Manning with 2,639 votes; Mark Miller with ' 3,290 votes; John `o1arranto with 2,965 votes; and Roy Wallace with 3,514. votes. This race had been Masin's third try for the City Council, having been a candidate in 1991 and 1989. It was the second time around for Hunter (1991) . 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He and his wife, Laura, have two children.- Masin works as a volunteer services coordinatorand has liv- ed in Eagan for 16 years. She is married to Doug Kane and has three children. Masin said she couldn't predict who the two winners would be before Nov. 3, knowing she faced tough competition. "Being a woman had something ,to do with' it, but I would hope my credentials were. a significant part," Masin said. ' She said this election proved different from past elections where campaign spending determined the winners. She said she spent less on the cam- paign this year than some of the other candidates. (Figures on the amount can- didates spent on their election campaign . were not available when this issue of the Sun- • Current went to:press.') "I find it encouraging Shawn, John and I came out on top. ,We have been the most involved in - the community," she said. Hunter.agreed community in- volvement at the local level con- tributed to their win. "A lot of the candidates didn't have any local experience," Hunter said. Masin and Hunter' served on the city's Parks and Recreation Commission; Masin .for nine years and Hunter for three years. Both have been! active in School District 191 committees land other community organiza- tions. Currently, Hunter is a member of the city's (Advisory Planning Commission. Mayor Tom Egan ;calls the 'election results "delightful. The council will undergo a "ma- jor transition" next year when the council's majority has less than one-year experience. But, Egan said, Hunter's and Masin's experience with the city will create a smooth and orderly transition. "Demographically, they will fill the tremendous void the city will feel from the loss of Pam McCrea and Tim Pawlenty," said Egan, adding both share similar philosophies of their predecessors, he said. Having a mayorwho is a con- sensus builder also will help, Hunter said. Several issues will • face the new council, including the controversial swimming pool and ice arena. "The pool and ice arena kept coming up. A lot of people still want us to build them and ignore the referendum. I don't believe in that," he said. At the same time, Hunter doesn't view the referendum as a mandate to never pursue such a facility. Rather, other options that do not, rely on taxpayers' money could be reviewed at some time, he said. Hunter predicts the city will reach a compromise with its residents to build a pool and ice arena. Hunter added, the city's tight budget and redevelopment issues are pressing needs that will occupy much of the coun- cil's time; LIBRARY APPLE VALLEY Galaxie 891-7045 A program on pet selection, pet care and laws regarding your pet will be presented by the Minnesota Valley Humane Society', at the library at .10:30 .a.m. Nov. 14. The program is . free and open to all ages. 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Register by calling the library. On Wednesday, ' Dec. 2;- at . 10:30 a.m: films.for ages'3-6 will, be shown. The films are - "Santa's- Toys,'' "Pluto's Christmas Tree," and "Littlest Angel." EAGAN Wescott • 452-9600 `Evdenc _ " e. i an exhibit of drawings and sculpture by Gary Fairbrother, can be viewed in the library' Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., . -and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30. p.m. These visual -expressions of ideas and feelings will be on.display from now until they crack and turn to dust. The display is free and open to. the - public. This IS A Great Place To Watch Them Grow. Explore the quiet family community of Wexford at Eagan. Custom -designed homes from $170,000. Thomas Lake Road at Diffley Road, 454-1123 Wexford at Eagan to pu N Ch on sa perc canc Ho Sant will ' a Cente even firevi cre Cent who www.mnSun.com Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Noise - From Page lA . 'Those flight paths are the same as the arrival approaches, and MASAC repre- sentatives felt the keeping with the same paths would, be the best way -to minimize the im- pact. ' - • "The City Council felt centering the low -de- mand departures would affect less -people, -and the MAC did not feel that 'way," Verbrugge said. -"It. was mainly a philosophy differ- ence and one that has been agreed on now." That agreement, came through a spe- cial Eagan Airports,Relations Committee meeting July 31 and the Aug. 1 Eagan City -Council meeting. . The MASAC suggested one low -de- mand departure track that runs along Wescott Road be shifted north to a flight path over anindustrial part of Eagan part of the Mendota Heights -Eagan Cor- ridor. - "They [the Eagan City Council] were. OK with the flight tracks after the one was shifted substantially to the north over the industrial part of the city," Ver-. bruggesaid . - • In -the end, the MASAC recommended to the MAC. that• the two flight tracks from the north -south runway, along with the third runway 'in • the • Mendota _ Heights -Eagan Corridor, • be adopted as the low -demand departure. tracks. - Verbrugge also noted that the low -de- - -mand departure system doesn't list the north -south runway as the first option for such departures: . The runway use system calls for flight paths in the Mendota Heights -Eagan Corridor to be first priority during. low use times, so the north -south runway would only come into play during bad weather. Something of even more interest to residents in the new flight paths is the MAC's inclusion of more homes in its' sound insulation program: "We will see an awful lot of new flights fly over parts of Eagan that have been in- sulated from that in the past," Verbrugge said. . The area specifically under considera- tion is along Cedar Avenue as -it crosses the Minnesota River: - Ofthe new runway traffic that will be generated from ,the new north -south runway, about 15. percent will_travel over Cedar Avenue, affecting neighbor- hoods along the northern part .of the _ Eagan -Burnsville boundary line, areas - not used to having jets routinely fly ' overhead The redirection hurts Eagan specifi- cally because for years, it has designed its growth so that the northern -most part of - the • city, where most air traffic passed over, contained industrial and business • areas. The new runway, which will handle al- . most 40 percent of all departures and just over 15 percent of arrivals, redirects muchtraffic to those residential areas of Eagan and Burnsville. • . Theregular sound insulation, .pro- gram used. by MAC .for other. areas is very expensive and may not be required . for the newly affected areas because they fall within lower levels of the noise contour for the new runway, Verbrugge - said. From 1992 to 1999, MAC insulated more than 5,300 homes in the program at a cost to the MAC of $127.6 million. In 1999, 760 homes were completed at a cost of $25.5 million. An average of $33,500 was spent on each home. '• The preliminary mitigated 2005 noise ' contour Verbrugge referred to is a map . that shows the areas that will be most se: • verely -affected by .air traffic noise after - noise abatement programs are put into '-place. The contour is part -of the MAC's Part 150 Update Study for the airport. The airport is required to conduct a Part 150 - study, which. outlines procedures . to re- duce the areas affected by air traffic - noise, when the noise levels generated by - aircraft change significantly. . The development of the new runway and the noise levels it will bring with it • ;necessitated the update. • - . MAC officials have pointed out the new.runway will relieve -some noise prob- lems faced by other communities. Min- neapolis and Mendota Heights will have • fewer planes flying overhead as they are diverted to the new runway. , Right now, the federally -mandated noise abatement program only requires • - insulation efforts up to a higher level of the contour .that in the case of thenew runway- would end over the Minnesota River. - - However, the MAC plans to expand - the program at its own cost to the next. level. of the contour, which will. bring in ' some of the affected residences on the southern shore of the river, including a small part of Eagan and a sliver of north- ' eastern Burnsville. The: sound- insulation program at- tempts to preserve and improves neigh- borhoods, while making the internal en- vironment -of a home compatible with the exterior aircraft noise. . - • .-Efforts include insulating: the walls and windows of houses to block' out• sound and installing other such im- provements. - "There -are homes in Eagan and in Burnsville that will become newly eligi- ble with the new contour," Verbrugge said. " - - "The MAC has-been very forward look- . ing and has been talking_about how it is going to provide the sound insulation program to the new areas." - . - urentlWednesday,-Aug; j §, 20Q0,• - •www.mfSu ddrri,' emer Ineiles everyone.Io r a` `of `L e uLLGL L ork • -Boston • Cape Cod tober 5 - October 18, 2000 TRIP HIGHLIGHTS MIsT PSHLRE ION .. LOBSTER DINNER AT CHRISTINE'S VANDERBILT MANSION IN RHODE ISLAND NYC AND MANHATTAN ISLAND TOURS STATURE OF LIBERTY.. 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BHS back -to -school 'schedule released Students returning to Burnsville Se- nior High School may want to mark their calendars for the week of Aug. 21. . • Sophomores and all new students Orientation sessions for 11 .sopho- mores and new students iri lit" and 12th grades and their parents will take place Monday,Aug. 21, and Tuesday,Aug. 22, in the Thomas B., Mraz Center for the Per- forming Arts. at the high school, 600 E. Highway 13, Burnsville. The schedule is: • • • Aug. 21, 6 to 7:15 p.m. —Last names -ending,in A-E: - 0. 'Aug. 21, j 7:30 to- 8:45 p.m. - Last • names ending in F-La. • Aug: 22, 6 to 7:15 p.m: —.Last names • ending in Lb-R. • Aug. 22, 7:30 8:45 p.in: — Last .names ending in S-Z. • . Each student will ,receive the follow- ing materials at the orientation: Class • schedule for firstand second -semesters;. • locker assignment and combination; PIN . number for cafeteria purchases and gen , eral information for the 2000-01 school year. Turithig thevolum down. Eagan sought to limit .. noise from new runway By Joshua Nichols Sun ors - While the new north -south runway set for a 2003 opening at the Minneapolis -St. Paul In- ternational Airport and the ef- fect of its new flight paths con- tinue to be debated, the cities in its path try to work out its oper- ations with the Metropolitan Airports Commission.. With - the new traffic pro- duced by the runway already a" certainty, residents and repre- sentatives of the cities in the 'flight paths are pressing for. -Ways to lessen the impact of that traffic on their communities. The .Metropolitan Sound Abatement Council (MASAC) addressed two areas of concern among the cities last week Eagan City Council members had expressed their desire to concentrate low -demand depar- tures, any period of time when. flight departures drop to i4 op- erations per hour or less, on one main flight track that flies over Cedar Avenue. "The main idea behind that philosophy was an attempt to keep planes out of noise sensitive areas during those times," said .Eagan Assistant City Adminis- trator Jamie Verbrugge, who is a city representative on the MASAC.'hat is the widest open area without residential spats" However; Apple Valley repre• - sentative Andy Pederson and Burnsville representative Jeff Bergom told' the MASAC that , their cities prefer to distribute low -demand departures over as wide a fan as possible. Burnsville Deputy City. Man- ager Tom Hansen explained his city's position as a way to ensure an even distribution of the new traffic among the cities most af- fected. - • `Once the reality of the run- way had set in, we realized this was a fact of life and we -felt that everybody should share equally in both the pain and the gain of the increased flight paths," Hansen said: He said an equal distribution of the new flight paths is some- thing that Burnsville is most concerned with. . 'We don't think any one com- munity should be forced to bear the.brunt of the increased traf- fic," he said. Those cities, along with the MAC, supported the MASAC's plan to distribute the. low -de- mand departures ' along three separate flight tracks, Ver- brugge said. :ter AIRPORT: To Page 17A Wit 914ej0 foadin• erl SI L•11.1...3,6•,....1 1111===lk is _opposing the Minnesota Zoo' - ..buy two dolphins for its Disco exhibit. Although nothing is final, tions are taking place to. pure dolphins from the Sea World cility in South Africa, said Ke •conservation manager for the . , Zoo. • Ell was founded in 1982 by mentalist David Brower, the o • tion's Web side states. "We oppose the importatio phins for public display,"- sai Phillips, executive director of think the Minnesota Zoo is makir • decision to import these animal' should be opposed." • Because the group believes reduces the animals' life expect promotes the release of dolphins • their -native habitats, Phillips sail The group has more than 30 pi • worldwide. They also have proje • include working with rainforests; nous lands, agriculture and ed paper alternatives.. One way EII tries to reach its to encourage people to write lettei environmental concerns to govei leaders, and boycott certain theme parks in the United • Phillips said. In response to E1Fs concern said he thinks the purchase of -dolphins would be a .good situa , or s iro No me, sr imp imm Premium Oil Chi - Includes: 1.1 Oil, Flter'& Lube, Che Ruids, Check Tires, Va & Clean WindowE 'INCWDES SUPER lit Ctalpan islid at Apple 111,170Cenet lac• • WtI Eagan to host NOISE conference in July By ERIN HEMME FROSLIE Over four days in July, Eagan will be the setting for discus- sions about aircraft noise among mayors, city council members and officials from across the country. "I'm thrilled the city of Ea- gan is able to do this," Mayor Tom Egan said. "This is the kind of conference the city should hold here." NOISE (the National Organi- zation to Insure a Sound - controlled Environment), an association of local govern- ments and others concerned about aircraft noise, will hold its 27th annual meeting and aviation noise symposium July 23-26 in Eagan. 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The NOISE symposium gives these communities an opportu- nity to exchange views, prob- lems and solutions for dealing with airports, pilots and Con- gress. It also gives them an op- portunity to discuss issues with legal counsel, members of the Federal Aviation Administra- tion (FAA), airport proprietors, members of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Ad- ministration) and other offi- cials. "It's just a wealth of hands- on, useful information," Egan said. "It helps us keep up-to- date on regulatory, legal and technological changes According to Egan, NOISE is the premiere organization that represents municipalities and deals with Congress on airport noise. In a complex system, where airport noise is a nation- ally regulated issue, this is im- portant. "It's a way for us to solve our local problems at the national level," Egan said. If it weren't for NOISE, Egan said, Congress probably wouldn't have passed the Air- port Noise and Capacity Act of 1990. This bill phases out Stage II (noisier) aircraft in favor of Stage III aircraft by 2000. Networking with people in- volved in NOISE has been key in Eagan's efforts to expand a noise mitigation plan with the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion (MAC), Egan said. With- out the connections made through NOISE and their sup- port, Eagan might not have gone forward in pursuing the plan, he said. More than 100 NOISE mem- bers are expected to attend the conference. They will attend sessions on noise metrics, panel presentations, and hear speakers on new frontiers in environmental mitigation, technology, planning tools and more. Members of NASA, FAA, and the House and Senate Aviation Subcommittee have also been invited. LIFE TIME F Kids ayW Pros! it can work on basic damentals while players who have to another level. 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Based ,on the latest coatspro- jections, .$20.7 -million =a year will allow MAC :to insulate ,about .808 homes per year, „ex- :tending.the program completion 4dateto 20,02,Wecchi .said. MAC 4has.pledgeatOlcomPlete the Part ,150 prograrailiy 2006:: The new „projections are based =on :data provided 174tennePin 'County, 'he said. 'To ',keep. the:sound insulation ,lprogram .on -pace, the :Part-150 Advisory Committee .is recom- :mending thatMACtransfet:$11 ,million,annUally.from its capital imptovement ;plan :to the sound insulation program. The ,money would be tdivetted :from ,4*Iund earmarkedIotecqUiringand re- Aiafilbuildings near the air- : • • port. - the .1-emaining in'Tagan -*and The :MAC EnVironmentiand ;Mendota: -Heights. ..-Planiiing-.!Comniitteea-eViewed the :request ;at its July '8.-lneet- - iing.MAC-'4Vilbdecide the issue later. .JoeGasper : •who iseMAC'comniissionerind :Environment. tand :Manning Committee vice chair, 'ques- tioned 'the -reliability of the -Tounty!s -data on 'the homes:The • number .of homes without- cep-.- tral.air.conditioning and homes 'with More .than 1,500 square -feet-seems inflated, Gasper said. 0f-the,056 homes left:to be ,-4,416 are .in :Min- :neapolis, 101in Richfield :and Another 1440 thomea..:May haveitolie insulated in 'Bloom, .kdrigton47.antl;isouth :Richfield- :if tribution plan -;using the cross 4:=22'. 'Of those !.thones,4about60:percent..are,in *Bloomington. The,noise-apreading plan is -on hold because:oftegegal chal- lenge from the -city.tof.Richfield: Because -of as .courtLbrokered egreement,MACcant bUild:the taxi -ways needed to use Run - may 4-22 more frequently., . -MAC:'To Page 12A MAC: Noise -spreading plan on hold From Page lA MAC staff budgeted $81 million to in- sulate the remaining homes, Vecchi said, • but the latest projections put the cost at $117 million. Many of the homes left will cost more to insulate than was projected because' theyhave more than 1,500 square feet of space. More space means more windows and doors to replace, Vecchi said. More of the homes have older heating 'systems, which increases the cost of installing air conditioning, he said. Of the first 3,000 homes, 18 percent were more than 1,500 square feet. Of the remaining homes, 47 percent are larger than 1,500 square feet. . Only 19 percent of the homes insulat- ed had a gravity or radiator heating sys- tem. Of the remaining homes 40 percent have gravity or radiator heating systems. It's more expensive to install air condi- tioning at homes with radiator or gravity heat than forced air systems,.Vecchi said. The homes with the olderstyle of heating systems require that a new ventilation. system be installed for the central air con- ditioning, he said.. In some cases, the homes require a new furnace as well. . Another. cost added to the project is. the addition of ventilation testing to each home before and after insulation. In re- sponse to some residents' concerns about air quality in the homes, MAC requires ventilation testing, Vecchi said. Homes must pass the ventilation test before in- sulation can begin. If homes don't pass, the owner must bring it up to code before MAC will proceed with insulation, Vecchi said. The extra step of ventilation testing — and waiting for homeowners to do reme- dial work on their homes — likely will slow the pace of insulation, Vecchi said. The ventilation testing costs will add an average of $1,500 to each individual home insulation project. • Based on the additional costs, Vecchi said, the average home insulation project will cost $25,700 in the next four years. That's up from initial projections of $17,900 per home. From 1992- to 1996, MAC insulated 2,994 homes against aircraft overflight noise. Those homes are within the 69 LDN, or Level Day Night. The LDN is a computer -generated model based on the average decibel level generated by over- flights over a given property. The pro- gram receives federal dollars to insulate • single-family houses within the 65 LDN boundary. As part of its noise mitigation plan adopted in 1996, MAC agreed to insulate all homes within" the 65 LDN by 2000. After that, MAC plans to insulate houses in the quieter 60 LDN area. gav` - Cw 7/0.3/97 available in 1998. 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Pond view and walkout units ate limited. En. .Su.,)1 £ UTrt ?t ,25; 1.997 Council doesn't object to air runway extension The Eagan City Council agreed with its Advisory Planning Commission recom- mendation that the city should not oppose the possible extension of aThe couns at th 1 Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. also agreed that Northwest Airlines should do what it can to reduce fli ht t- ances from the Eagan/Mendota the Heights corridor by working through ta Metro- politan Airports Sound Abatement Coun- cil and pilot training programs. Runway (Continued from front page) and arrive during the middle of the day. Flights to Japan, which would also utilize the temporary extension, also leave and arrive mid -day. While members of Eagan's Airport Relations Commission appreciated the fact Eagan would only .be impacted during the summer of reconstruction, many were skeptical- about .the expansion.. "I- don't think it's going to have that much effect on Ea- gan. I'm worried this promotes airport growth and expansion," said Steve Soderling-.--"Airp-ort - expansion is detrimental to. Eagan. It decreases the livabil- ity in our city." Lance Staricha said he felt OetrifOitable7."Witit'ilie7 present number of proposed long -haul flights to Asia; but .questioned Whether business might not increase faster than expected. "Of course we want this serv.- ice (to Hong Ong) to become daily," Sayre °said, "oi ;else, why would we begin?" • Sayre did assure the commis- sion that new Iong-haul ,mar- kets beyond Hng Kong are limited due to aircraft technol- ogy. "Minneapolis is on the edge of being able to offer this service,": she ,saidt According to Finney, a MAC committee met -last week and recommended approval of the extension. Between now and MAC's July meeting, staff is collecting data to ; determine the • impacts on neighboring communities. Approval or de- nial of the extension is ex- pected in July. While Eagan's commission members agreed the impact of the runway expansion would be minimal to the city, they also agreed they 'needed to use this opportunity to reopen discus- sions about corridor excursions. A corridor was established in the 1970s to concentrate air traffic where noise .compatible -land use could absorb • Ac- cording .to Commission Chair. - 'Jonathan White, 8 to -12 per- cent of operations to. the :south: east leave this corridor before theY're supposed to, creating. noise impact for residential • neighborhoods in Eagan. For years .the. commission has brought the issue to NWA, MAC and the Federal Aviation Administration's attention, and ' no -improvements have sur- faced. - •."We need to use this oppor- • tunity to get our relationship with. MAC and NWA struc- tured," Staricha said. "I see it being detrimental to Eagan to. separate these issues." The commission recom- mended -the' City Council. not . oppose the temporary and per- manent runway expansions, and>to. encourage MAC and NWA to address enforcement of'the corridor. The City Council will re- ceive the recommendation at - its June 17 regular meeting. - • CAN'T B AT T IS D :AL!!! UARANTEE TO BEAT ANY DEAL ON ANY NEW FORD MERCURY FROM ANY DEALERSHIP ANYWHERE!!! 97 MERCURY TRACER GS EDAN 4 )5 J4 ij 6 _ Proposed Northwest runway extension has temporary effect By ERIN HEMME FROSLIE An airport runway expansion request by Northwest Airlines will have minimal effect on Eagan residents, say represen- tatives from NWA and the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion (MAC). In April, NWA requested a 1,000-foot extension to the crosswind, long -haul (4/22) runway, which is presently 11,000 feet. The 12,000-foot runway would allow the airline to begin non-stop operation to Hong Kong and to improve passenger Toads on its daily Tokyo and Osaka routes. According to MAC Deputy Executive Director -Planning and Environment Nigel Finney, if the request is granted, con- struction on the runway would occur in the summer of 1999 or 2000. During construction, Tong -haul flights would utilize a temporary extension on the south parallel (11R/29L) run- way, which would affect Eagan neighborhoods. Jennifer Sayre, NWA's direc- tor of state affairs and airport access, said the Hong Kong flight would be scheduled three times a week and would depart (See Runway, p.8A) ',IAL! wn! Player! error, Illt, t,ruise, HIVI/rIVI t.aS sette, Rear Heat It AC Ducts, R. Defrost, Dual Airbags. S PER MO. M.S.R.P $20,145 Reb./Disc - 2,246 $17,899 otal remaining pay- iles per year. ' 60 mo. 0 4.9% APR in place of rebate. 20% down + tax + lic. on approved credit. Less down may also qualify for 4.9% APR. 116 t Stripped" V6, Auto., Air, Factory Dark Glass, Power Locks/Mrs., Dual Sliders Et Airbags, AM/ FM Cass., Tilt, Cruise, Rear Defrost Et More. M.S.R.P. $21,000 Disc. Et Rebate.. - 2.401 Eagan. drops support for landbanking ■ Bea Blomquist and Sandra Masin begin terms on the City, Council as agenda focuses on talks with the Metropolitan, Airport_Commission. By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer After a 10-year abserice on the City Council, it took Bea Blomquist' only.a few minutes to get back into the " 1 thick of city man- agement last week. Blomquist was sworn in as Ea- gan's newest coun- cil member Jan. 7, � �'' - 1 filling the seat of. former Coun- Blomquist cilmember Shawn • Hunter. Blomquist was the lead vote - getter in the Nov. 5 city election, fol- lowed by incum- bent Councilmem- ber Sandra Masin, who began serving her second term on the council last Masin week. When tackling "Old Busi- ness" the first item considered was whether to begin mediation talks with the Metropolitan Air- port Commission (MAC) regard- ing the prohibition of a future north parallel runway at the Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) In- ternational Airport. The cities of Mendota Heights and Minneapolis also are devel- oping similar contract agree- ments with MAC as authorized by law in 1996. Council members unanimous- ly agreed to bring in a mediator. However, Blomquist didn't support the prohibition of a third -parallel runway, though she un- COUNCIL: To Page 11A J —7 . ' ■ 41.111111 `\ — W • IN lb 1 J • r _ \ • Excellent quality • Immediate availability • Delivery available • Go on a factory tour — See how we make mattresses • We specialize Buy in odd sizes • 11 Models priced right University Ave. 0) • 1.94 St. Paul -1 block No. of 1-94! THE 451 Lexington Pa 7602 150th Stre Hours: Mon. LOWEST MILK NOBODY S Lowest Gas, Egg a • c�u1C1 is FromP • Cityago IA dies mentooasthat the contract tr a something o a �-! economLeb'isla ore c g tautho ract ee c ys views gue t having the benefit derivlast eear. 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(Jan Abbott/ Staff Pho- tographer) conflict of interest revisited by council By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer Tlier"e's "a fine line between what. constitutes a legal conflict of interest and what is.merely a political viewpoint, said. -Eagan Mayor Tom Egan, a practicing lawyer. Egan's comments Jan. ;28 were in response to accusations by Councilmember Sandra Masin that Councilmember Bea Blomquist had crossed over' the • line. Last month, the .council was preparing to vote on whether to begin mediation talks with the Metropolitan Airport Commis- sion about a contract that would prohibit construction of a third parallel runway at the Min- neapolis/St. Paul International Airport prior to 2020. Blomquist, a chemist for Northwest Airlines (NWA), supported mediation but voiced the opinion that, a third parallel runway may not be a bad thing for Eagan's economy. She also suggested thatthe council modify its legislative stance that the state support land preservation in Dakota County in case a larger airport is needed in the future. Masin has- supported land preservation; Blomquist does not. The council reversed an ear- lier .decision and withdrew sup- port for landbanking by a major- ity vote. - At the , following meeting, Masin asked the council to strike Blomquist's comments from the minutes of the previous meeting and said Blomquist should have abstained from voting. Blomquist disagreed. City Attorney James Sheldon drafted a memo outlining the statute which states that the mere fact that a councilmember is employed by a firm having a contract with. the city does not CONFLICT: To Page 15A /h/uti;iS,19,7. 644 I1UNLTWUIMII SI ❑ New Double Hone) ❑ Terrific textures and ❑ Free Cord Loop Colj ❑ Free* Side-LlghtSllnd D Free Estimates and s Superior quality at sup `vet parturre of three or more shades MANUFACTURER OF DESic Call the window cov Burnsville 890-3083 Buy. • Excellent quality a • Immediate availability ,f • Delivery available .• • Go on a factory tour — See how t.:a iwit4 we make mattresses • We specialize in odd sizes • I I Models priced right University Ave. 194 St. Paul -1 block No. of 1-94! MasterCard. / THE 451 Lexington] 7602 150th Sti Hours: Mc Conflict: Eagan city attorney drafts memo From Page 1A constitute a conflict of interest. The coun- cilmember must receive a direct or indi- rect financial benefit from the contract. Masin said that since Blomquist re- ceives a paycheck from the airline, she gains financially, sQ therefore there is a conflict. Other council members argued in Blomquist's favor. Ted Wachter said his wife is a former NWA employee and re- ceives retirement pay from the airline. Pat Awada also has a relative who works for the airline. 4. "We're all impacted because we all live in Eagan," Wachter said. A resident who attended the special council meeting Jan. 28 said he didn't like what he had heard and read about Masin's request to strike the minutes. "Public record was attempted to be pushed under the carpet," said Tom Ped- ersen, an Eagan resident and NWA em- ployee since 1966. "Most of the state is involved with Northwest Airlines. Every- one has some tie. That's not the issue." The mayor said residents need to know that NWA is not being targeted. Rather, "the key element is that if any one of us appears to be championing a cause, then it's up to the electoral process to change things if they don't agree," Egan said. Masin accuses Blomquist of conflict of interest By Sue Hegarty Staff Writer How close to an issue does a council member have to be before voting on it be- comes a conflict of interest? That's a question the Eagan City Council asked its legal counsel to re- search after Councilmember Sandra Masin accused fellow Councilmember Bea Blomquist of having a conflict of in- terest minutes after being sworn into a four-year term. SuAJ C ee•fo4t .Jouv 2q 1997 At the Jan. 7 meeting, the council was discussing whether to begin mediation talks with the Metropolitan Airport Com- mission (MAC) over a contract that would prohibit construction of a third parallel runway at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport prior to 2020. Blomquist, a chemist for Northwest Airlines, didn't support the prohibition, though she understood the need for and agreed to a contract mediator. Blomquist and Masin also disagreed on the issue of landbanking, preserving land in Dakota County in case a larger airport is needed in the future. Blomquist opposes landbanking; Masin supports it. On Jan. 21, during the approval of minutes from the Jan. 7 meeting, Masin asked the council to strike Blomquist's comments and vote decision from the of- ficial minutes of the previous meeting. "She should have abstained," Masin said. When asked by Blomquist why she COUNCIL: To Page 11A 4TS c Period rndlelight 4&t5 1 a village tour of historic homes kerosene lamps. A romantic set- v of luminaries which Tight your show. ble at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. required. 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"I did have many people • from Northwest Airlines support me in my cam- paign. I feel it would be a real indifferent way to treat them if I cannot rep- resent how we feel," Blomquist said. Mayor Tom Egan told Masin that trying to re- move the, discussion and vote from the minutes was not the proper way of ac- complishing Masin's goal. Councilmember Pat Awada agreed . saying, "The minutes are the min- utes. We can't say that we didn't say X." Awada made a motion to have City At- torney James Sheldon ex- amine what constitutes "conflict of interest." "I think it's' important to know the extent of the relationship," - Masin added. a 3ndale Road, Savage. sn grades 3 to 6 are invited to join :garding commonly asked ques- it being home alone. Classes will 8 p.m. Feb. 3, 10, 17 and March riondhead Education Center. ation/registration: 707-4150 or study material ble for home study who cannot get to class are in- udy for the GED tests at home. 6 Community Education ABE announce that GED videos and are now available for checkout. interested in the learn -at - ram are invited to drop in dur-. lowing days and times: .,to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday, heran Church,.7800 W. County pple Valley. . to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday, ' Learning Center, 2030 Rahn n. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thurs- Lutheran Church. tudents involved in the pro - also make use of a hotline mber for help during home ister by dropping in to the days listed, or by calling 431-8316 lley) or 683-8585 (Eagan). ession class slated w to handle anger t 196 Early Childhood Family and Violence Prevention Educa- unce free "hot, topic" nights this families with young children. ations will be accepted for the two- ass, "Healthy Ways to Handle MediatiOn.„. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • (Continued from front page) • • . of third -party rights for the term of the contract, and no refer2 ence to a north -south runway -construction. Barring acceptance of this counter;offer,- the MAC. offered mediation to the city of Eagan. Because the MAC counter-offer was substantially dif-, ferent than the contract terms drawn up by Eagan city staff and approved by the City Council,. Eagan staff and legal counsel recommended council approval of the mediation offer from MAC.' Mendota Heights, another city deemed to be an affected city. .by a third runway construction, has come to an agreement and entered a contract - with the MAC. Minneapolis, the third af- fected city, has .not closed its contract and was also offered mediation from the MAC. - • "We haven't been giving on the 2020 deadline ... but -that is. part of mediation, and we have to go into it with open minds," Hedges said, adding .that he is micertain•what the exact media- tion timeline will be, but that it will more than likely take - several months. He and assistant —to the .city administrator John Hohenstein will be the official Eagan representatives at the ' mediation table. • —Heather Henderson Eagan city staff to enter mediation with MAC regarding third runway Eagan city staff members, over the course of the next few months, will be working with Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion members in mediating the terms of a contract prohibiting the construction of a third parallel runway at the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport. The Eagan City Council approved city staff entering such mediation at its regular meeting Jan. 7. "We (the City Council) had some real positive discussion regarding the mediation.... I personally have been in touch with Northwest Airlines, one of the vice presidents, over the past few days. They support our mediation and want to be included in it," City Administrator Tom Hedges said. "As we look at mediation with MAC, we certainly have noise and noise miti- gation concerns, and we also have a great respect for North- west Airlines and the industry.... We want all groups at the ta- ble." The mediation is necessary because the MAC did not accept a draft contract presented by the city of Eagan last month. The contract was required by the Legislature to be entered by the MAC and cities that would be impacted by the construction of r a third parallel runway. Eagan's proposed contract contained stipulations that the original contract go to the year 2020, with automatic 10-year extensions until the year 2050. It also en- sured preservation of third -party rights through the extended term of the contract, rights which could only be terminated by the consent of the parties and not by legislative action. 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This news 'was contrary to what city staff had believed for months, and what it meant was that Eagan was to have been involved in a contractdevel- opment process with the MAC. Last- 'spring, when legislation was -passed -stopping-. the dual - track airport planningprocess, one stipulation included inthe legislation was that the MAC would enter contracts with cit- • ies that would be affected by increased noise if a third paral- lel runway were. constructed. Although the law already said that a . third runway. could -.not be constructed, the contracts would provide an extra safety valve for cities • to guard against .future airport expan- sion. These contracts, to be com- pleted by Jan: 1, 1997, would -be long term, extending past (See MAC, p.17A) (B.) Add Rear Heat Ft Air Conditioning $279.99 + $10°13= (C.) Add Quad Seats + Rear Heat Er AC $289.99 + $1000 = 528999' s29999' 1 el Drive! 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Council in on the situation at its regular meeting Dec. 4. With the first map drawn up to show the impact lines of a third runway, he explained, it looked as though everything lay north of Eagan and only Minneapolis and Mendota Heights would be affected. Un- fortunately, • when jurisdiction lines were included on. the map, portions of the impact area fell within Eagan bounda- ries; he said. The' problem now, Hohen- stein and City Administrator Tom Hedges explained to the council, is that the Jan.' 1 MAC deadline for contract develop; ment is fast approaching. "We .are really on a 'tight timeline to respond by Jan. 1 with our input and concerns," Hedges .said. "Our contention is that other cities have had the time. We didn't." "We are looking for permis- sion to try for an extension," Hohenstein said. "I will update the airport commission at its 'meeting next • week • and then . come back to the council." Hohenstein said it wouldn't work for Eagan to follow the contract plans that have al- ready been put together by Minneapolis and Mendota Heights because, although the issues have been narrowed down to several' key issues, the interests of the different -cities are not the same. So the best plan, he said, is to get an ex- tension • and see what they can do with a contract. The City Council approved a motion directing city staff to contact the MAC seeking an extension on the current dead- line. ntary School was fun for these stu- zill, 6, got into the holiday spirit Orndorf and of d its ing in 'Zoo school' informational meetings set The School of Environmental Studies will be holding parent- ni } 15 s Piaci 9� MAC task f orce's landbanking plan draws quick response from Dakota County Board construction of a new airport in site. Dakota County resurfaced re- "If the- final site was not se- cently. • lected. because the Legislature A Metropolitan Airports intervened, how can legislation. Commission (MAC) task force be adopted that gives land - has approved a proposal to let banking (authority) in an area MAC start buying land for a never officially sited?" asked_ potential new airport in Dakota Commissioner Steve Loeding. County. commissioner Patrice Bata - The proposal prompted swift glia said she believes the sit - action by the Dakota County ing process had been com- Board of Commissioners which pleted when the Legislature approved a resolution opposing made its decision to abandon "any form .of initiative which plans for a new airport. will have the effect of land- . Bataglia abstained from.vot- banking land for a new airport ing on• the resolution, • which in Dakota County in.- the fu- was approved on a 6-0 vote. ture." Bataglia said she • wanted a In its last session, the Legis- chance to discuss the issue lature voted against building a with constituents and to get new airport, instead opting to more information. expand the existing Minneapo- lis -St. Paul International Air- port. . "The ink.is hardly dry on the legislation ... and they're back at it again," Harris said. County commissioners came down hard on the MAC task force, which, according to Commissioner Joe Harris, fa vors a new airport. All three members of the task force — Ed Fiore, who introduced the proposal, Steve Cramer and Tom Merikel — favor land - banking. , Fiore's. ,plan ,would give the, MAC,'right -Of- first refusal to purchase .property.. within. the final site selected- for ' the -re-` jected pew. airport ,if. that prop- erty is placed.on.the market or.. offered for sale. The only ex- ception would be sales tofam- ily members. Harris introduced his resolu- tion Aug., 20 in hopes 'that: it could be presented to the MAC Management and Operations Committee when it meets: Sept. 4. Other commissioners • ques- By EVELYN. HOOVER •tioned whether or not the Da- kota County site, near Hast- Concern over the possible ings, was ever finalized as a fety Center dedication bert, right, performed the ribbon -cutting at the dedication Center in Lakeville Aug. 16. The center, one of several ted in memory of Kate Hebert, a Lakeville woman who was and in 1990. By teaming up with Early Childhood Family -II offer supervised visitation and sed children and parents who isitation. Photo by Rick Orndorf SPAS RES... DIMIR ZVNONOV been in the Massage Therapy 10 years. His skills are based on School of Massage. After gradua- kraine, he worked for two years in Jus 31,0Q41� Mitigation Committee mulls how to spend $185 million By Mike Westholder Staff Writer ' Faced with several tough decisions on how best to reduce the impact of airport noise on residents, the MSP Mitigation Committee may not meet its Legislature - imposed September deadline.' So far, committee members have laid out their communities' positions and,re- ceived reports on airport operations and residents' concerns. The committee has been laying the groundwork for discussion, said Chair- man Steve Cramer, a MAC commission- er from Minneapolis. But with three more meetings planned before September, no substantive discussion or decisions have been. made, causing some to wonder how long the process will take. "I really question whether we'll be able to get it put together without re- questing more time and have it done properly," said Richfield Mayor Martin Kirsch, who serves on the committee. Last week, Cramer suggested adding another meeting, but he too was not sure whether it would be enough. "After our next meeting, I'll have a better feeling whether September is real- istic or not," Cramer said. Commissioner John Himle of Bloom- ington said he was "marginally opti- mistic" that a plan will be ready on time. "In reality, the Legislature isn't going to do anything about it in September," Himle said.. "I think if it takes another month, we'll go ahead, and I don't think the Legislature or anyone else will care." • As one committee member said at the • July 17 meeting, no one's going to get ar- rested if the report isn't completed by September. • The committee is comprised of mayors from airport -impacted cities, Metropoli- tan Airports Commission members, and representatives from Northwest Airlines and the Metropolitan Council. - Last session, the Legislature charged MAC with devising a plan on how to best spend $185 million earmarked for noise. mitigation around the airport. In turn, MAC formed the MSP Mitigation Com- mittee, which has met three times. Regardless of the deadline, the com- mittee's first priority should be doing the most thorough job possible, Himle said. -And while the discussion process isn't getting bogged down yet, it could as com- mittee members try to reach consensus on divisive issues, Himle said. The hottest topics may be: Whether the extended Runway 4-22 should beused to spread aircraft noise; who should be includ- ed in expanding the noise insulation pro- gram; whether community stabilization ef- forts like property value guarantees should be included in the mitigation package; and who will finance the mitigation plan. ' The topics in more detail include: • Some committee members support using the extended Runway 4-22 to dis- tribute noise away from south Min- neapolis, Mendota Heights and Eagan and to south Richfield and. Bloomington. That plan would be used only until a proposed north -south runway is con- structed on the west side -of the airport, nearly parallel with Cedar Avenue. • "My preference would be to use the 4- 22 as a sound mitigation tool ... with the `In reality, the Legislature isn't going to do anything about it in September. I think if it takes another month, we'll go ahead, and I don't think the Legislature or anyone else will care.' . — John Himle Commissioner goal of getting the north -south built as soon as possible," Himle said. Bloomington 'and Richfield officials oppose the 4-22 noise -spreading plan be- cause it would require noise insulation and acquisition of homes in their com- munities. Those costs would exceed $40 million for a five- to 10-year noise. redis- tribution. - Himle said that if the runway is only used for a few years, perhaps the Feder- al Aviation Administration would not re- quire MAC to insulate those homes. But if the north -south runway takes 10 years or so to be completed,' noise insulation would have to occur in south Richfield and Bloomington, he said. • Members of the committee have ver- bally agreed that the noise insulation project — Part 150 — is successful and should be continued. Some members have proposed ex- panding it beyond current boundaries. Others have proposed including multi- family housing, schools, churches and businesses to the _list of structures that should be insulated. Where the line should be drawn and who will pay for the project expansion are yet to be determined. ' • Proposed "community stabilization" measures have been proposed. The measures range in scope from guaranteeing property values for those most greatly affected by noise to subsi- dizing the construction of parks and com- munity centers in noise -impacted areas. Such programs are suspect, Himle said, unless proponents can illustrate the link be- tween airplane noise and property values. • The Legislature has earmarked $185 million for noise mitigation. Some see that as the ceiling for noise abate- ment efforts. But according to Cramer, that number should be a floor or starting point. The committee should determine what the needed noise mitigation efforts will cost and challenge the state to provide the needed funding. - Most city representatives agree that the airport and its ill-effects on commu- nities is a state-wide issue and should be paid for by the state. All of Minnesota benefits from the air- port, but only some communities have to accept the negatives associated with it, Kirsch said. •• City representatives have suggested MAC add a flight charge to finance mitiga- tion efforts. No community on the panel has ._ suggested individual cities should have to contribute to noise mitigation costs. s .needs that others can't (left) and Kathy Hubbard, both of Burnsville, practice operating Veronica uppets that will deliver an anti -tobacco message to third -graders this fall. aff Photographer) polis and St. t this year will sville-Eagan- trict. ck is a nation - hat uses pup - sages to school ce League has those puppets strict 191 ele- Approximately e undergone ey can present skit about to; ird-grade stu- 'ct.-The project n part through the Fairview aff. hair Laurie sville is among een trained in pets. She said acters seem to ge and make a audiences. "They are just so cute," she said. "Once you, see them you have Such a need to want to start a project in your community." If the pilot program is suc- cessful this fall, Kids on the Block will be expanded to other Twin Cities school districts, Hubbard said. Projects like Kids on the Block and Operation School Bell are financed through fund rais- ers within the chapter and ex- tending into the community. Last year the Assistance League raised more than $40,000. Par- ticipants guarantee that 100 percent of the money raised through donations and fund raisers, such as garage sales, go back into the community. None of the group's workers are paid. Causes are identified through research and word of mouth, and though they. are all different, the attitude with which the group at- tacks a problem is constant, said President Marva McArthur, who lives in Edina. "I find this group to be very energetic, very enthusiastic and it's just fun to work with these talented women," McArthur said. Pawlicki added that volun- teers become personally in: volved in the projects the' group. undertakes, seeing them through from beginning to end. "The thing about our projects is that we don't just pick a cause and throw money at it," Forrest said. Members are referred to the group by sponsors, perhaps ex- plaining why 10 percent of the Twin Cities' chapter hails from Burnsville. Those interested in becoming involved in the Assis- tance League may attend a meeting to find out more about the group. For information, call 729-0495 and leave a message. for District 197 middle schools sign, calls it a `prototype' Change orders are common in construction projects, but Jackson said a uniquely de- signed system such as this might subject the district to a.higher number of change orders, resulting in increased expenses. "I fortunately will be here to hold peo- ple accountable," said Jackson, who re- cently was re-elected to a 5-1/2-year term. "I don't want change orders taking dol- lars that touch students." Installation and start-up costs are ex- pected to be higher for the Variable Air Volume (VAV) system than for more tra- ditional systems. The district could re- coup the cost difference through antici- pated long-term energy rebates from Northern States Power (NSP). "Some of his followers are not here purposely," Lostetter said. In a phone interview later, Anderson said he had informed the board that morning meetings conflict with his em- ployment obligations. Chasman said the administration had changed the date .and she was unable to make the meeting._ "I'm always interested in being at the meetings. It's unfortunate that the ad- ministration hasn't been able to coordi= nate our meetings more appropriately," Chasman said. Lostetter said board directors have problems getting along. Jackson agreed with Lostetter's statement saying, "This board does not work well together and has not worked together." He added that he was instructed to stay out of the design process. S.w GArrw'e .sdJ. sck63<, ��Q Airport Mitigation Committee approves recommendations By Mike Westholder Staff Writer The cross -wind Runway 4-22 should be used to redistribute airplane noise but many of the newly affected homes in north Bloomington and south Richfield should not beinsulated. That's one recommendation approved Oct. 8 by the Airport Mitigation Committee, despite the objections from Richfield, Bloomington and some airport commission members. Last year, the Richfield City Council sued the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion to prevent it from using 4-22 to redis- tribute noise. That runway use plan would move the take -off and landing points a half mile closer to Richfield residents. Bloomington and Richfield officials have said it makes little economic sense to shift noise away from about 4,000 people in north Richfield and south Minneapolis only to ex- pose 7,000 new people in south Richfield and Bloomington to noise. That lawsuit was stayed and MAC or- dered to enter into mediation with Richfield to settle its dispute over the extended run- way. Part of that agreement prohibits MAC from building the taxiways needed to use 4- 22 to spread noise. In recommending that the MAC go ahead with the 4-22 noise -spreading plan, the mitigation committee ignored that me- diated settlement between Richfield and MAC as well as the 4-22 Environmental Im- pact Statement, wrote Bloomington Mayor Coral Houle in a letter to committee chair and airports commissioner Steve Cramer. The environmental documents prepared for the 4-22 extension required MAC to in- sulate homes in south Richfield and north Bloomington that are in the 65 LDN, Houle wrote. The 65 LDN is a computer -generated noise boundary based on the average noise decibel level experienced by the area sur- rounding the airport. The mitigation committee, which in- cludes the mayors of cities that surround the airport, also voted to hasten the con- struction of a north -south runway on the east side of the airport. Richfield and Bloomington were in the minority again, voting against the north - south runway recommendation. The recommendation includes a sched- ule for constructing the new runway, which would begin in 1998 and be completed by 2003. That runway would then be used for take -offs and landings to the south to redis- tribute noise away from south Minneapolis. But in the meantime, the taxiways need- ed to use the extended Runway 4-22 for noise -spreading should be constructed, the recommendation states. Noise insulation in south Richfield and Bloomington should be limited to the 2005 60 LDN noise contour, the recommendation states. That contour excludes a large portion of those who would be affected by the 4-22 run- way use plan in the immediate future, Rich- field City Manager Jim Prosser said. Be- cause the north -south and 4-22 would in- tersect, most flights on 4-22 would be elim- inated when the new runway is completed before 2005. Prosser criticized the recommendation and the committee process, which simply resulted in the recommendation MAC wanted, he said. "Really, I'd say it was a disappointing performance," Prosser said. `Basically they decided to do what MAC wanted." Many mayors on the committee had lit- tle information or background on the air- port situation besides what MAC told them, Richfield Mayor Martin Kirsch said. While MAC officials said the north -south would provide noise relief for south Min- neapolis and north Richfield, they never quantified what the difference in noise would be, Prosser said. Likewise, they could not provide information as to which com- munities would receive more noise and which would receive less, he said. Likewise, MAC has not answered Rich- field's questions about the ground -level noise the north -south runway would gener- ate. "One of our problems is our belief that MAC isn't sensitive to our concerns about the harmful impacts the airport has on us," Prosser said. " ... They don't care. They're only concerned about seeing it grow and not about what it does to us." The mitigation committee will meet again Thursday to make its final recom- mendation. At that meeting, Metropolitan Airports Commissioner John Himle of Bloomington will propose to change the provisions re- garding home insulation in south Richfield and Bloomington, he said. Himle will propose insulating the homes but not all at once, he said. By insulating a set amount of homes each year, MAC can maintain its commitment to insulating homes, he said. The proposal would provide an incentive for MAC to build the new runway as quick- ly as possible to not have to insulate as many homes while keeping noise a short- term problem for Bloomington and south Richfield, he said. And if it does take longer to build the new runway, the homes affected by 4-22 will be insulated, Himle said. MAC has had a standing policy that if 4- 22 is used to divert flights off the parallel runways, the newly affected households would be insulated, Himle said. "Some of us feel that MAC has a respon- sibility to do that," he said. "It goes to the core of our integrity." Himle and others will make their case at the Thursday meeting. If the Mitigation Committee does not change the recommen- dation, Himle said, MAC probably will change it when it is reviewed at the Oct. 28 MAC board meeting. Following any changes made by the board, the recommendation will be sent to the Minnesota Legislature, which commis- sioned it. The mitigation committee approved sev- eral other mitigation methods including: • Expanding the boundaries and types of buildings that will be eligible for noise in- sulation. • The committee proposes requiring that night-time flights by noisier Stage II planes occur no later than 10:30 p.m. The current curfew is 11 p.m. • Airlines at the airport should be prohibited from flying older, noisier Stage II planes at the airport after Dec. 31, 1999. Airlines should be encouraged to convert to the quieter Stage III planes. Federal law requires all airlines to switch to all Stage III fleets by 2000, Prosser said. The committee's recom- mendation does little more than reaffirm existing law, he said. William Nelson William (Bill) John Nelson, 57, of Farmington (Valley Park) died Oct. 4, 1996, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. He was born July 8,1939, in St. Cloud. Nelson had been employed by Data Card Corp. Survivors include his wife, Mary; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Vicki, William and Gina, and Raymond; grand- children, Alyssa, Breia, Derek, and Nicole; mother, Ethel Nelson; brothers, Raymond and Ronald Nelson. Services were Oct. 9 at White Funeral Home in Apple Valley. Burialwas atFort Snelling National Cemetery. Olga Stangler Olga Agnes Stangler, 83, of Apple Val- ley died Oct. 1; 1996. She was born March 12, 1913. in Au- rora, Minn., to Agnes and John Jaeger. Preceding her in death was her hus- band, Cletus Stangler. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Fred Smith; sons and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Irma- gard Semoe and Michael Semoc; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Memorial services were Oct. 4 at the Henry W. Anderson Mortuary in Apple Val- ley, with the Rev Thomas Seig officiating. obert Jordan Robert H. Jordan, 66, of Eagan died ept. 29, 1996. He served in the U.S. Navy and was uditor/field advocate at St. Paul Arch- iocese Chancery office: Jordan was a re- ired medical lab technician at the Veter- ns Administration Hospital and a for- mer cashier at Holiday Inn in Blooming- ton. Survivors include sons and daughter- in-law, Michael and Elissa and James; daughter, Lynne and her friend, Tim Ek- blad; children's mother, Carole; sisters, Joan Jones, and Theresa Sackett; broth- er, Gerald Jordan; grandchild, Cortney. Services were Oct. 2 at St. Peter's Church in Mendota. Burial was at Cal- vary Cemetery in Rochester. Arrangements were by J.S. Klecatsky and Sons Funeral Home in Eagan. Shirley F. Wolf Shirley F. Wolf, 55, of Eagan died Oct. 3, 1996. She was born Jan. 22, 1941, in Min- neapolis. - Wolf was a certified nursing assistant. Preceding her in death were son, Randy Wolf; and granddaughter, Aman- da Lee Day. , Survivors include her children, Lynn Stauffer, Curt, Tracy, Todd Schultz and Kelly Wolf; nine grandchildren; sisters, Arlene Prentice and Karen Anderson; brothers,, Richard and Terry Ahrens. Services were Oct. 7 at the Henry W. Anderson Mortuary in Apple Valley, with the Rev. Noah Shelton officiating. Burial was at Pleasant View Memorial Gardens in Burnsville. Jeffrey M. McKee Jeffrey M. McKee, 30, of Burnsville died Oct. 1, 1996. McKee had. served in the U.S. Air Force for ll years. Services were Oct. 4 at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. Private fam- ily interment was at Fort Snelling Na- tional Cemetery. ATTORNEYS has opened a new officeat Apple Valley Offi< E 7373 West 147th Street, Suite;-151C Practacang an areasYof • Taxataon Real Estate •Family La" • and Retirement nor La 5870 'esta ranklin Trail .Have a question? Call ins! 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California -based BBN Systems and Technology surveyed 2;880 residents from Richfield, Minneapolis, Bloomington, Inver Grove Heights, Eagan, Mendota Heights and St. Paul. Questions centered on how large an impact airport noise had on residents as well as what mitigating measures would best alleviate the noise " problem. . According to the raw data presented by BBN's Sanford Fidell, about 20 to 40.per; cent of residents surveyed said they were highly annoyed by airplane noise. In some areas, four out of five surveyed said airplane noise was at least somewhat annoying. "Annoyance levels. atthis airport are . higher than the national average," said Jamie Verbrugge, Richfield media assis- tant. "There's definitely a noise perception problem." .. . • It's uncertain why Twin Citians are so bugged by.aircraft.noise. • . "I guess the problem has been around for so long, in some cases, they just don't see any real relief," said Richfield Mayor Mar- tin Kirsch. Also, with recent discussions of moving the airport, the issue is in the fore- front of people's.minds, Kirsch said. The survey also asked about noise miti- gation methods and what alternatives would reduce their discomfort. Mitigating measures ranged from noise insulation and providing noise -free periods during the day to offering property tax breaks and home buy-outs. The survey- also asked if residents' an- noyance would be lessened if airlines paid. for neighborhood improvements like park facilities or offered free airline tickets to those greatly affected by noise. _ • Fidell is preparing a final comprehensive version_ of the study, which will be present- ed to the committee later. The survey was commissioned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, the Metropolitan Council and severalairport communities, including Richfield, Bloom- ington and Minneapolis, as part of the 4-22 runway extension mediation. Each stake holder in the 4-22 extension mediation talks allocated $20,000 to conduct the survey. It is still not clear how or if the BBN sur- vey will impact the mitigation committee's policy decisions, Verbrugge said. The committee was formed to provide an airport community mitigation plan for the Minnesota Legislature. It must make its recommendation to the Metropolitan Coun- cil in August. The committee has met twice, and mem- bers have presented the positions of their respective communities on airport mitiga- tion. The panel must now focus on a recom- mendation and "making, some tough deci- sions," Kirsch said. There are already several points of dis- agreement as almost every community claims it is receiving more than its fair share of airplane trafc,.Kirsch said. "I haven't gone out that far to these other suburbs but I've got to believe those planes are much higher when they get -out there," Kirsch said. "They've got to understand what we have to put up with." Another possible disagreement centers on a plan to use runway 4-22 to spread air- plane noise. • Representatives from Minneapolis and 'Dakota County. communities have recom- mended a plan for the runway, which is being extended, that would divert more planes to south Richfield. and north Bloomington and away from the two par- allel runways. Bloomington and Richfield oppose the use of 4-22 as a noise. spread- ing tool. Last year, Richfield City Council filed a lawsuit against MAC to stop it from using the extended cross -wind runway for noise redistribution. That suit was stayed to allow for continued mediation. lilies Dr students r: ter, Becky, is cur ing junior high is through the jet span. ;he will chaperone e students along ese teacher and a it to Burnsville so experience a taste ica and especially ping to find three will host two girls la have a child in h grade. The child would be asked to as many activities ring this time. Ac- ad are visiting the Fort Snelling, St. vluseum, shopping merica, enjoying possibly visiting . on a Minnesota the land and acquisition sub- committee presented to the • [Eagan] City Council at the • June 18 meeting, I have con- cerns that must be shared with our .community. This, letter states that park commission task force members feel the Eagan Small Business Associa- tion. and Eagan Chamber of Commerce are too late to voice their concerns or make valid in- quiries regarding this fall's park bond referendum. Excuse me? Early June is too late? The letter also included cleverly manipulated views that misrepresented important orga- nizations, within our communi- ty. Although the Carriage Hills Coalition and Eagan -Athletic Association were not contacted about this letter before it was submitted to our City Council,' the members of this sub -com- mittee took the liberty to submit to council unfounded state- ments of where these organiza- tions stand to date on the bond referendum.This is an outra- sekend? Start by placing a id today.' -We'll make it easy to help you record a great call right away. Because summer full of -weekends ?lored. e personal ad •today. Call..,. 241 -291 5 tQI"5011dls dismayed at the tactics. The real issue is not the merits of the need for the bond issue and the proposed use of the funds. Nor is it the $30,000 or so it would cost the city of Eagan to have the special election desired by the Parks Department. What was not brought to the table' is the underlying purpose of any special election in the summertime. Many are away on vacation. Others are enjoying our few days of summer and a trip to a polling place is not a pri- •ority item on their agenda. A special election in. summertime often favors a minority who are marshalled by non -elected gov- ernment department heads and employees together with special interest groups to further their agenda. When a governmental agency wants a special election at a particular time, it is asking for special consideration and the reason. should be obvious. Bond issues decided in special mid - LETTERS: To Page 5A 9l rev1% Mayors from surrounding cities discuss airport. noise By Mike Westholder Staff Writer. The mayors of cities that surround Min- neapolis St. Paul International Airport squared off Sept. 11 over how to redistrib- ute aircraft noise equitably. At issue is the use of the extended cross- wind Runway 4-22 and the proposed north - south runway for noise redistribution. pro- ponents want to use one or both of those runways to direct more flights away from noise -impacted areas to areas that experi- ence little or no airplane noise. The mayors of Richfield, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Eagan, Mendota Heights and Burnsville voiced their views on the use of those runways last week at the Airport Mit- igation Committee meeting. In addition to the mayors, the committee includes representatives from the . Metro- politan Airports Commission,' the Metro- politan Council and Northwest Airlines. MAC formed the mitigation committee to devise a plan to lessen the impact of the airport on residents who live near it. The committee plans to make its final recom- mendations next month. While most of the mayors said they were in favor of equitable noise relief, few were willing to distribute that noise over their re- spective communities. Runway 4-22 was extended this summer and reopened Monday. But the queuing taxiways needed to use it for noise spread- ing were not built. A mediation agreement between MAC and the city of Richfield last year allowed the runway to be built but without the taxiways. Richfield filed a lawsuit against MAC last year to keep the runway from being used for noise spreading. Doing so would move take -off points closer to residents, say city officials. The Richfield lawsuit alleges that the environmental impact study that MAC con- ducted on the runway extension was inad- equate under federal and state law. Richfield officials oppose the use of Run- way 4-22 to spread noise to south Richfield and north Bloomington but not the con- struction of the extension itself. Residents to the north of the airport would see little relief while requiring hun- dreds of homes in Richfield and Blooming- ton to be insulated, city officials say. Insu- lation costs for south Richfield and north Bloomington have been estimated at $40 million. The city's lawsuit has been stayed since the mediated agreement was signed. During discussion last week, Minneapo- lis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton proposed constructing the required taxiways and using Runway 4-22 to provide noise relief for those in south Minneapolis and north Richfield. As a result, MAC should insulate those Bloomington and Richfield homes that would be affected by the noise shift, Sayles Belton said. At the same time, MAC should continue - to study the construction of a north -south runway, nearly parallel with Highway 77 on the west side of the airport, she said. If Runway 4-22 cannot be used to redis- tribute at least 20 percent of airport traffic to the southwest, the north -south runway should be built, Sayles Belton said. Eagan Mayor Tom Egan concurred with Sayles Belton, suggesting that the Runway 4-22 redistribution plan be tried for three years. If after that time, the 4-22 proves to be inadequate for the needs of the airport, the new runway should be built, Egan said. - Meanwhile, Mendota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto said the committee should recommend that the north -south runway be built as soon as possible. The Runway 4-22 plan does not'provide for the growing number of flights at the air- port and won't improve its capacity, Mertensotto said. In the long run, the north -south will be more effective in -increasing capacity and redistributing noise, so that project should be undertaken immediately, he said. When the Legislature voted to keep the airport where it is, it approved a plan that includes the north -south runway, Merten- sotto said. To change the airport design now would be wrong, he said. Once the north -south runway is built, Runway 4-22 cannot be used for noise re- distribution. So insulating homes in south Richfield and Bloomington that will be af- fected by noise only for a few years makes no economic sense, Mertensotto said. That $40 million can be better spent in areas that already have high noise levels, he said. Construction of the north -south runway could take about 5 to 10 years. Committee Chair and airport commis- sioner Steve Cramer raised another wrin- kle in the debate. Perhaps, the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration will waive the requirement for noise insulation in south Richfield and north Bloomington because Runway 4-22 can be used for noise spreading for only five to 10 years, he said. MAC staff was directed to look into that possibility. Bloomington Mayor Coral Houle con- curred with Mertensotto and Richfield's po- sition, saying that her city opposes the 4-22 plan and exposing_a whole new group of her residents to aircraft noise. Bloomington does agree that the north - south runway should be built as soon as possible because it will increase airport ca- pacity, Houle said. Richfield Mayor Martin Kirsch would not commit on his city's position on the north -south runway.. City officials have re- quested information regarding the ground noise the runway will generate. 'That runway will be closer to Richfield residents than the current runways are to homes in New Ford Town ... which the air- port is buying out," Kirsch said. Richfield City Council cannot take an in- formed position on the north -south runway until it gets all theinformation it needs re- garding ground noise, Kirsch said. Eagan and Burnsville officials oppose the north -south runway because -it will ex- pose residents to airplane noise who have never been exposed to air traffic noise, Egan said. The committee discussed several other noise mitigation options: • The committee plans to expand the number of homes and residences that are eligible for free noise insulation. • Committee members may recommend "community stabilization" measures such as providing property tax rebates for resi- dents most effected by noise. Other stabi- lization ideas include property value and home purchase guarantees. • Sayles Belton proposed negotiating pacts with airlines to keep flights from tak- ing off or landing after 10:30 p.m. and be- fore 6 a.m. Most of the committee members voiced their support of her proposal. omedian who battled ancer receives honor lsagher recently 'named • win Cities' Funniest Person y Amy Eriksen aff Writer • In the most serious of situations, it's od to have something to laugh about. Just ask Brenda Elsagher. Diagnosedwithcolon rectal cancer nd facing surgery and radiation treat- ent, Elsagher had little to smile about t October. Nearly one year -later, not my is she as happy as'ever, she's putting thers in•.stitches with stories- of her hildhood, her husband and her cus- omers at the Bloomington hair salon she wns with her sister. 'Elsagher, who has lived in' Burnsville or the past three years, was' named the 'win Cities''Funniest Person Sept. 3 in a ontest for amateur comedians. Sponsored by the -Acme Comedy Com- any ;in `•Minneapolis, -the two -phased ompetition .drew 150:-.contestants. El- agher cornpeted against five other final - its Sept: 3 to win with a three -minute ut-splitting. routine. For her troubles, he won $1,000.and will be' emceeing for ,cme's Caught. in.the,Act show for ama- urs on Mondays. The win was the outcome of a goal El- agher set on her 39th birthday and in- mnsified after she became ill — the moth- r of two and professional beautician was etermined to be a stand-up comic by the me she turned 40. "For 20 years I loved going to comedy ubs," Elsagher said. "I always thought, think I can do that, maybe even better ian some of those people. _ Her sister,. Shelly Robinson,. who, co- wns with Elsagher the Alpha Hair and ails Salon in Bloomington, said El- igher had talked about being a comedi- i a few years ago, but became serious pout it in January while recuperating om a surgery that removed the cancer. nmediately the pair began talking )out how Robinson could be the writer r the "Brenda show." "We thought she'd •be the next oseanne," chuckled Robinson, who also ,es in Burnsville. Following the surgery in late October, st year, in which she was "sliced, diced, id rearranged," Elsagher said she could little else butlie on the couch or in bed. ith her friends, family and members of ;r parish, Mary, Mother of the Church, ;lping with meals and housework, El: gher recovered over the next four onths. It was at that time that she gan writing down stories that would be e material for her comedy act. "You find a certain strength in humor," id Elsagher, who has been forced to . ange her lifestyle due to the surgery. ou take yourself -out of the 'why -me,' e desperate situation, and make light it. It will pass." And for Elsagher, it did pass. The can- r has not spread, and radiation treat- int was not needed even though the ps for the process had been implanted her body. Today, she said her prognosis excellent. She appears vibrant, full of ergy and speaks positively about her oerience. • "So many good things have happened Brenda Elsagher out of this," she said. Earlier this summer, Elsagher en- rolled in a class at the Acme Comedy Company taught by headliner Wild Bill Bauer of Eagan. Impressed by her knack and her sense of humor, he invited her to open for his acts throughout Minnesota. She did the short stints without pay to maintain her eligibility for the Funniest Person contest. On Aug. 19, she celebrated her 40th birthday (four days late) with her class recital. In front of about 300 people, in- cluding 150 friends and family members, Elsagher delivered 'a 13-minute routine that set the Acme crowd roaring with laughter. In between her "oh gosh" sighs, El- sagher talks about the time when- she - was a hair dresser for a mortuary, grow- ing up in Richfield in a family with seven girls and one boy, and being a German Catholic married to an Egyptian Muslim. Her husband, Bahgat or "Baggie" (one friend calls him Ziploc, Elsagher jokes), doesn't mind being the subject of his wife's routine, but sometimes he doesn't get what the laughing is about, Elsagher said. "He can't believe [the stories about him] are funny," Elsagher said. Her jokes about him center on his attempts to as- similate into the American culture and his- love for shiny things — like other people's trophies. Stories told by those coming into her salon for a cut or manicure may also wind up in the routine. A notebook is always kept close by to write down the funny ' tales, with the customer's permission, Robinson said. Robinson thinks one reason her sister was successful in the contest was because of her.style. - "Her material is so different," Robin- son said. "There's nothing vulgar about it. It's a fresh, new act." Unsure of where her sense of humor will take her in the future, Elsagher says she feels a responsibility to continue with comedy in some aspect. In addition to working with Acme and perhaps getting into some• other clubs, Elsagher hopes to spend more time on public speaking. She has already given talks on humor and healing, and aims to do more in the future. Those who wish to have Elsagher speak to their club or function may con- tact her at 882-0154. December 22, 1996, I Council approves draft, forwardscontract to MAC Eagan appears tobe on track with upcoming Jan. 1 deadline By HEATHER HENDERSON . Although the city of Eagan -has had only one month to do so, it has made nearly as much progress in a .contract-, devel- opment process' with the Met- ropolitan Airport. Commission .as other cities have over the course of eight months. Eagan assistant to the city administrator Jon ' Hohenstein presented this information to the City Council at its • regular meeting Dec. 16, following .up on information presented at the Dec. 4 meeting which' -revealed that Eagan, despite having been , informed ` otherwise, would be affected should a third: north parallel - runway. be constructed at the Minneapo- lis -St. Paul International Air port. A portion of Eagan would ex- . perience an increase in noise if a third runway were built,. city officials were told Dec. 2; Ac- - cording . to 1996 . legislation prohibiting third runway 'con- struction, cities that would be - impacted in such a way- need to enter contracts with .MAC .to' further protect `them `'against`` such an impact and furthei-air- port expansion. Due to an over. - sight, - until November Eagan had• not been considered an (See Contract, p.8A) gr 9'. STRA1 � Isu 15.000.o..�.., 241 Auto., Jr, Tilt, Cruise, Dual i �2100! 97 RAM CLUB CAB 4X 39 mo. lease - 12,000 miles per year Contract (Continued from front page) impacted city. Once the impact was real- ized, it appeared Eagan would be hard pressed to develop a contract with MAC regarding the runway before a Jan. 1, 1997, deadline, Hohenstein said. Things have changed, however. "It does not appear we need to pursue an extension (on the deadline)," Hohenstein told the council, citing the Dec. 10 action of the Eagan Airport Re- lations Commission as having moved the process along quickly. At its regular meeting, the commission, updated on the situation by Hohenstein, drafted a contract to submit to the MAC. "If anything, MAC needs to (pursue an extension). We are in a pretty good position right now," Hohenstein said. Eagan wishes to pursue a contract term, Hohenstein said, which will prohibit third run- way construction as long as possible. This is similar to the contract being sought by the city of Minneapolis, although Minneapolis and MAC are about 30 years off in their per- ceptions of how long the con- tract should exist, Hohenstein said. Mendota Heights, also af- fected and entering a contract with MAC, has several differ- ences from the Eagan proposal. According to Hohenstein, Mendota Heights is willing to support a north -south runway and will 'agree to legislative termination of affected prop- erty owners' rights. These are things Eagan does not support, according to Hohenstein and Eagan City Administrator Tom Hedges. At the earliest, the contract drafted for Eagan would end Dec. 31, 2020. On Jan. 1 of 2021, Jan. 1 of 2031, and Jan. 1 of 2041, the contract should be automatically renewed for an additional ten-year term unless both the city and MAC agree, at any time prior to the expira- tion of the previous term, that the agreement should termi- nate without renewal, the con- tract states. The draft also stipulates that prior to Dec. 31, 2020, and dur- ing any of the following re- newal periods, the MAC shall not construct a third parallel runway. Also, prior to Dec. 31, 2020, the MAC may not af- firmatively advocate construc- tion of a third parallel runway, although it may respond to re- quests for information and ad- vice made by state government officials or constituent parts, the contract states.' Finally, the contract details the fact that, during the term of the contract: and; subsequent renewals, the. affected property owners shall have • third -party beneficiary rights' under the contract in the event that a state law changes," supersedes, or invalidates ' the contract. Those rights will also exist if a state law authorizes or enables MAC to construct a third run- way notwithstanding the con- tract. The third -party rights of residents will include the rights to seek specific enforcement and injunctive' relief, the draft states. The contract will be binding unless altered with terms agreed upon by both parties, in writing, and . shall not prevent the MAC and other affected cities from reaching separate agreements ' with separate terms. Council mernbers and Eagan Mayor Tom Egan 'expressed satisfaction with the draft pre- sented and the work of city staff and legal counsel in pre- paring the draft soipromptly. Eagan l resident Bea Blomquist spoke briefly regard- ing the issue, reminding coun- cil members that the airport and Northwest Airlines both have many employees, and major investments in the city of Eagan.. "I think we need to have a balance on the other side and consider all aspects of the air- port ... the number of people who work there and the eco- nomic value of the airport," she said, adding that it seems at times as though people for- get the airport is their friend and instead always find fault with it. Council and city staff mem- bers should bear in mind, Blomquist said, that there is a growing number of people in the community who are con- cerned and believe as she does that there needs to be more communication with the air- port. Egan thanked Blomquist for her input, but stated that he feels NWA is well -represented and has been heard at a num- ber of levels with regard to city and other issues. The contract draft was approved unani- mously by the City Council and forwarded to the MAC for review. Airport noise survey to be presented By Mike Westholder Staff Writer The Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Mitigation Committee will receive today, June 26, a resident survey on airport noise and what should be done about it. The Metropolitan Airports Commission formed the committee, which is made up of commission representatives and the may- ors of cities most affected by the airport.. Among the communities represented on the committee are,Richfield, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Eagan, Mendota Heights and Burnsville. The committee's charge is to consider al- ternatives for lessening the impact the air- port has on surrounding communities. Leg- islation passed last session requires the commission to develop a noise mitigation plan withinsix months. To do that, the commission formed the committee, which is chaired by Commis- sioner Steve Cramer of Minneapolis, an ad- vocate for a new airport. The committee met for the first time June 3. The survey to be presented at this week's meeting was commissioned last year through a mediated agreement regarding the extension of Runway 4-22: That agreement suspended a plan to use the extension to spread more airplane noise over south Richfield and north Blooming- ton, but allowed for the construction of the extension; which is now underway. .. To examine the issues of noise -spread- ing, insulation and. other mitigation alter- natives, the conunission and the cities sur- rounding the airport commissioned a study. Each stake holder in the 4-22 extension me- diation talks allocated $20,000 to conduct the survey. The California -based BBN Systems and Technologies conducted the survey and will make the presentation at today's 4 p.m. meeting. - • The firm surveyed residents most affect- ed by airport noise, asking them to evaluate how severe the noise is, said Jamie Ver- ' brugge, Richfield media assistant/airport issues. Survey questions also included what noise mitigation alternatives residents would prefer, such as. home insulation or residential buy outs. - Since the Minnesota Legislature's deci- sion in. April to expand the airport and not move it to Dakota County, attention has fo- cused on the construction of a north -south runway on the west side of the MSP site, nearly parallel with Cedar Avenue. MAC plans to reconstruct the south par- allel runway next year and will use the ex- tended cross -wind runway to maintain flight capacity during construction. The re- sult will be more planes taking off from the 4-22 runway. PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL RENTERS. A- new government program is enabling people with credit problems,. 'and minimal cash to invest, the opportunity to be home -owners. FOR EXAMPLE ''Sale Price $70,000 Total•down, Incl. Closing $2,800 QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: No Bankruptcies Within Past 2 Years •Steady Income • Verify Paid Taxes Call now to see if you qualify for this special program Greystone Real Estate Services, Inc. Christopher Orr of Apple Valley re- ceived a BFAT in acting, summa cum laude at Boston University in Boston, Mass: Emily Lent of Rosemount received a B.A. in biology with a specialty in marine science, magna cum laude, at Boston University in Boston, Mass. 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Eaga!f'iesfdent retires as director of MSP airport Industry,, facility saw many changes his 30 years by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS He is the director. of the sev- enth largest airport in the country, overseeing a facility with 130 gates , and 100,000 passengers a day. He has spearheaded roadway construction and infrastructure improvements, and dealt directly . -with the federal government and law enforcement to coordinate airport safety measures in the - wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist -attacks. . But he still has to remove -his shoes for security. Such is one of the Many changes Eagan resident Tim Callister has experienced in his 30 years with'the Minneapolis -St. Paul Airport. Last week, Callister retired from his job as director, a posi- tion he has held since 1996. As. director, he was in. charge of all the airport's daily operations, air- field activities, parking ramps, roadway systems and facilities. 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"One of the first things we did was build the two parking ramps, later to be joined by two others;" he said. "Then we remodeled the roadways and put in the first sky- ways from the parking ramps to the terminal." Two years ago, the Humphrey Terminal was converted into a 1 agate, state-of-the-art terminal with a parking ramp. "Before we got the new one 1 built, people would be standing in lines outside the building because there was not enough space to check in;" he said. One of the biggest improve- ments he has overseen includes the connection of the green and gold concourse at the back of the parking ramp, he said. "So when somebody comes in at the end of one concourse they don't have to travel the whole cir- cuit of the terminal, they can take a shortcut and still stay in a secured environment," he said. Even though it receives more than 36 million passengers a year, many people still don't realize that MSP is a major airport, he said. "It's a huge facility, and I think people still think of the Minneapolis -St. Paul Airport as a little, hometown airport," he said. "But we're the seventh largest airport in the United States as far as the number of passengers" The airport has a national rep- utation for its winter operation, he said, and has won many awards for it. "I'm bragging a little bit, but whenever there's a snowstorm east of us, we get all the airplanes from Chicago, Detroit, different places, because they can get in here, and a lot of places they can't. We have a great reputa- tion," he said. Sept. 11, 2001 As airport director, Callister was in an unenviable position as he watched the events of Sept. 11, 2001 unfold. "Just watching the second air- plane hit the towers, knowing that something big was going on, and they're talking about other air- planes;" he said. "You're think- ing, 'What about my facility? Do we evacuate? Do we close down? What do we do?"' "There was a lot of decision - making in a short period of time" Soon after the second plane hit, the national airspace system came to a halt. Within an hour, he said, MSP became the landing spot for several planes from China and Thailand. "They normally fly right over us, but we had the best runway system around, so they all came here," he said. Suddenly Callister and his crew were faced with planeloads of passengers with nowhere to go. "We had all these foreign pas- sengers, a lot of them didn't speak English, and we couldn't leave them on the airplanes," he said. "So we ended up finding interpreters, trying to put those folks up somewhere, and setting up cots because a lot of them just stayed at the airport" As hard as it was to deal with, he said, everybody pitched in and helped during the crisis. "Hotels called and offered dis- counts, people offered transporta- tion — it was great," he said. But Sept. 11 brought major changes to the 'airport and its operations. Callister said it took a lot of coordination with federal agencies and law enforcement to get a plan in place that worked, "to get our customers through the airport without undue delays." Additional screening check- points were installed at the entrance of the airport to get more people through in a shorter period of time, he said. "We probably enjoy one of the fastest processing times of any of the airports in the United States," he said. Now that the security check- points are in the front of the facil- ity near ticketing, meeters and greeters are no longer allowed access to the airport's concourse areas. See Director, 19A y Director/from 18A "All of a sudden .the dynam- ics of th'e airport changed. -Before, if you were there to see - a loved one off and you had some time, you could go buy a _ hamburger or soda," he said. "Now you've got all those peo- ple either in ticketing or in the baggage .claim area, where there are no restaurants'or food and beverage of any kind:" The airport added rest= rooms, and Starbucks put in a coffee, shop near . baggage claim, he said, but more needs to be done. "Probably within the next "six months to a year, you'll see more food and beverage type. things in the baggage claim area," he,said. •" . • Moving on Even though he is leaving his job, Callister said he wants to stay in the aviation industry, maybe as a consultant. - He has been interested in aviation since he was a young boy, growing up on a" farm in. southern Minnesota. "When I was 7 years" old, I knew I wanted to fly," he said. "My uncle put me on"a flight to Rochester, and when I got off, I interviewed the pilot. I thought it was neat." " He spent,four years as a hel- icopter pilot for the Army and served a year in Vietnam. When he finished. active duty, he decided he liked aviation, but didn't necessarily want to fly. So' he went • back to school and enrolled in an urban . planning program, which led to his internship with the airport. Callister and his family have lived in Eagan for 20 years,. and he is very' familiar with the issue of the North -South run- way that is set to open in the next two years. The runway was aligned to fit a range of criteria, ,like' pri- mary wind direction and 'open space, and he thinks it accom- plishes that, he said. "As an Eagan resident, we'll probably see some more traffic as it comes across the river," he said. "But as I look at the new airplanes coming in, and they're getting rid of all the old, noisier airplanes, I think resi- dents won't notice it that much.. I don't think citizens are really going to notice a huge- differ ence.", Callister said he -has been to many airports in his time, and he thinks MSP really holds its own. At his retirement party, a - friend who travels a lot told him that MSP is considered the EG gold standard of airports in the United States. "I don't know about the gold standard, but I do know that we're held in really high regard by other airports," he said. "We run a great ship, we have great facilities, and we do it cheap as anybody, if not cheaper." _ He credits the Minnesota work ethic for much. of the operation's success. "At the -operational level, everybody talks daily. We all get along. You don't 'find that everywhere, so I think that says a lot about. Minnesotans," he said. "I think the people of Minnesota 'are well served. I' don't think they realize what_a .great airport they have in their backyard." • • Erin Johnson is' at eagan. thisweek @ ecm-inc: com. fEG SporEs Bi*r'nsville:stuns;Eagan in the third by Todd Abeln THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS A four -goal outburst in the third period gave 'Burnsville a 5-2 upset victory over Eagan on Saturday, Jan. 24. Burnsville scored four unan- . swered, goals in nine minutes in the third period to win and improve its record'to 8-5-1 in the Lake Conference. - -. With Eagan leading 24, Burnsville tied the game at 2:05 when Brittany Mackley scored _r.n_n n_n ec i c t—frnrn—C. hhu Four -goal outburst propels Blaze over Wildcats •some cushion as Alicia Behr, scored a power play goal on assists from Brittany and Melissa Mackley. The Blaze took a 1-0 lead at " 16:10 of the first period when Jenny Schnaible scored on assist from Ariel Mackley and Jane Laugh.. - Eagan scored two unassisted goals inthe second period to take the lead. The first goal was scored shorthanded by Andrea Selby. Molly Doyle scored the Wildr_ats_cer_nnttanal atR•d1 Eden Prairie scored six straight goals to build a."6-1.lead and cruise -to victory. - • Eastview scored thegame's first goal at 11:42 when Anna Coughney scored unassisted. That's:when the Eden Prairie offensive run began. Forty sec- onds later they tied it and the goals kept coming. The. Lightning stopped the scoring streak at 15:22 of . the second period with a power play goal by Madison Darud. ilarnrl crnrPd har cernnd. • • • Valley a 3-3 tie with Bloomington Jefferson on Saturday; Jan. 24. - Scanlon scored her second goal of the game with just over fourminutesleft to tie the game at 3-3. .The game "went into over- time but neither team was able -to score. " The Eagleswere playing from behind virtually the entire game as Jefferson struck first at 3:14 of the first period to take a 1 _(1 1.1 0.6 Wei9% EaganQyCpuPci1 examines the conflict of interest issue City attorney says no such problems have arisen with present council . By BRENDA HAUGEN If you use common sense and follow the guidelines put -forth in the League of Minnesota Cities' handbook, city council members should be able to avoid conflicts of interest. This seemed to be the feeling of the majority of the . Eagan City Council at its Feb. 4 meeting. Members did agree, however`, to look into what other cities are doing as far as establishing a code .of ethics,. though the majority • again seemed to believe the council has no problem with the issue. According to City Adminis- trator Tom Hedges, the conflict of interest issue was -raised at the Jan. 21 City Council meet- ing. According to the minutes of that meeting, Council Member Sandy Masin asked that Council Member Bea Blomquist's comments regard ing mediation with the Metro- politan Airports Commission, be 'removed from the minutes of a previous meeting and her vote negated. Masin said; ac- cording to the Jan.f21 meeting minutes, she believes Blomquist's employment with Northwest Airlines is a conflict of interest regarding issues in volving the airport.' But according to City Attor- ney' Jim Sheldon, who re- searched the issue at the coun- cil's request, "We have found no conflicts so far ... " Sheldon said that in deter- mining whether a conflict of interest exists, one basically needs to lookat whether someone. has a financial inter- est in the outcome of the vote and whether it's a contractual or non -contractual situation. According to a summary pre- pared by Sheldon of the law governing the area of conflicts of interest for city officials, in a contract situation, the factors to be considered in determin- ing whether a prohibited inter- est is present include: • The council member has no ownership interest in the -entity that is contracting with the city; • The council member isn't no commissions, bonuses or other such payments; • The council member isn't involved in supervising the per- formance . of the contract for the entity, and has no other interest in the contract. In a non -contractual situa- tion, among the ,factors to be considered, according to Shel- don, are: • The nature being made; • The nature interest; • The number of officials making the decision who are " interested; an officer or director of the en- • The need, if any, to have tity; the interested person(s) make • The council memberis the decision; compensated ona salary or • The other means available, hourly wage basis and receives" if any, such as the opportunity for review, that serve to ensure officials won't act arbitrarily or selfishly. ,According to Sheldon, the primary factor to consider is "the nature or extent of interest by the council member." Council " Member Ted Wachter said he has abstained from voting on issues that in- volve personal friends. "I think it's a matter of con- science on each individual," he said, adding that all that is needed is common sense. "To me, I'm satisfied with that." Mayor Tom Egan agreed. of the decision. of the monetary "There's more than ample information " (on the issue) available to us," he said. Masin said the council has talked about a code of ethics in the past, and that's some- thing other area cities are ad- dressing. • "That might be something that we want to do," she said. Then, if Eagan found itself in a lawsuit involving a purported conflict of interest, at least the city could say it tried to ad- dress the issue through a code of ethics, Masin said. 'According to Hedges, the -is- sue is addressed in the League of Minnesota Cities' handbook, which details what city coun- cils can and cannot do. "Your own personal conduct in terms of ethics is really something of your own discre- tion," he said. If a council member sees something on a meeting " agenda they feel_ may be a conflict of interest for them, they should contact him, and he will get in touch with Shel- don, Hedges said. 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Runway Extension sf -7cJ44 l /997 Runways: Added noise possible for Eagan From Page 1A Jennifer Sayre, Northwest's di- rector of state affairs. Longer distances require large, heavier planes which need longer runways than MSP currently has. Sayre told the commission to expect about three arrivals and departures per week when the new non-stop service begins. • MAC came up with a plan to - add 2,000 feet onto the south- west end of the cross -wind (4-22) runway to accommodate NWA. However, the northeast -end of that runwayis scheduled for re- construction in-1999. So while MAC works on runway 4-22, NWA wants to use the south par- • allel runway. The south parallel runway is also too short, so NWA has asked that a temporary -$5 million 1,200 foot extension be added to the west end of the south parallel runway. This is the runway which most affects airport •noise over. Eagan. MAC Director.Nigel Finney said after the 4-22 runway is extended and repaired, the temporary 1,200 foot extension on the south par- allel runway would either be torn up or made unusable. . The urgency of NWA's re- quest is fueled by the April 1998 opening of a new airport in Hong • Kong. The number of passen- gers traveling to Hong Kong is expected to triple once the new airport opens. Sayre said 'the new non -stop -service would put NWA at a geographical and strategic advantage. - Eagan's Airport Relations Commission gave less than en- thusiastic support for the plan to extend the .two runways at MSP. In a• 6-0 vote,• Eagan's com- mission said it 'did not oppose Northwest's request, but com- missioners stopped short of say- ing they support it. - "I don't think we should op- pose this. The -impact on Eagan is temporary and minimal. We can use this to, get into a partnership with MAC and Northwest," said • Commissioner Lance Staricha. - Staricha made a motion to recommend to the the City Council that they not oppose the extensions provided that NWA and MAC are willing to address • why some planes are flying out- side the noise corridor, causing wider noise distribution over Eagan. After discussing whether the two issues should be combined in the same mo- tion, commissioners agreed to leave the two issues connected. "I heard MAC say they're, willing to rip up $5 million of concrete for Minneapolis but they're not willing to explore why there are deviations (from • the noise corridor), for Eagan," Staricha said. • - • • Commissioner Steve Soder- ling said that's reason, enough to - oppose the runway extensions. Soderling said the south parallel extension would add more planes and noise over Eagan_until the 4- 22 runway was reopened. The new service also may in- crease the overall number of daily flights in and out of MSP. "We would hope that this ser- vice would one day become daily. .Otherwise, why would we offer it," Sayre said. She added that with the new. service, the airline would stay within its expected annual growth estimates. Finney said that the Hong Kong flights would. not add substan- tially to the overall operations at MSP. "Gate: availability deter- mines expansion of trips," Finney said. Commissioner Michael Steenberg urged his fellow com- missioners to "bear in mind that what's good for Northwest is good for Eagan." . Finney said the MAC will be performing, an environmental assessment for the Federal Avi- ation_ Administration (FAA). The FAA may' ask for an Envi- ronmental Impact Statement or it may find there's no significant impact. 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County By SARA PETERSON Residents of southern Dakota County can finally breathea sigh of relief after both the House of Representatives and the Senate approved a bill that bans the construction of a new airport at a'site near Hastings. As this issue went to press, the bill was headed for Gov. Arne Carlson's desk, where he is expected to sign it into law. The actions by both cham- bers end a seven-year, $10 mil- lion dual -track airport planning process and follow recommen- dations made by the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission (MAC) and the Metropolitan Council. • The bill passed the Senate (See Airport, "p.23A) $254 95* per mo. 3 YEAR LEASE i Regular M.S.R.P. Discount 517,] '96 RAM CLUB CAB 4 V8 Laramie SLT Pkg.! All the toys! Air conditioning, pwr. windows & locks, tilt, cruise, 40/20/40 split bench, AM/FM cass., fog lights, tach, rear slider, driver's airbag! LEASE FOR: $299 BUY FOR Full M.S.R.P. All Discounts fi n Airport • (Continued from fron t page) Saturday on a 40-20 vote. It was then referred to a House conference committee — con- sisting of five senators and five representatives — for debate. As House members worked diligently to finish the • 1996 legislative session Tuesday . evening, it. was unclear whether the bill would even reach the floor for a vote.. With this being an election year, some Minneapolis legislators, as well as Speaker of the House Iry Anderson, favored 'a delay in action, saying that the studies were incomplete. According to Rep. Dennis Ozment, R-Rosemount, the bill came out of the. conference committee around 9 p.m. with all committee members except Rep. Wes Skoglund; DFL- Minneapolis, signing. the re- port. Skoglund did not sign be- cause the bill brings a halt to land -banking for a new airport, Ozment said. After midnight Wednesday, the bill was then referred to the House floor, where the confer- ence committee report . was adopted and - the bill . was ap- proved on a 94-39 vote. The vote came just under the wire as the House finished its busi- ness for the session around 1:30 a.m. "Some (legislators) men- tioned that we were rushing to make a conclusion, that we needed more time," Ozment said. "We simply pointed out the 6 1/2 years of studies. ... We don't need it and we can't afford it; there was .no need to drag this process out." Ozment added, "Even though (some legislators) wanted to commit more time on the process, it would only be to find loopholes." Ozment said the main play- ers pushing the bill in the last moments were members of or- ganized labor with Northwest Airlines. "They made it clear to the Speaker that this was a very important issue and that we needed to deal with" it," he said. "A team of voices from envi-_ __ ronmental groups;' agricultural groups and.. the business com- munity said it wanted it to happen this year," he added. "The people of Dakota County can now go on with their lives without a huge cloud anging over their airport. We -can meet our cur- rent and- future s needs by ex- panding the current site," Sen. Pat Pariseau, R-Farmington, stated in a news release. "Residents of Dakota County have been held hostage for years while land was set aside for possible expansion," Pariseau continued. With the potential of another runway to be built at the Min- neapolis/St.• Paul International Airport come the cries of nearby residents worried about an increase in airport noise. In response, the bill earmarks money for noise abatement in southern Minneapolis and other areas near the end of the run- ways. Kevin Carroll, a Rosemount City Council member and Stop Our Airport Relocation (SOAR) member, said he is "delighted and relieved by the decision. •- "It was next to the last bill ' the House acted on and it was frightening to come that close to not getting it done," Carroll said. "SOAR's goal was to make sure the people who lived in the affected area had a voice.... We always knew that if we could get it past the committees and on the floor that we had enough heads for a positive vote." He added that this is an im- portant decision for Rose- mount, which had a couple of scares during the dual -track process. The first .arose when land on the outskirts of the city was considered as one of three potential airport sites. And the secdrid'was the'remote tunway concept of . placing airport fa- cilities on the University of 1 i 1 Minnesota property. • During Senate floor debate, Pariseau offered an amend- ment requiring the MAC to es- tablish a grant program for Da- kota County and its cities and townships to compensate resi- dents who had developmental restrictions placed on their properties due to the dual -track planning. The plan included a $15 mil- lion grant to be distributed to the cities and townships in ru- ral Dakota County. Additional grant disbursements would have included $6 million, for Dakota County, $2 million for Hastings and $1 million for Eagan. _ "If we are going to require the MAC to spend ,$185 mil- lion for soundproofing and land acquisition in areas around the airport, as this bill does, then it's only fair that the people of Dakota County be compen- sated for their loss of develop- mental rights," Pariseau said. Despite receiving bipartisan support, Pariseau's__ proposal' failed on a 27-32 vote. vital statistics Activities planned for area seniors The following activities are cosponsored by District 196 Community Education, area parks and recreation depart- ments and community agen- cies. Formore information, call Jan Stoven, senior coordi- nator, at 423-7663. Rosemount activities Monday, April 8 Rose- mount Singers, 10 a.m., Plaza Building; "500" card games, 12:30 p.m., Rosemount - Com- munity Center, 13885 South Robert Trail; bingo, 7 p.m., Plaza Building. Tuesday, April 9 — Health seminar, noon, Rosemount Community Center, bring a bag lunch; Eagan High School jazz concert, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 — Cribbage challenge, 10:45 a.m., Scott Highlands Middle School; Drop -in bowling, 1 p.m., City Limits Lanes, 15400 South Robert Trail. Aril 11 — Income Burnsville Senior Center schedule Events open to all seniors. Location: lower level of Diamondhead Education Cen- ter, 296 W. Burnsville Park- way. Information: 707-4120. Monday, April 8:. caregivers' education, 10 a.m.; drawing, 10 a.m.; noontime dining at Eagle Ridge, 12600 Eagle Ridge Place, Burnsville; dominoes, 12:45 p.m.; pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; receptionists party, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9: fitness, 8 a.m.; quilters, 9:30 a.m.; bowl- ing at Cedarvale, Cedarvale Bowl, 3883 Beau D'Rue Drive, Eagan; duplicate bridge, 12:45 p.m.; Valley Troubadours, 1:30 p.m.; double pinochle, 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 9: yoga, -8" a.m.; income tax preparation, 9 '.a.m.; chess, 9 a.m.; Senior Visitors, 10:30 a.m.; noontime • dining at Eagle Ridge; bridge, 12:45 p.m.; 500 cards, 12:45 p.m. _ Thursday, April 11: fitness, 8 a.m.; blood pressure check, 9:30 a.m.; Fun and Friendship Club followed by lunch, bingo, bridge and 500 cards, 11 a.m.; Scrabble, 12:45 p.m. Friday, April 12: men's breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; painters' workshop, .9 a.m.; writers' workshop, 10 a.m.; writers' group, 10 a.m.; noontime . din- ing at Eagle Ridge; hand and fooLcards,.1.2:45 p.m°; 3liowling at Apple Valley; Apple Place Bowl, 14917 Garret Ave., Ap- le Val e • dance, 1 p.m. ess, Ea- :45 aw- nd rk- ing es, :45 BIRTHS BAUER — Boy born to Dale Gerard Bauer and Gayle Ann Nelson, Farmington; March 25, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospi- tal, Burnsville. OKLON — Girl born to Richard- .Wayne and Shanna Lea Oklon, Lakeville, March 24,. 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. JENSON -- Boy born to Craig Philip and Mary Irene Jenson, Farmington, March 24, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burns- ville., AMUNDSON — Boy born to Michael Shane and Nancy Jo Amundson, Burns- ville, March 24, 1996, in Fairview Ridges. Hospital, Burnsville. HUYNH -- Boy born to Cam Van Huynh and Kim Ngoc Tran, Eagan, March 24, '1996, in Fairview Ridges- Hospital, Burns- ville. KLICKA — Girl born to Steven Patrick and Sheri Lynn Klicka, Farmington, March 24, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. CHRISTNER -- Boy born to Anthony Michael and Loretta Jean Christner, Lakeville,' Feb. 28, 1996, .in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. FRITCHMAN -- Girl born to Paul' R. and Terese Marie Fritchman, Eagan, Feb. 19, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burns- ville. MILLER - Girl born to Jeffrey Michael and Paula Michelle Miller, Rosemount, Feb.22, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. ERICKSON — Boy born to Jeffrey Scott and Kelli Suzanne Erickson, Eagan, Feb. 25, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. BLANCHARD -- Girl born 'to William Lee and Elizabeth Ellen Blanchard, Burnsville, March 15, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospi- tal, Burnsville. FULWOOD -- Boy born to Tabitha' Nell Fulwood, Eagan, March 17, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville. COFFEY Boy born to, John -Jeremiah and Krista Marie Coffey, Apple Valley, March 18, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospi- tal, Burnsville.' BERG — Girl born to Steve Dennis and Amy Jo Berg,' Apple Valley, March 18, 1996, in Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burns- ville. SHEPERSKY =- Boy born to Brian Lloyd and Julie Esther Shepersky,-Hastings, March 9, 1996, in Regina Medical Center, Hast- ings. n engagements se, Stewart-Tetzlaff le, Cheri Ann Stewart of Eagan ary and Andrew Karl Tetzlaff of for .Apple_ Valley plan to marry in .45 September_ 1996. ing Parents of the -couple are 10 Hugh and Judy Stewart of- Ea- n'•; gan and Henry and Linda Tetzlaff of Apple Valley. Stewart is a 1987 graduate of Rosemount High School and is working at Cedarv. .Chiro- practic 1-t% s Week Legislature (Continued from front page) really quite good. ... The test scores are good and getting better. But in some parts of the state, particularly Minneapolis and St. Paul, test scores are bad and getting worse." Burnsville Sen. David Knut- son, R-36, and Bloomington Sen. Bill Belanger, R-41, op- pose vouchers, saying they're a single-minded stab at solving a host of problems in education. "Frankly, I just don't see it passing this year," said Knut- son, a member of the Senate Education Committee. "To straighten Minneapolis and St. Paul out, we'd have to infuse large amounts of money into those cities," said Be- langer. "And I'm not averse to that, to bring them on a par with suburban schools." Knutson said he's pinning much of his hope for improved student performance on Minne- sota's pending graduation re- quirements. Airport Pawlenty said he's disap- pointed that Carlson called for a halt to the nearly completed dual -track process for deciding whether to move the airport to Dakota County or expand the Bloomington airport. But it now appears that the airport will stay put, and the focus should shift to noise mitigation and expansion plan- ning, he said. Knutson said he and Farmington Sen. Pat Pariseau have sponsored past legislation to halt the dual -track process. But he's reserving judgment on a new proposal by Sen. Ted Mondale, DFL-St. Louis Park, to halt the process. Knutson and McElroy said the bill may include $165 million for a south Minneapolis transit proj- ect that Mondale intends as a trade-off with airport relocation proponents in that city. Under dual -track, the Legis- lature would decide the air- port's fate next year. "As long as no more money gets spent, I don't see that it's a big issue when we say no," McElroy said. "There seems to be enough evidence to indicate that that's the right answer." Belanger, who sits on the Joint Legislative Commission for Metropolitan Airport Plan- ning, agrees. Stadium The non -binding referendum would ask voters' opinion on some form of metro tax hike to raise money for a base- ball stadium with a retractable roof. Belanger said the Twins make a convincing argument that the all-purpose Metro - dome's configuration doesn't provide enough revenue from season tickets and other sources. "I'm not averse to putting it out for a referendum," he said. "That's described as a cop-out; it would be strictly advisory. But if we're going to do some- thing that controversial, let's find out how the people in the seven -county area feel about it." Pawlenty said he's fed up with pro sports and won't vote for a stadium without voter ap- proval. Knutson and McElroy also support a referendum. "Certainly I would feel bound by it," McElroy said. Surplus The possibility of an $824 million budget surplus by June 30, 1997, must be weighed against projections of an $8 billion deficit early next cen- tury, Belanger said. "Even Republicans, for cry- ing out loud, have got ways to spend (the surplus)," he said. "I sit there in caucus and say, 'We don't have any money.' " Pawlenty said he favors some form of tax relief. But Knutson opposes one- time "rebates" that might be proposed by some Republicans (income taxes) or Democrats (property taxes). "They're both gimmicks and they're both not worth pursu- ing, because it doesn't change anything," he said. Knutson said he favors return- ing $770 million in delayed aid payments to school districts. The "tax shift," as it is known, forces schools into short-term borrowing. Said McElroy, "I'm going to resist spending the so-called surplus until, 'A,' we're sure that it's real, `B,' until we have a better idea of what's going to happen from the im- pact of federal budget changes, and `C,' until we get a chance to look at some longer changes in taxes and the funding of schools." Burnsville Rep. Ken Wolf (R-41B) and Eagan Sen. Deanna Wiener (DFL-36) were out of town and could not be reached. — Staff writer Brenda Haugen contributed to this story. Judge listens to -'et noise case. Cities surrounding Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport faced off against the Metropolitan Airports Commission and Northwest Airlines .last week in their legal dispute over noise mit- igation. Attorneys for both sides argued their cases Dec. 20 in the Family Justice Center in downtown Minneapolis. Following a hearing of the case, which - included almost three hours of arguments from both sides, Hennepin County District Judge Stephen Aldrichdid not decide any- thing, opting instead to come back with a ruling at a later time. Aldrich may not come back with a deci- sion "for a few weeks," according to Richfield's attorney John (Mac) LeFevre. The complaint is an "environmental - actiori" brought by cities of Minneapolis, Richfield, Eagan and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority n against the MAC. The cities are asking the court to enforce "commitments"made by the MAC to provide noise 'mitigation - such as insu- lation, new windows, doors, and others- to homes receiving an average of 60 to 64 decibels. Based on day -night levels (DNL) of . ,jet- noise, the MAC sets a contour around MSP to determine which houses received noise mitigation. - Such mitigation is• provided at no charge tohomeowners in the 65 and greater DNL, as required by federal law. At issue is a 1996 agreement in which MAC pledged mitigation to houses` in the 60 to 64 DNL area. In 2004, MAC agreed to provide only air-conditioning•to houses in the 60 to 64 DNL, with homeowners paying_ 'for a portion ofthe cost. This was .deemed unacceptable by cities around the airport who argue that • MAC's mitigation plan fall- well short of what was promised. • "MAC has made clear that it will not provide full sound insulation ... contrary .to it's responsibility pursuant to • Minnesota -law," according to the com- plaint filed in Hennepin County's Fourth Judicial District Court. , The complaint goes on to say that if full mitigation was provided, houses in the 60 to 64 DNL would "predominantly experi- ence noise in the 40 to, 45 decibel range, almost 1,000 times less sound energy than they.currently.experience ...." The Richfield area in the 60 to 64 DNL, according to the city, begins just west of Minnesota Highway 77 and Interstate 494 corridor and doglegs left around north Richfield, stretching as far west as Garfield Avenue. • Richfield announced in April 2005 that it would join the -other cities in the lawsuit, one of many filed against- the MAC. - According to a city of Richfield news • release: • • • - • The MAC voted in November 2004 to •offer only an air conditioning package to homes in the 60 to 64 DNL noise con- tours with a homeowner co -pay compo= nent. This 'scaled -back 1998 mitigation pro- gram, Richfield officials say, reneges on • MAC's past commitments when 'the Legislature decided to keep and expand the airport at its current location. As part of those expansion plans, the MAC agreed to provide full sound insulation out to the 60 DNL contour.: • Under the . 2007 noise exposure map; approved by' the Federal Aviation Administration in 2005, Richfield has 845. homes within the 60-64 DNL contours. Of those 845 homes, 78 percent already have air conditioning and would not receive any sound mitigation under the MAC's current recommendation. In all, the 60 to 64 DNL area around MSP includes 4,291 homes in Minneapolis, 492 in Eagan and 148 in Bloomington. . • A 205 study in Richfield, Minneapolis and Eagan found that 38.5 percent of peo- - ple living in areas exposed to 60 to 64 deci- • bels of noise are "highly annoyed" -by the noise. Those that do qualify would be required to share the cost, according to the , release. - Compiled by Steven Pease :., I.,.,.•• , . • : .•.;!, ', ',, • .-.t.. , . 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Dist. 196, SEE outline important By BRENDA HAUGEN Though there . will.. un- doubtedly be many issues that come up during the 1996 legislative, session that. will affect � schoolsin the state, District 196, for now, is planning to concentrate on two issues — :secondary per pupil unit weighting and. requirements for receiving cooperation revenue. According to Board Mem- ber . Kevin Sampers, . who chairs District 196's Regis (See Schools, p.12A) Vouchers Burnsville Rep. Dan ,McEl- roy, R-36B, and Eagan Rep. Tim Pawlenty, R-38B, are re- - serving judgment on Republi-. can Gov. Arne Carlson's cher- ished proposal to offer private - school vouchers to students from low- and middle -income families. Carlson is proposing a pilot project in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Brooklyn Center and an outstate school district. "I have thoughts, but I'm anxious to hear the results of hearings that will be held on - the proposal and to hear from constituents," McElroy said. 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The city recognizes that once this runway is operational there is no going back;" said Dianne Miller, Eagan's staff liaison to the city's .Airport. Relations Commission. • ;The north -south ' runway,. expected to. open. in late Octo- . ber,'runs along _Cedar Avenue,' but flight paths are expected to fan across the. southern metro: Areas of Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville and Bloomington should expect a noticeable increase in air traffic this fall, according to the Metropolitan Airports 'Commission, the pub- j lic body, that owns and operates the airport. '• --• • -• • 'The new runway, which,wll increase.,the--airport's capacity byLabout 25 percent, adds five flight .paths and about 290 new —daily departures and arrivals above Eagan alone. ...:Eagan officials hope the data from the 10 new monitors will help them. answer residents' questions about how they will be affected. :"There, are several areas in Eagan that aren't impacted by any noise right now. Those resi- dents are likely to be extremely noise sensitive," Council Mem- ber. Peggy Carlson said. "Those areas will be the most hurt by the runway. We want to be able to respond accurately to their concerns." The city also will use the baseline noise data to verify predictions of the MAC, which currently has eight permanent monitors•in Eagan: "We need independent data," said Carlson. "We need to dou- ble-check that what we are receiving is accurate and also to look at areas that aren't covered right now by (the MAC)." Once the runway opens, the city intends to recheck the noise levels at the monitoring sites. The Acoustics Group of Wyle Laboratories in Arlington, Va., will install the monitors in June for •a seven-day measurement period. The company also will prepare independent projec- tions on how many. airplanes will be above Eagan and where. Wyle's contract with Eagan is not to top $39,500. "It hasn't been decided where the Monitors will be located," said Wyle project director Bill Albee. "My guess is that they'd go up at schools, maybe churches ... see what levels are in some neighbor- hoods." Eagan and other southern suburbs, along with Richfield and Minneapolis, long have wanted the MAC to buffer more residents from airport din. In areas where the Day - AIRPORT NOISE, 3B ow in its n , iation culminates in August, vial goodwill ambassador of will be a lot of fun." as chosen: The Princess Kay com- t a beauty pageant, Bremer said. 3nel of judges chooses finalists )ersonal interview, a speech on )f the industry and a mock radio e candidates also attend four inars. In her speech, Bremer t the positive health effects of dairy. "I just focused on how con - and how it makes healthy bones teeth, all the way down to your Ils. It helps things you don't think day. There have been recent stud- y dairy helps with weight loss." es: Bremer is studying English iications in secondary education, al of being a high school English acher. :tive in her church, St. John's _utheran Church in Hastings. , she will teach a radio broadcast- ' creative arts camp for teens on 3mpus. She also hopes to be a istant in the Hastings school dis- :e doesn't slow down during the She writes for the Variety section us newspaper, tutors at a Morris school, plays intramural sports > secretary in her dormitory hall is concerts as part of the campus incil. And her two-hour radio w Wave Music Era With Dave and ekly on KUMM, the campus . "We try to play the lesser- ," she said. recommend: "Me Talk Pretty David Sedaris. "I started it the d I've read about half of it (in really enjoyed it.... I kind of got rim for Metro People? E-mail Fred- Melo@pioneerpress.com. ,IFFERENCE Betsy Mowry said in a written statement. 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Supplies may be limited, sorry no rainchecks. ards accepted. Manufacturers coupons accepted. ions 49' LB. 20 Ib. bag for $1.69 '2.69 EACH id (1 Ib. Pkg) 81.39 ;et One Free (Limit of 2 Free) CONTINUED Airport noise (continued) Night Average Sound Level for jet noise — called DNL — is in the 65-decibel range or higher, the MAC paid for homes to be soundproofed. Since 1992, the MAC has spent $223 million to soundproof 7,690 houses, usually installing new doors, windows, insula- tion, ventilation systems and air condi- tioning. t But officials in Minneapolis, Eagan and Richfield say the MAC promised in the 1990s to provide similar noiseproof- ing for more than 5,500 other homes located in areas in the 60-64 DNL range. This spring, the three cities jointly sued the MAC over the soundproofing, which the MAC contends it never promised to provide for homes in the lower noise. range. - The MAC supports Eagan's move to flat bring , in additional monitors, FROM PAGE 1B spokesman Patrick Hogan said. "From our perspective, the mor information we have on noise the bette we are," he said. "We know that the noise impact will change once the new runway opens."' Richfield is the only other metro city to hire a firm to independently monitor the noise. In June, Orfield Laboratories Inc. of Minneapolis set up six monitor- ing sites. "Richfield has overflight noise, but we also have another impact called low - frequency noise, which -cause homes to vibrate and shake. We are concerned about that," said Pam Dmytrenko, assistant to the Richfield city manager. "We're concerned about the rum- bling from planes on the runway. Now we will have proof and evidence of what is going on. We wanted good, hard data to show the impact." Meggen Lindsay can be reached at mlindsay@pioneerpress.com or 65.1-228-5260. ad of curly -feat pondweed after the non-native plant naa peen cui anu rernuveu sance aquatic vegetation with the mechanical harvester pictured in the nuisance. It's through. You :h it easily." water milfoil, dweed is non - stringy plant rn-like leaves et and spreads ace mats that aquatic recre- .rus released also can lead to oblems. cleaned up last res and is the 's recreational d Earley lakes ess with no pub- est'and-'are used .ide residents. esota lakes that idergo curly -leaf > EVILL PIONEER PRESS cleanup in recent years include Bald Eagle Lake in Ramsey County (with small parts of it in Washington and Anoka counties) as well as Lake Como in St. Paul. Jacobsen said the invasive plant likely got into Burnsville lakes through the storm -sewer system, boats or canoes. - Ridding the lakes of the non- native plant could take' years. Cleanup is in its second year at Keller and Earley lakes, while Crystal Lake is in its third year. Residents like Dawson are patiently waiting. "We're hoping that in the next couple of years it will be clean again and that we'll be able to do more in the lake again," she said. Nancy Ngo can be reached at nngo@pioneerpress;com or 651-228-5172. PAUL ST. PAUL $3 million allocated for airport noise program Page 1 of 2 Find the most car models that click with you. Are you sitting down? HTIOD 1 UJ00L0 startribune,com 40 Nation 'World Published Friday, August 4, 2000 $3 million allocated for airport noise program Greg Gordon / Star Tribune WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Transportation Department has allocated an additional $3 million to insulate houses surrounding the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport from noise, bringing this year's total federal grants to $8 million, Rep. Martin Sabo, D-Minn., announced Thursday. The money will enable "approximately 146 additional families that live near the airport to benefit from sound insulation," he said. The Metropolitan Airports Commission's eight -year program, the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation, modified 5,811 houses through June 21 for $146.2 million, MAC spokeswoman Amy von Walter said. Sabo's office said 11 schools also have been insulated against sound. Acoustic modifications, provided for houses exposed to at least 65 decibels of airport noise, average $30,000 to $35,000 per house and typically range from upgrading furnaces and air conditioning systems to replacing doors and windows, Von Walter said. MAC plans to modify 1,100 more houses under the program. It has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for approval to expand the program significantly as the airport continues to grow, including the addition of a north -south runway now under construction. The runway has raised noise issues for such suburbs as Richfield, Apple Valley, Eagan, Bloomington and part of Burnsville. The program could cost $1 billion ultimately, and could cover 6,500 more houses as well as reducing the noise threshold to 60 decibels. Copyright 2000 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisSlug=NOIS04&date=04-Aug-2000&word=eagan 8/7/2000 Jun. 6. 2001 11:19AM THE WALLACE GROUP No.6269 P. 4/4 Airport committee Jet ^°'�°°'w�^the lines rejects broad plan to insulate houses By Den. Wascoe Jr. Star Tribune Staff Writer Wary of escalating costs for noise insulation, a key com- mittee of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) voted 4 to 3 Tuesday not to recommend the highest - priced choice for buffering 10,040 more houses from the roar of overhead jets. But, the panel adjourned before: it could vote on a less - expensive choice, including one that would provide cash paymolts for air -noise ease- ments{: over affected houses. The committee will take up the issue again next week. The; vote, by the commis- sion's Planning and Environ- ment Committee, countered the uu'�ggtings of Minneapolis MayorlSharon Sayles Belton, Bloomington Mayor Gene Win- stead ,land state Rep, Wes Skoglund, DFL-Minneapolis, All three recommended that the panel extend all of the noise - insulation measures that the MAC already is applying to 7,880 houses near Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport. Thrgpgh March, the MAC had insulated 6,388 houses ex- posed to an average of 65 decibels. It has provided air conditioning, windows, doors, ventilation equipment and roof -vent baffles for a total cost of j,76.6 million. The h hew program would provide�fthe same insulation for 300 houses in an extended area experiencing an average of 65 to 75 decibels. But the MAC is ponderitlg what to do for 10,040 houses in an area ex- posed tq an average of 60 to 64 decibels. About two-thirds are in the 60- and 61-decibel area. In addition, the program would include 4,110 multifamily units in the 60- to 64-decibel area. The insulation choices range from about $135.5 mil- lion for air conditioning only to $451.8 million for the full program, according to staff es- timates,. The MAC previously approved $150 million for ad- ditional noise insulation in its long-range plans, What was intended? Committee Chairman Rog- er Hale and members Alton Gasper and Coral Houle voted for the most expensive choice Tuesday. Gasper said the commis- sion promised in 1996 to ex- tend insulation to the 60- to 64-decibel zone, although oth- ers question exactly how much was promised. Houle said intent of the group recommending that ex- tension was "not to do as little as possible," although she conceded "maybe it wasn't $450 million.' Hale, who is Sayles Belton's appointee to the. MAC, said that people in the expanded zone expect full insulation and that jet noise "will in- crease at a pretty steady lev- el." Even now, he said, the outdoor impact of planes us- ing the airport "is very signifi- cant. At least we should give those people the really solid option of a quieter house. But two of the four major- ity commissioners questioned whether the intent in 1996 was . to provide the identical insulation program, The Metropolitan Airports Commission is weighing costs versus noise relief for 10,040 houses in the area between the proposed 65-decibel and 60-decibel contours on thls map. A MAC committee narrowly rejected the most expensive option Tuesday and will reconsider less costly proposals. Dick Long said that when the extension was approved, there was a $25,000-per-house cap on noise mitigation: That limit, was lifted in 1997, and the average cost increased to $44,000 in 2000, Bert McKasy said he favors an option that would include testing to learn which houses need insulation to lower their internal noise level to an aver- age of 45 decibels — a federal standard. But the total cost of testing and of subsequent in- sulation needs is not known. Hale guessed $200 million to $300 million. The other two commis- sioners who voted against the highest -cost option were Wil- liam Erhart and Paul Weske. Skoglund said that regard- less of decibel averages, fig- ured under an intricate feder- al forinula, individual planes produce noise far greater than those averages, including at night. He said residents under those planes "deserve to have as full a night's sleep as airline flight crews get." Sayles Belton said insulation 60 (ecibel noise level Star Tribune map costs should be borne by the airlines as "the cost of operat- ing a responsible business," by the state as the cost of keeping the airport in its urban setting and by the MAC at the cost of delaying other projects. The MAC staff said that raising auto -rental fees and parking rates at the airport could generate some extra money. But it noted that those charges already are among the nation's highest. The idea of paying for air easements was raised in a MAC staff report Tuesday. It would provide unspecified cash, in addition to air condi- tioning, for homeowners in the 60- to 64-decibel zone. The "avigational easement" would be attached to the property's deed, meaning it .would apply to future owners and block claims for addition- al compensation, Skoglund questioned whether the idea is practical or would survive court challenges. — Dan Wascoe Jr. is at dwascoe@startribune.com. Man sues 2 officers, Minneapolis A Mounds View baker sued Minneapolis and two police officers Tuesday, alleging that Michael For- cia, 37, of New Brighton on Tuesday announced his lawsuit against the eliv n4 Minna_ --r- --- ...y � .,..,. , c,wuus w uuv ,usivey ui nrnoorewpioneerpres.com or (651) On a typical day, incense and license. Trkla has his share of South St. Paul. It's a very good 228-5452. 0; EAGAN il Properties withrepea•.t nuisance ca targetd Law could impose traffic problems. A house on Keefe Street,where fee totaling $250 goal means that if police get called to The of the ordinance is to police were called about 42 times an address for narcotics, a barking AMY SHERMAN STAFF WRITER deal with .properties that create last year for complaints about dog and -a loud party once each, undue -drain on police due to narcotics, loud parties and .other the property owner- may not be. v chronic neighborhood disturbances. problems, could be the poster- have to pay a fee. - 1 f Eagan police are called to a These are the types of complaints child for this new ordinance. In 1995,St. -Paul adopted a property three times for nui- that usually aren't headline -grab- The fee will be a tool the city similar ordance but found that it sane complaints Ike barking dogs Bing big crimes, but many of the uses as a last resort; Therkelsen had no teeth- because the city o Or booming stereos, the property little things that can make neigh- said police hope to work together couldn't force violators to pay the bwner or tenant could be requiredbors' lives . miserable, said Police with .property owners to resolve bill. No one paid a bill under the D to pay a fee of $250. Chief Kent Therkelsen. problems. Before the city would ordinance, although . warnings c� Oa Tuesday, the Eagan City The ordinance is not intended to impose . a fee, the property owner prompted the majority of.violators z Council approved a new ordinance, discourage crime victims and oth- .or tenant - will receive a warning to clean up their act. which will apply to residences and ers from reporting problems. letter. Anyonewho is .charged the The. - ordinance, .which was businesses that have three or more Council Member Paul Bakken fee mayhearing. amended earlier this request a year, allows nuisance complaints within a year. said the ordinance will allow the A police or animal control offi- the city to bill a property owner Far apartment buildings, police city to fairly distribute- the'costs cer must - observe the violation. $130 after multiple violations. If will most likely impose the fee on to those who disproportionately For example, if the dog stops the bill isn't paid, the costs can- ; - the tenant but could impose it on use police services. `We expect barking . by the time an officer now be placed.on the tax rolls. o• a property owner if the owner people to . behave themselves," he arrives, the city can't count that Other cities have similar ordi-_ does not try to fix the problem said toward a potential fee. The pur- trances that onl a to multi - coo Nuisance calls include drugs, About 61 properties had three or pose of that rule is to avoid hav- farnn ro y pp� 4. noisy parties, animals at large, more calls last year for problems ing the ordinance be a way . for y p pert><es. - gambling and prostitution in addi- that would fall under the nuisance neighbors to harass one another. Amy Sherman, who covers Eagan, Inver ^' tion to other crimes. It won't ordinance Complaints about ani- The ordinance states that a fee Grove Heights and Rosemount, can be include r,rils reporting domestic mals, loud parties and disturbing can be imposed for nuisance calls reacted at asherman®lonee abuse, assault, medical calls or the peace were the most common. of a "same or similar kind." That com or (651) 228-2174 rptess. 60:90 L019L/50 5-7/0,7 Link between failed. levies and bus cu ts sinkingin Parents upset, fear ROSEMOUNT-EAGAN-APPLE VALLEY SCHOOLS district to reconsider several of its busing -related choices. Online distance from their schools. The designation is der rminpd by avor- 4A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1997 Eagan proudly sponsored national conference By Mayor Tom Egan Guest Columnist The National Organization to Insure a Sound Controlled En- vironment (NOISE) had its 27th annual meeting and noise sym- posium in Eagan last month. NOISE is an association of local governments and others whose mission is to reduce jet aircraft noise around the nation's air- ports. NOISE engages in a vari- ety of actions at the national level intended to influence fed- eral legislative and regulatory measures relating to airport noise. In.years past, the annual meeting has been scheduled_ in larger cities, such as Washing- ton, D.C., Los Angeles, Dallas - Fort Worth, Denver, Atlanta, Reno and Phoenix. We can all be extremely proud of how well the public and private representatives. of the Eagan communityworked to- gether to bring about a success- ful conference. More than 65 at- tendees and their families, from as far away as Botany Bay, Aus- tralia, were comfortably housed in Eagan. While the annual meeting and noise symposium is always a special event, this year we were able to lend a local: slant which made the symposium very spe- cial and unique. The NOISE par- ticipantsllearned-first-hand that we in the Minneapolis -St. Paul area have been dealing in a very significant way with the issue of - airport relations for many years. They heard a panel presentation titled, "The Minneapolis -St. Paul Dual Track Process: A Case Study" featuring Chauncey Case from the Metropolitan Council, Nigel Finney from the Metropol- itan Airport Commission, Jan DelCalzo from the city of Min- neapolis, Jennifer Sayre from Northwest Airlines and Jon Ho- henstein from the city of Eagan. This group of panelists discussed the complex history and policy considerations' behind the deci- sion' on placement of the Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Airport. Other local experts did a superlative job providing the au- dience with information on noise management techniques in the Twin Cities area. Additionally, the NOISE par- ticipants received an outstand- ing presentation by Bill Albee, acting noise Ombudsman for the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration, and a host of other con- gressional, legal and industry experts on aircraft, airports and noise. Eagan city staff did an in- credible job of helping to make local arrangements. As a result, participants at this conference, along with their spouses and families, were provided an op- portunity to thoroughly enjoy every spare moment that they were not actively engaged in the conference itself. There is little doubt that if in the future NOISE or similar national organizations desire to hold a conference in Eagan, they can plan their conference with great confidence. A spe- cial thanks must be extended to all of those who participated in so many ways in carrying out this very successful and en- lightening conference held for the first time, and hopefully not the last, in our. fair commu- nity. Tom Egan is mayorof the city of Eagan and president of NOISE. • EaganrCity 'Council- agreed to send the Metropolitan Council a letter, asking the council to adhere to the''policies� it has adopted to limit new residen- tial development within the airport noise policy contours, whether in the context of a comprehensive guide update or specific development propos- als. A draft of the letter said the corridor has "provided a valu- able service for the region by offering a relatively noise compatible alternative for op- erations at he airport.... The in- troduction of new residential uses within areas known to be impacted by significant levels of aircraft noise will result in political pressure to dismantle the procedures that permit the corridor to function and aircraft would fan away from the noise compatible areas." Council Member Bea Blomquist said she thought the Eagan officials fear noise zone will shift toward city By MARK LARSON Possible residential construc- tion in neighboring cities has officials worried airplanes may soon be flying over their Eagan homes. Inver Grove Heights and Mendota Heights recently completed proposals for com- prehensive guide plan updates that include rezoning of land near and within the noise com- patible area. The area is a cor- ridor of land the cities sur- rounding the airport are obli- gated to limit to industrial and commercial use. The corridor, based on the Metropolitan Council's noise policy contours, provides a noise compatible area for air- planes arriving to and depart- ing from the southeast. According to the Eagan Air- port Relations Committee, Mendota Heights is consider- ing a development proposal for townhomes south of Highway 110 and east of Highway 55, adjacent to the Furlong neigh- borhood, which has previously received sound insulation as- sistance through the Part 150 program. Inver Grove Heights may seek to designate areas in the northern part of the city, along the boundary with Eagan, for. urban density residential de- velopment, according to Air- port Relations Committee members. Jon Hohenstein, assistant to the city administrator, said the noise compatible area policy was developed by the Metro- politan Council in the early 80s and cities have a legal ob- ligation to work with the coun- cil on land planning. Eagan City Council members said they 'are afraid that over time, the residential develop- ments may prompt political action to divert aircraft from the noise compatible area to residential areas in Eagan. (See Noise, p.8A) (Continual from front page) '"L neighboring' cities are inten i At the 'Jan. 20 meeting, the tionally planning residential. development in the corridor to push airline paths into Eagan. Inver Grove. Heights and Mendota Heights officials could not be reached for com- ment before this issue went to press. "Eagan has worked hard to live by the agreement. It would not be fair for the Metropolitan Council to allow a variance. They have the authority to say no," said Tom Hedges, Eagan city administrator. The • noise contours estab- lished by the Metropolitan Council reflect the land cur- rently affected by noise. The letter drafted for the Metropoli- tan Council suggests the con- tours may change in the future, allowing for further residential development, if improved technology leads to quieter airplanes, but it said it would not be prudent to permit devel- opment until the improvements are actually made. (•' WzK I\Aav(k I) I4 Runway reconstruction may give Eagan residents a break from noise By MARK LARSON Eagan residents who live near the airport's noise corridor will get a break this spring and summer, as many of the large jets scheduled to fly over their homes will be redirected. Construction on one of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Interna- tional Airport's runways will change air traffic over Eagan from April 1 to August 1 this year, according to Wendy Burt, public information officer for the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC). Burt said most of the re- routed traffic would be a bene- fit to Eagan. "Eagan really isn't going to be affected much," said Burt. "Bloomington and southern Richfield will be affected the most. If anything, it will be a positive change for Eagan." Beginning in April, the MAC will begin the first phase of a much needed reconstruction on the south parallel runway — runway 12R/30L. The airport currently has three runways, two parallel to each other, run- ning from the northwest to the southeast, and a lone runway running from the northeast to the southwest. "The change will have some effect on Eagan, but it is hard to describe noise impact in words for people," said Jon Hohenstein, assistant to the city administrator in Eagan. "We'll probably see less traffic in Eagan." Much of the redirected outgo- ing traffic will use the crosswind runway running to the southwest. Dick Keinz, di- rector of environment for the MAC, said along withtraffic increasing over Bloomington and south Richfield, some of the airplanes will turn sharply to the southeast over Eagan, right over the Cedar Avenue bridge to Bloomington. "But by that time, the air- craft will be higher than they normally are over the noise corridor," said Keinz. "Eagan residents may not even no- tice." Keinz said the MAC has made an extra effort to get the word out about the reconstruc- tion. "We wanted to get people informed. That's 90 percent of the battle," said Keinz. "We're trying to be as proactive as we can be." This year's reconstruction will repair the northwest 3,400 BLOOMINGTON AND south Richfield will see the most increased air traffic when the south parallel runway undergoes construction this spring. This diagram shows how flights taking off from the northeast -southwest "crosswind" runway will fly south, turn southeast, or turn west. -165{1() Tn 15 W-CCK WVi Vch I , iMg feet of the runway. Rebuilding ..of the southeast 3,000 feet is planned for the same time of year in 1999. The total project cost is expected to be ap- proximately $17 million. Keinz said' the middle third will not be able to be fixed until the new north -south runway is completed in 2003. The southern parallel was constructed in the -1950s and consists of eight- to 11-inch thick concrete overlaid with 10 inches of bituminous, or as- phalt. The runway materials have deteriorated because of their age. They were also not designed to accommodate to- day's heavier aircraft. Thereconstructed runway will have 20- to 24-inch thick concrete that will be able to handle the weight of the heav- ier aircraft now being used at the airport. During the repairs, the south parallel runway will be limited to 6,000 feet of usable runway length. As a result, regional aircraft use will increase and larger aircraft use will de- crease on the south parallel, which normally sends out and receives aircraft from the noise corridor over northern Eagan. Exact percentages of use will be determined by individual aircraft performance capabili- ties, weather conditions . and aircraft weight. According to given out by the MAC, ap- proximately 50 percent of the aircraft that normally uses the south parallel runway will be able to continue to use the shortened runway for depar- tures and arrivals. The other 50 percent will be split between the crosswind runway and the north parallel. The MAC report stated dur- ing the construction season, the winds will favor an easterly departure and arrival flow. That configuration will result in de- partures from both parallel runways and the crosswind runway. Arrivals will most likely occur on the parallels except for large aircraft and long -haul flights, the report states. In addition, when the weather requires . the use _of the. airport in a westerly flow, aircraft will information depart using the north parallel and the crosswind, runway 22, while arrivals would use the parallel runways 30L and 30R. The report states that as a result of several years of plan- ning and coordination with the FAA and Northwest the reconstruction is ticipated to impact port's capacity. Airlines, not an - the air Igsta4 11.6 /9?f 1 1 from the city's Airport Rela- • tions Commission (ARC) to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) regarding operation of the Northwest Air- lines Test Cell facility. During its December meet-• ing, the ARC learned that resir.: • dents from the Valley View Plateau and other nearby neighborhoods are hearing air- port noise different from what they normally experience.. They believe it is coming from the test cell facility, located on the east end of the airport near Glumack Drive and Highway 5. The facility is a testing site for jet engines removed from. airplanes. All of the testing is performed inside buildings, said Assistant City Adminis- trator Jamie Verbrugge. Since the December meet- ing, ARC officials have met with the airline, which con- tends that the decibels of sound emitted from the testing facility do not exceed ambient levels in the Highway 5 areas. Airline officials also said that testing is done at the facility on a regular basis to ensure that buffers used to limit the amount of escaping sound are working properly. Airline officials contend the noise may be coming from planes' brakes while taxiing before take -off. • Verbrugge said by. sending the letter, the ARC hopes to receive assdrance •that testing is enforced at the site. — Sara Thomalla-Blood Eagan will. send- letter to airports '-_ S0.-.6Riii4k444,n.--.,;•:,..-i„ commission about for. scholarships Applications for noise concerns - Rotary—Fbiindationl'-'4InhOg.idOt3 The Eagan City Council rial Scholarships. are available ',.• i agreed Feb. 2 to send a letter .. from, theEagan Rotary Club— i ,. • designed to furtherintertational -, understanding and g6d will, provide for study abroad ' .• in more where. Rotary- .c1ub are catedl,SOnie 1,00 scholarships of various type$.WilL:l;',4y,aN. able from clubs • - Academic -Year :Arnb4sado= rial SCholarships are 2forone academic year abroadr,andpfci; vide, funding. for round trip transportation, tuitiOnaiidJe4., room, board, some • supplies, and_language,tfainipg (if necessary),- up:to a • axi_ mum award of $23,000 or its "„ equiyalent. Multi -Year • -Ambassadorial• • Scholarships are flatgrants $11;000 per yeaciforeithet,..,,two, or three years toward the cost of a.degree prOgfain.in ott- country:--AlsO •aVailabte,', aie. • Cultural Ambassadorial Schol arships, which..prOvice _ for three or six ! tensive language-, study • and',. cultural immersion in» another country, including 'trarisp'aiti;. tion,.tuition and .horpe.-stay;,ex4...: penses, up to . a maximum-••4?t $10,000 arid . tively • :•••., During their studies2abrbad, • •• Rotary. Fottridation.,,Arnbassado2... rial , , • "ambassadorsof-:• good .;;• Through appearaneer4'''•1;406`.- Rotary clubs and districts sehools, civic :,organizationsJ , - and Other foruirts,;., ttie-'chdt-ars. represent their homplandS'•,afia-- work to further • infeiriationaU *•• understanding:, For an .applicatiOn, call Quinn Hutson, Eagin,,Aotary[ Community Service director at (612) 41-44p3 9F7.1(.45Y• .1 681-0214. ApplicatioriS•,are.s-.to be submitted by...March ' 11 e 0Z - 1 )961a1 Airport (Continued from front page) northwestern 3,400 feet of the same runway,reconstructed a taxiway on the north side, and built a new taxiway on -the south side, which was a- $17.5 million project. "This year's program is the mirror image of that product," said Warren. The project on the east end, which is estimated to cost about $21 million, is expected to be completed in September. In addition to demolition and reconstruction of the runway, the project also includes un- derground utility work, electri- cal rewiring, rebuilding of the north taxiway and construction of the south taxiway. The contractors on the proj- ect will work six days a week, Monday through Saturday (excluding holidays), to com- plete the project in 105 days. If the project goes past deadline, the contractor will pay $20,000 in penalties per day. Warren said construction crews worked around the clock to complete last year's project within its deadline. "It is a significanteffort and we . will expect around -the - clock operations this year as well," said Warren. The runway reconstruction project will result in a tempo- rary increase in departures on runway 4/22, also known as the cross -wind runway. MAC offi- cials say flights will take off to the south, so residents in Burnsville, Eagan, south Rich- field and Bloomington will- ex- perience increased air traffic. Evan Futterman, a consultant to the MAC, said that during normal operations, roughly 10 jets per day depart to the south on runway 4/22. With assistance from North- west Airlines, and computer simulations using last year's flight patterns during recon- struction, Futterman predicts that between 195-250 jets and 50-80 prop aircraft will depart each day from runway 4/22 during the reconstruction proj- ect. The shortened runway 12R/30L will be used for prop 1 1 Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport Highway 62 Proposed extension of 4/22 (for construction in 1994`2000) Blue Concourse Red Concourse Gold Concourse ii...., EconoLot'*k Parking Hubert H. Humphrey Terminal 'A Interstate 494 Green Concourse Regional Airline Terminal Car Rental Short Term and"* General Parking THE METROPOLITAN Airports Commission will begin reconstruction of the. southeast >. portion of the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport's runway 12R/30L in April.. aircraft. Larger aircraft will be shifted over to the airport's north parallel runway and the cross -wind runway. The MAC is holding an open house March 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., for area residents inter- ested in the reconstruction pro- ject. The open house will be held at the commission's gen- eral offices, 6040 28th Ave. S. in Minneapolis. MAC staff and consultants will be on hand to speak with residents about the project and on "expected air traffic' impacts. Information is' also available by calling the_,;MAC'_s_=noie complaint line _at_ 9411. Flse'. ",s++"Du 2,33 - Y^aL"-wfu]V"D'P+•WRxJ'+ ugtv,,. Apple Valley MUSIC HONORS SAINT PAUL tt t tl i PIONEER PRESS ... .. .a'-t,...��,,.'.��T•K'L'—.c'�C.l.'f:.JC.t��: .,� s �a.. ,t..�GW..� Le�",n. 7 V �y .._ -. 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Go to: www.pioneerplanet.com/ columnists/ Inside CAPITOL REPORT 36 BRIEFING • • 713:, DEATHS 7t OBITUARIES 7B THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1999 SERVING APPLE VALLEY ■ EAGAN ■ INVER GROVE HEIGHTS • LAKEVILLE s ROSEMOUNT SECTION LAURA BILLINGS Take a tip and take pen in hand On Oct. 15, 1860, a young girl with more skill at persua- sion than punctu- ation wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln urging him to follow some novel campaign advice: "I am a little girl only eleven years old but I want you should be Presi- dent of the United States very much so I hope you wont think me very bold to write to, such a great man as you are. Have you any little girls about as large as I am if so give them my love and tell her to write to me if you cannot answer this letter. I have got 4 brothers and part of them will vote for you any way, and if you will let your whiskers grow I will try to get the rest of them to vote for you you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the ladies like STAFF COLUMNIST Noise levels take flight in some Runway fix to affect Richfield, Burnsville, Eagan, Bloomington RACHEL E. STASSEN-BERGER STAFF WRITER The outdoor barbecue season will be noisier this spring and summer in Eagan, Burnsville, southern Richfield and Bloom- ington as airport officials reroute more than 200 planes a day to reconstruct run- ways. From April until September, crews will be working to fix an aging runway, giv- ing some noise relief to parts of South Minneapolis but sending more planes over an area south and west of Min- neapolis -St. Paul International Airport. The shifting noise pattern is part of the reconstruction of a 40-year-old runway. The paving on the old runway, known as the southern parallel runway, tends to absorb water, crack and require frequent repairs. Every year for the past few decades, the Metropolitan Airport Commission has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars performing piecemeal repairs. One year the commission spent more than $2 mil- lion to repair the runway. Most of those repairs were done at night, so planes didn't have to be averted. "The runway itself has become a real maintenance challenge for us," said Gary Warren, who works on development issues for the airport commission. The commission has decided to close it and completely revamp it. The reconstruction, which :will cost about $21 million, will involve digging up A dream fulfilled • about 2 feet of paving and rock to replace it with a base of about 6 feet of: cushion sand and paving. While that run-:, way — which handled more than 300 small and large planes on a typical day;. in 1997 — is closed, many planes will be diverted to a central runway. And that's where Eagan, Burnsville,. south Richfield and Bloomington come in — those diverted planes � will be flying- over those cities, rather than causing ,i• racket for the folks in South Minneapolis:`:: While the areas affected by this year's NOISE CONTINUED ON BB Legislators seek return '4 of `friendly CUD of coffee'. LAa uCl Juauuay u ul ...AU A' va n.r usinessman who emceed the, ses-, ion. The theme from Grand Forks Iayor Pat Owens and East Grand . Once the flood -control project 'begins, the number of homes lost in East Grand Forks will exceed 500, according to Stauss. leavier use of airport runway to Increase noise levels NOISE r CONTINUED FROM 1B econstruction have never heard irport noise as they will this ear, they did have a taste of hings to come last year. During he springand summer construe - ion period in 1998, between 100 rnd 200 planes a day flew over :agan, Burnsville, south Richfield tnd Bloomington. This summer's raffic could be twice that fre- iuency. In 1997, the last full year there sas no runway reconstruction pro- tect to divert planes,'fewer than a cozen planes flew over those areas m a typical day. "There was 'a lot more traffic 'last year) and that woke a lot of )eople up over there about the lirport," said Jamie Verbruggie, assistant city administrator in Eagan. He said the city will work • Fresh Roses • Valentine Mylar Balloons • Abdallah Boxed Chocolates PIONEER PRESS hard to educate its residents about airport noise — but that's about the limit of the city's power. "Once that airplane pushes back from the gate at the airport the cooperation with the municipality ends," said Verbruggie. He added that this diversion — and the new noise that Eagan resi- dents will hear might be a sam- ple of things to come. In the year 2002 or 2003, the airports commis- sion plans to unveil a new north - south runway. That runway will route new air traffic over the Eag- an area. While that concerns commission members, by then most airplanes will be 757s and built in such a way that they create less noise, said Nigel Finney, deputy execu- tive directory of planning and en- vironment at the airport commis- sion. Rachel E. Stassen-Berger, who cover. Minneapolis news, can be reached a rstassen-berger @ploneerpress.com or (612) 338-8198. • 24K Gold 12" Rose $54.95 • Floral Arrangements • Blooming Plants Walter's Lange florist afS 400 6th Ave. So., South St. Paul 651-451-6441 Fl4WIRMY4lie Open Sunday, Valentine's Day BROKEN WINDSHIELD? FREE $125 Cash 1 "THERE IS NO CHOICE" Century Auto Glass Your Auto "CLASS" Pro's FujiFilm 4 Packs 7 A Sweetheart Deal for Your Valentine! Gct a $100.1nail-in rebate when you purchase two $99.95 Spr"intPCS phones (Qualcomm Qc,,P1920 or_Samsung.$CH1900),or get;° $100 ma4n rebate d when. you; ='anv two Sprint Sprint. Offer valid on selected rate plans. Certain restrictions apply. Offers valid for a limited time only. 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He no longer wants to pout late ids 1999; be wants to forgive and forget late it's 2000. And he want)] Et 2 call him Prince again. ;It's about time, because be was iTrg a little nutty. Even 4 him. may recall that this all started back in 1992, when Chanhassen's famous homebody signed a t recording contract with Warner Bros. and shortly there- after complained that executives there were stifling his consider- able creative energy. He changed his name to a symbol far androg- ylry, perhaps hoping it would If. .4 •I Ackgt BAIILT PAUL PIONEER PRESS BURNSVILLE, EAGAN BRIAN LAMBERT Lydon "should apologize' in the interests of accountability, reporter Torn Lyden would be well advised to make _an apglogy viewers and his colleagues. PAGE se SOUTH SUBURBAN Increase in air traffic from new runway called unfair WHAT'S NEXT The Metropolitan Airports Commission will hold two more Informational meetings next week: from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Eagan City Hall and from 5to8p.m. May 25 at Royal Cliff conference center In Eagan. TAINMY J. OSEID STAFF WRITER Many Twin Cities residents might be able to enjoy summers more after 2003, when the hum of airplanes over - bead shifts southward. But residents of northern Burnsville and southwestern Eagan aren't eager to bear the brimt of the new air traffic. Eagan and Burnsville residents who attended two Metropolitan Airports Commission presentations this week m Burnsville said noise from a new run- way improves the airport without any compensation for the neighbarhoo _ it will hurt' "What happens to our community?" asked Mary Teske, who lives on the Burnsville -Eagan border. Metropolitan Airports Commission officials said the new runway will allow the airport to relieve noise bur- dens faced by other communities, including Minneapolis and Mendota ,Heights. Although shrinking the affect- ed area removes some residents from the worst noise levels, it also means PLANES CONTINUED ON 2B P TWIN CITIES Palict holds( FBI says .a Twin ('it with a missing 171 girl he met through only trying to help f 0 0 n Butterflies for a ,7 DM Riding for his homeland m c) 0 N 03 MaY.18. 2000 8:54AM THE WALLACE GROUP No.1946 P. 13/15 LOCAL NEWS SOUTH SUBURBAN I U NTY BRIEFING Richardson was ast week with tirst- minal sexual conduct. a.m. on April 29, busted down the 27- oman's bedroom door, g a baseball bat and her to take off her .cording to the Dakota urinal complaint on the man told police her iked, "Do you want me ?" several times during [son grabbed the throat and raped her, to the complaint. He idly struck the woman side of her face, where vas still present during rviews. Richardson then telephone and drapery ch be used to bind the lands and feet together, lint says. lson, who police said lobs in the metro area, ugh the woman's purse, r cell phone, car keys police said. He then ',in her car and was pprehended after he timself into a hospital, Manila Shaver with the 'aul police department. Il assault exam showed :rice of semen on the body, according to the ctim was a great asset Ig this guy in,' Shaver was a trooper." - HANNAH ALLAM, STAFF WRITER PAUL Cideo planned: A free y rodeo will be from 10 1. Saturday, May 20 at St. Paul Ice Arena, 60 Ave, W. The rodeo, with ons on safe riding tech- Id rules, is open to all st St. Paul Police Crime In Department and the Paul Parks and Recre- ►artment are sponsoring t. Registration, which iclude name and tele- (651) 552-4211. — TIM CAREY, STAFF WRITER DAKOTA COUNTY No MVTA holiday bus service: Minnesota Valley Transit Authori- ty will not offer bus service on Memorial Day The regional pub- lic transit provider will offer lim- ited service on Friday, May 26, with some mid -day routes operat- ing and express buses running on a reduced -service schedule. Addi- tional information is available on the MVTA Web site at www.mvta.com or by calling (952) 882-7500 during normal business hours. - TIM CAREY, STAFF WRITER WEST ST. PAUL SK walk, log, race set for adults, kids: The South Family YMCA's annual WOG, a 5K walk, jog and race for adults and a 1- mile fun run for kids, will be Sat- ' urday at 150 W. Thompson Ave., West St, Paul. Entry fees are $12 for the 5K and $7 for the fun run. Registration begins at 7:15 a.m. Saturday in the lower parking lot at the YMCA. AU kids entered will receive a water bottle and a Bridgeman's restaurant certifi- cate. Call (651) 457-0048. — TIM CAREY, STAFF WRITER EAGAN Board member elected: Mike Kwiatkowski, Eagan, has been elected to the board of directors at Dakota Communities. The organization is a nonprofit group that provides services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in the Twin Cities: — TIM CAREY, STAFF WRITER MENDOTA HEIGHTS Fun day at park: A celebration of Mendota Heights parks will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 3 at Mendakota Park, Dodd Road and Mendakota Drive, Mendota Heights. The event will include SAINT PAUL PIONEER PRESS FROM PAGE 1B PLANES • CONTINUED FROM 18 the airports commission won't fund soundproofing for those resi- dents. "No matter where we locate a runway . . . people are going to call in and complain," said Jeff Harniel, the airports commission's executive director. But Teske and others say the commission has broken a longtime agreement with Eagan. "We specifically designed our community to mitigate noise," said Jamie Verbrugge, assistant city administrator. Northern Eagan, where most air traffic flew, became the city's industrial and business area while other areas became more residential, he said. But the new runway, which will be used for 37 percent of all air- port departures and 17 percent of arrivals, redirects traffic to resi- dentigl areas of Eagan as well as much of Burnsville. "We gave up part of our city in the beginning. We didn't really mind. It meant the airport would have a long life," Teske said. "So it was really a very big shock when the airport wanted to take the rest of It," About 15 percent of the new runway traffic will be focused over Cedar Avenue, affecting Burnsville's North River Hills neighborhoods and Eagan's Cedar Grove neighborhood and Cedar - vale. Seven schools in the area, with a total of more than 3,000 stu- dents, would be. affected by the noise, Teske said. One of them, Cedar Alternative School, targets special -education pupils and stu- dents for whom traditional high schools have been ineffective. None of the schools has air condi- tioning. The school district's busi- ness manager, Carter Christie, said the district doesn't yet know what impact the noise will have on schools, although he said some disruption is likely. "You cannot teach with that kind of noise going over," said Teske, who teaches at Dakota County Technical College and was a substitute English teacher in Minneapolls-St.Paul International Airport runway usage 2005 runway use ;� PIONEER PRESS 6514523504 => CITY OF EAGAN ,TEL=6516814612 05/18'00 09:48 los-ota C;v vntLy7b Lot 0 5 - \ g - Dioo 0 uuapual. Flyover country Do Eagan residents know that airplane noise will increase in 2003? by Dan Gearino Staff Writer In December 2003, the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport will open a new runway just east of Cedar Avenue in Richfield. Of the seven proposed flight paths from the runway, three will go over Eagan, bringing the drone of jet engines to neighborhoods that currently have little air traf- fic. "I fear that a lot of people who live in the path of the run- way won't know about it until December 2003," said Eagan Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge. The city has included infor- mation about the new runway in numerous city newsletters and discussed the runway at several televised City Council meet- ings. Still, few neighbors have called the city to ask how their home will specifically be affect- ed. Two current flight paths go over northern Eagan, an area that is largely industrial. The three proposed flight paths would go over the following areas: Cedar Avenue; Highway 13 and Silver Bell Road and continuing to over Cliff Road and I-35E; and Wescott Road. The Eagan City Council voted May 2 to work with air- port authorities to attempt to remove the flight path over Wescott Road. The Wescott flight path cuts right through the heart of the city, while the other two only affect small sec- tions with fewer single-family homes. The proposed Cedarvale redevelopment was created with increased airport noise in mind, city officials said. The redevel- opment includes many new business and apartment areas with fewer single-family homes. Single-family homes are often the most affected by airport noise. The new runway was approved by the state Legislature in 1996. An envi- ronmental impact statement for the runway was released in 1998. Eagan Mayor Pat Awada said that she and other south metro leaders are upset that the new See Noise, SA MAC shows off new noise contour map and: effects from new runway By Joshua Nichols: Sun Newspapers While the new runway set for a 2003 opening at the Min- neapolis -St. r . Paul International. Airport may bring more sounds. of: silence:: tosome: neighbor- hoods,. other areas are about to get an earful. "No matter where we locate a runway .people are going to call inand complain," Jeff Hamiel, the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission's executive director, said earlier this month. Complaints is. what the Met- ropolitan Airpoi'ts:.Commission - . (MAC)' is getting from residents -in Eagan and.:Burnsville con- eerned'that the new runway will •send more flights over their houses. " "We .will see an awful lot of new flights fly over parts . of Eagan thathave been insulated from that . in the past,". said Complaints AssistCity`Ad' - Ea gan antis Jamie Verbrugge;` who ,is a city representative on the Metropolitan- Aircraft; Sound Abatement; Council (MASAC ) The area specifically tinder consideration is along Cedar Av- enue- as it crosses the Minneso- ta River. NOISE: To Page 9A 4 n www.mn5un.com From Page_1A Of the new runway traffic that will be generated from the new north -south run- way, about 15percent will travel over Cedar Avenue, affecting neighborhoods along the northern part of the Eagan - Burnsville boundary.line,.areas not used to having jets routinely fly overhead. The redirection hurts Eagan specifi- cally because for. years it has designed its - growth so that the northern -most part of the city, where most air traffic passed over, contained industrial and business areas. The new runway,which will handle al- most 40 percentof all departures and just over 15 percent of arrivals, redirects much trafficto those residential areas of Eagan and Burnsville. However, Burnsville Deputy City Manager Tom Hansen realizes that any additional noise is simply a matter of fact. "Once the reality of the runway had set in, we realized this was a fact of life and we felt that everybody should share equally in both the pain and the gain of the increased flight paths," Hansen said. Hansen said an equal distribution of the new flight paths is something that Burnsville is most concerned with. - "The city's position has been that the distribution of the newflight paths should be as equitable as possible," he said. "We don't think any one community should be forced to bear the brunt of the increased traffic." The MAC gave the public a chance to comment on the preliminary mitigated 2005 noise contour, a map that shows the areas that will be most severely affected by air traffic noise after noise abatement 0. \/ c L r 05 3 �2ooU undergo furtherchanges based on sugges- tions made duringthe' open houses at a public hearing later this sum - met The contour must also be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.. "It's important- to 'note that these boundaries . are .not : final,": said . Roy Fuhrmann, manager of the: MASAC's Aviation Noise and:; Satellite Programs. "They will be revised basedonthe feed- back we receive fromthe publicthrough. these open houses_ and through a public. hearing later this summer." The open houses and. the revised con- tour are part of the MAC's Part 150 Up- date Study for the airport. The airport is required to :conduct a Part 150 study; which outlines procedures to reduce the areas affected by air traffic noise, when the noise levels generated by aircraft change significantly. The, development of the new runway and the noise levels it will bring with it necessitated, the up- date. Since public hearings in December, MAC staff has been studying noise abate- ment and land use measures to reduce the noise impacts caused by aircraft. The results of that analysis were combined to form the new noise contours based on the following noise abatement program: •The 2005 mitigated noise contour uses a Runway Use System (RUS) that prioritizes runway use to reduce the pop- ulation within the contour affected by aircraft noise. The RUS allows air traffic controllers flexibility in assigning run- ways during low operationalperiods to move flights away from higher density residential areas. •The contour also takes into consider- ation the use of takeoff procedures from the hew runway that will provide noise relief to the greatest number of people as possible. •Additional allowances are made for refinements to the flight tracks of air- Apple,Valley/Rosemount; Eagan Sun CurrentlWednesday;'May 31, 2000 - 9A MAC officials have : pointed out the; new runway will relieve some noise prob lems faced by other communities." Min- neapolis and Mendota Heights will have fewer planesTying overhead as they are diverted to the new runway. Although the new runway shrinks the areas experiencing the worst noise _prob- lems, some of those areas shift to resi- dential areas and those neighborhoods. just out of range of the noise contour could no longer be eligible for federally funded soundproofing measures, Ver- brugge said. "Most of the area that- is `newly im- pacted in Eagan will not be eligible for the federal programs," Verbrugge said. "The areas of northern Eagan that have noise now will continue to have noise and will mostly remain within the contour lines. However, the fact that only a hand- ful of homes in southwest Eagan that will experience increased noise will be eligi- ble for that fundingcreates an even big- ger problem than anything else." Hansen said he trusts the MAC's mod- els that show any additional noise over Burnsville will be minimal. Besides, any additional noise is just something the city will haveto deal with, he said. Since no residences in Burnsville fall within the outer limit of the contour, no Burnsville residents would qualify for noise mitigation programs. - The federal program only requires noise mitigation efforts up to .a higher level of the: contour;that ends over the Minnesota River.. The lower noise: level contour: which' extends' to the southern shore of the river and into Eagan and a sliver of northeastern; Burnsville; does not qualify, for federal programs. Even though the MAC has indicated it would like to.voluntarily extend its noise mitigation program out to that area, that day is likely: quite a waysoff if it ever. comes, Hansen said. "The MAC will stand very strongly by its figures : and its models show Burnsville not being affected significant- ly by the increased traffic," Hansen said. "They are very comfortable with the ac- curacy of.their models, but the reality is that the area of Burnsville that will be most affected, the North River Hills area (along Cedar Avenue), does not even fall within their contour lines. So the chances of noise mitigation programs ever coming their way is remote." . Verbrugge agrees with Hansen that. there is very little that can be done now except to work with the MAC to ensure that as few new areasas possible experi- ence a large increase in noise levels. "The runway .is already under con- struction and there isn't much we can do on that front," he said. "The noise will be. coming our way. All the city can do is con- tinue to work with the MAC, as we have been doing for some time, to help stop' the noise levels from impacting too many neighborhoods." DENTISTRY WITH A DIFFERENCE We Take The Time. To Listen Children and Apprehensive Adults Especially Our caring staff is devoted to providing you with a comfortahL. relaxed atmna"' Airline/Continued merge, the pressure on the other major airlines to merge will be. irresistible." Hatch said he believes that Northwest's current domination of the Twin Cities' market is the result of a rash of mergers in the late 1980s that was touched off by United's purchase of Pan- American World Airways Pacific Division. During this time, Northwest purchased `Republic; .Airlines and.. several_ `other small airlines reduced set.- vice ordiscontinued service to the Twin Cities. More airline mergers will mean that many.more cities will be dominated by . one airline, which will lead to reduced com- petition and therefore higher prices, Hatch writes. Eagan City Council members disagree about whether the city should do anything to prepare for major changes at Northwest by;Dat nGearing :Staff Writer. that might affect the city's work- force and property tax income. Every council member chimed inon.,the .,topic at their June 6 meeting. Council Member Bea Blomquist — who is a Northwest employee —.said, "I don't think we should ignore -(the merger rumors). It'll affect me and about 2,000 other resi- dents Council Member Sandy Masin said that the council Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch fearsthat the pro X. 1 posed merger of United Airlines and US Arrways wtll'"spark a rash of mergers thaf could lead` to ,the purchase'of Eagan -based- : NorthWesiAirlines Eagan offi. cials share Hatch's concern rbut: isagree .r onf'A.whether- they& a lan iould f©rm a�ontmgencyE p e eye_ nt of allorthwest4sale a- letter `dated itch' an.o should form`"some kind of con tingency plan to deal 'with a potential loss of jobs and other impacts on the city. Council members Peggy Carlson and. Paul, •Bakken both said that it wasn't the council's place to discuss the:inner work, ings. of a private sector compa- ny. iv ston of =the • U.S.' ,epartment,:ofJustice to block the nited=US Airways deal and closely .:,scrutinize any. future airline mergers " "Aheady'there are reports in Minnesota r(notj der ie l by the:= two companies)` that`American` Airlines is discussing .a. buyout of .: Northwest,", Hatch writes::: Whether thes particular mergers will�ultimately�be apro �sed"ts not certatt at this ttme k+ xi cei-latn _that if fiJiuted Mayor Pat Awada said that owed to even 'if Northwest were to van- 'ish from 'the city somebody would still- own Northwest's buildings, so there would be lit- ' tle loss of property taxes. A Northwest representative declined to comment on Hatch's letter and declined to confirm whether there have been any discussions between Northwest and American. . AMADATIlI ATIONS...'1 - Flights from new runway will disproportionately affect Eagan residents by Dan Gearino Staff Writer The Metropolitan Airport§ Commission recently released a study that outlines methods of mitigating the noise impact of the new north -south runway, scheduled to open at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport in December 2003. The study shows that Eagan will bear a• disproportionate amount of the noise impact from the runway, a situation which some Eagan city officials and residents find unfair. According to current plans, there would be approximately 130 new 'departures and land- ings that would go directly over Eagan, said Jamie Verbrugge, Eagan assistant city administrator. These flights would be in five new flight corridors, one south along Cedar Avenue, one east between Yankee Doodle and Lone Oak roads and the other three in-between. There are flight corridors along the industrial area near the northern border of Eagan that have been in use for decades and will continue to be used after the new runway opens. The Yankee Doodle/Lone Oak flight path was originally planned to be ftirther south along Wescott Verbrugge said he was pleased. that this flight path has been, moved north because it will impact fewer -homes. The Eagan Airport Relations Committee niet Oct: 30, reviewed the. MAC study and made a list of additional recommendations. ..,„, Among them was,.theAdea of "phasing -in" -the Use of, the: new runWay. .,as demand increases, as opposed toinime- diately using it at full capacity. Verbrugge said he doubts that MAC and.the Federal. Aviation Administration (FAA) will be , very receptive: to this idea because they 'will. want to justify the cost of the new runway by putting it to immediate, substantial use. The committee also recom- mended that MAC consider a new flight path over- the MinnesotaRiver valley, a path: that would impact far fewer homes than any of the: other paths from the runway: Council Member Bea': Blomquist, who works fo'r, Northwest Airlines, said that - this option has been discussed - before, both by Northwest and Eagan city officials, and' War See Runway, 184 Runway/Continued rants serious consideration. Verbrugge said up to 10 per- cent of flights using the new runway could use the river cor- ridor. The new runway, approved by the state Legislature in 1996, is being built justeast of Cedar Avenue in Richfield. While the runway will mean more airplane noise in Eagan, Eagan residents can take some comfort in the fact that larger planes will not use it. The run- way is shorter than others at the airport and therefore 747 and DC-10 airplanes will use other corridors. Verbrugge said that most of the airplanes that use the air- ,••••••• TioN INC: 423-9276 W SAW EE WINDOW NOT TO EXCEED AVER- 'N WELDED AND INCLUDE LOW "E" ;A5ING COVERS INSULATION AND ►RS * GUTTERS • • • • • port are small enough to use neighbors will pay the pricer °y the new runway, but several Teske is particularly con-.; large airlines are phasing out cerned that there are several; smaller planes and purchasing District 191. schools -inthe,, larger ones. flight paths, all of which are The noisiest airplanes from older buildings that would be the new runway will be older costly to soundinsulate:-Teske, ones that don't employ recent a former teacher, said that the sound -dampening technolo- perpetual roar of airplane` gies. With this in mind, Eagan engines could' significantly; city officials plan to lobby impair teachers at the affected_ their federal legislative delega- schools. Airport The Eagan Relations Committee and"city staff will continue .to' -;lobby.- MAC to reduce the'."`.noise impact of the new runway on' the city. Verbrugge said Eagan.. might be able to' make a, better, case after the runway open's' and the noise ,impact can be documented. However he:said. he has not given. up hope' that changes can- occur'before December 2003. Other area cities,particular- ly Burnsville;` are concerned about noise from the new run- way. Burnsville' city officials; like. Eagan, relieve that their., city will bear a -disproportion ate amount 'of the noise impact from the runway. The flights in- the Cedar Avenue corridor will: impact - both Eagan and Burnsville. tion to push for more stringent airplane -noise standards. Decades ago, the city of Eagan created a zoning plan with the airport in mind, said City Administrator Tom Hedges. The northern part of the city was zoned commercial and industrial because of the flight corridor there, while the southern part of the city was zoned for mostly single-family homes. The new runway goes against the intent of the city's zoning, angering many long- time residents. Mary Teske, who lives in the Cedar Grove neighbor- hood, which is in several of the new flight paths, asked, "What was the point of cooperating?" She said she believes that. MAC has double-crossed Eagan and now she and her Airports ' Commission (MAC)"' plans to address problems. 'The MAC has tabbed Friday, Oct.6, as the day to kick off a schedule for public comment :on noise mitigation efforts that will also include .two -public hearings :tentatively set for No*.. 8' and 9. = noise overheadfrom the new run- with the Metropolitan Aircraft way at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Sound Abatement Council International Airport' will get (MASAC). their chance starting next month to review how the Metropolitan RUNWAY To Page 8A 8A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun.Current/Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000 www.mnSun.com Runway From Page lA The new north -south runway, set to open in 2003 on the western edge of the - airport, will handle almost 40 percent of all departures and just over 15 percent of arrivals. The MASAC, which advises the MAC on sound abatementpolicies, is currently working out the final details on its pro- posal. The proposal as it stands now calls for new flight paths from the runway, new takeoff and landing procedures and also would increase the number of homes .. thatcould be eligible for the MAC's insu- lation program. The MASAC's operations committee will review a draft of the proposal Sept.. 20, with a special Operations Committee meeting set for Sept. 29 to make final changes. Following those changes, the public commentperiod will begin. The comment period will close Nov. 15, and the proposal will then be reviewed by the MAC Planning arid' Environment Committee and the full:MAC. The MAC, in turn, would submit the planto the Fed-;: eral Aviation: Administration before the end of December. If federal aviation officials approve it, the proposal could lead to many':million s of dollars in additional noise abatemen efforts near Minneapolis -St Paul Inter national Airport ' more than 5,300 homes at a cost to the MAC of $127.6 million. In 1999, 760 homes were completed at a cost of $25.5 million. An average of $33,500 was spent on each home. The majority of the residential areas that could become eligible for some form of insulation assistance is located along Cedar Avenue as it crosses the Minneso- ta River. Just over 15percent of the new traffic generated by the runway will trav- el over that area, bringing new noise to neighborhoods along the northern part of the Eagan -Burnsville boundary line, areas not used to having jets routinely fly overhead. The preliminary mitigated 2005 noise contour, a map that shows the areas that will be most severely affected on average by air traffic noise after noise abatement programs are put into place, decides which areas are eligible for the insulation project. The contour is part of the MAC's Part 150. Update Study for the airport.. The airport is required to conduct a Part 150 study, which outlines procedures to re- duce the areas affected by air traffic noise; when the noise levels generated by aircraft -change significantly. The development;: of the new runway and the noise levels it will bring with it necessitated the update. Right;;now, the federally mandated .noise abatement program ,only requires insulation efforts up to' a higher level of the contour that in the case ,of the new unway would ;end over the Minnesota iver However, the MAC plans to expand the program at its own cost to the next level of the contour, which will bring in some of the affected residences on the southern shore of the river, including a small part of Eagan and a sliver of north- eastern Burnsville. The sound insulation program at- tempts to preserve and improve neigh- borhoods, while making the internal en- vironment of a home compatible with the exterior aircraft noise. Efforts include in- sulating the walls and windows of hous- es to block out sound and installing other such improvements. That proposal to shift the insulation program to houses with lower average - annual noise levels will come under close scrutiny by the FAA because it, along with plans,to assist buildings exposed to low -frequency noise from the aircraft on the runway, have never been attempted before. The proposal also calls for limiting takeoffs and landings on the new runway to -a 105-degree fan that runs from just north of Wescott Road in Eagan over across the Minnesota River into southern Bloomington. The plan also calls for jets - that :are headed west -of the Twin .Cities to make theirturns two and a half miles from the end of the runway. ' In addition, the 1VIASAC approved rec- ommendations to.spread low-demand;de- partures defined ,as .any. period cif time _ ".when flight departures drop to14opera- tions.per hour or leas, .over .a,wider:fan over. the communities south of the_: air- port. Eagan :City Council, members ',had expressed their:. desire:.to .concentrate those low -demand departures on one main flight track that flies over Cedar Avenue. - "The main idea behind that philoso- phy was an attempt to keep planes out of noise sensitive areas during those times," said Eagan Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge, city representative on the MASAC. "That is the widest open area without residential spaces." However, Apple Valley and Burnsville preferred to distribute low -demand de- partures over as wide a fan as possible. Those cities, along with the MAC, sup- ported the MASAC's plan to distribute the low -demand departures along three separate flight tracks, Verbrugge said. Those flight paths are the same as the ar- rival approaches, and MASAC represen- tatives felt the keeping with the same paths would be the best way to minimize the impact. To address some of .the Eagan City Council's concerns, the MASAC did sug- gest movingone low -demand departure track that would have run along Wescott Road to a flight path over an industrial part of Eagan part of the Mendota Heights -Eagan Corridor. • Verbrugge_ also noted: that the low=de- mand departure system doesn't list the north -south runway as the first option for such. departures. • The runway use .system.calls.for flight patlis in the Mendota rtleights4Eagan Corridor to be :first. priority during low use -.times -`so thesnorth-south runway Y. would only_ come into play :during: bad 'weather :: ' TA)', Of 6y.— Q%—ZOOct. dtin aessner TWrlter The new north -south runway: under:: _ construction'- at Minneapolis -St. :Paul International Airport will: gener- ate additional aircraftnoise south of the Minnesota River when itopens in late 2003, an airport official told an Eagan airport audience April 5. Runway" 17/35, which will mostly handle departures to the south and landings from the south, will be five miles from the nearest homes south of the river, said Nigel Finney, deputy executive director of : the Metropolitan Airports Commission. '"You will hear airplanes," Finney said. "Airplanes . will never be butterflies, no matter what's done in the future. To the extent it bothers you tends to be a very individual reaction; Finney spoke onairpor. expansion to the Southern Twin ItieS A550CIatlon of` I ealtor5 at Royal Cliff Banquet Center `I'Ne, Realtors were mostly concerned with how theadded noise will affect.theit sales territory. "A lot .of it will depend on how you as an individual react to the noise levels," Finney said, The. initial influx of noise should ,be reduced as Northwest; Airlines retires some of its nois- ier aircraft in about . 2005, Finney said. But as time goes on, he said, use of the runway will grow. The 8,000-foot runway is part ofan airport expansion ordered by the Minnesota Legislature in 1996 after it rejected the idea of building a new airport in Hastings. The runway will handle about one-third of the airport's departures and one -fifth of its landings, while expanding .its capacity from 510,000 depar- tures and landings per year to 640,000, Finney said. He said departing aircraft will fly to about the`ntitth bank. of the, river before fanning=riff on oneof four or f►ve"different paths including a southwest ern path over parts of Burnsville and a southeastern path over parts of Eagan. Most of the turn- ing movements will occur before aircraft reach County - Road 42, .Finney said; Finney said MAC 'officials: are discussing the flight paths with officials in affected cities. The $400 million runway project will have more drastic effects closer to the airport iti Bloomington. Finney said sev- eral hotels and businesses south of 1-494 will have to be acquired and demolished to establish a "runway protection zone" required-by.the Federal Aviation Administration. Noise levels will require the acquisition of some Bloomington homes, and the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will be moved, he said. .fX.TC'TT.T 111 tewspapers Select a Town: 'Select a Town f ii `GAI Local News Local News Community Education Calendar Opinion Public Safety Seniors Obituaries Legals Election News Local Sports Sports News Sports Briefs Events/Scores MNSun Home Page Archive Business News Classifieds Finance Calc Horoscope Market Place Net Directory Nutrition Calc Weather Contact Us How to Advertise Jobs At Sun Special Sections Fall Motoring Who's Who 2 Who's Who Senior Focus Education Excellence Duk Duk Daze Whiz Bang Days Raspberry Festival NET DIRECTory EAGAN Local News • Local Forecast Wednesday, Sep. 5, 2001 Click Here City seeks to make noise over impact of new runway By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers (Created 9/5/01 9:07:56 AM) Eagan is hoping to make some noise over the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport's new north -south runway slated to bring more air traffic to the city's skies starting in 2003. When the city set its goals for 2001 in January, one goal was to look into hiring a noise attorney to deal with the impact of the new runway. "As a resident, knowing that my City Council is serious about this to the point of hiring a noise attorney shows they haven't forgotten me," City Administrator Tom Hedges said. During its Aug. 28 workshop meeting, the City Council authorized Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge and the city's Airport Relations Committee to spend up to $10,000 to begin working with a noise attorney on the issue. Hedges said that since the city made it one of their goals, residents have been calling in weekly wanting to know what the city is doing on the issue. Verbrugge, who has contacted several attorneys with experience dealing with airport noise issues, said three areas have been identified as the most important issues for the city. Those areas are the positions of flight tracks from the new runway, positions of low -demand flight tracks used during low -traffic times and a 1996 contract between the Metropolitan Airports Commission and affected communities. "The question for a noise attorney is what can we do?" Mayor Pat Awada said. "That's the reason we want to hire an attorney. To help us find out what our options are in this situation." Councilmember Peggy Carlson said one of the main reasons the city and its 4 0=9:11 P 61.1Yo Per-sanMliz Websife Nowr {flikiuere` Part of the TwinCities.com Network rcoiricn+o arc I Inca+ io +hat +hc ri in,A,a,, ,*,ill hrinn inrranood air +raffir. +n +hc �wr D 0 5 - 0„0 'utieciliWvatircfrugs Affordable Housing Search The Web Powered by: l7[OO. I GOIUGI ILO GIG U JOGL IJ LI IGL 11 IG 1 UI IVVGy VVIII 1J1 II IIJ. II IVI GGJGU GII 11 GI M., LU LI IG western residential edge of the city while the city was designed to limit the impact of air traffic on residential areas. The city has concentrated on zoning for industrial uses in the northern part of the city to create a path under the flight tracks currently used by the airport. "Some of that area was the prettiest, hilliest area of the city," Carlson said. "It had lots of lakes and it could have been a nice residential area. I think it shows a good faith effort on the part of the city to set aside that area as industrial and this goes in the face of that." This site and its contents ©2000, 2001. Sun Newspapers - Main Office: 952-829-0797 - Created and maintained by Quantum Digital Interactive Email: jcorbo c©quantumsite.com Residents' message loud, clear on noise MAC hearing took input on insulation options; action expected in August By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Seeking insulation to muffle airport noise, residents from neighborhoods surrounding the airport made some noise of their own at a Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) public hear- ing July 25. Over the course of the three- hour hearing in Bloomington; more than 40 people spoke, in- cluding residents and govern- ment representatives. An over- whelming majority made their message loud and clear: They want MAC to keep a_ promise they, said was mad. e.. in .1996 ;....; Rep:' Dan parson; DFL=40A who represents parts of..east?. Bloomington and west Bich - field, made that position clear. "We had an expectation that the extension of the program in 1996 meant an extension of the program that was in place at • that time," Larson said. "From everybody I have talked with there is a universal understand= ing that it was not going to be a modified program." The Preliminary Mitigated Year 2005 Noise Contour, a map that shows the areas that will be most severely affected on aver- age by noise after noise . abate- ment programs 'are put into place, decides which area are el- igible for the insulation project. AIRPORT: To Page 1SA Noise/Continued runway will be handling a sig- nificant portion of the, airport's. departures. Like Verbrugge, Awada . is concerned the residents are not aware of how the runway will impact them, and will be angry when the increased ak traffic arrives. "I think this is going to be a huge issue in Eagan in the future," Awada said.• Sen. Deanna Wiener and Rep. Tim Wilkin, both of Eagan,. co-authored a bill that would provide noise mitigation to south metro communities affect- ed by the new runway. The bill died in conference committee early this week, lost in the shuf- fle of higher profile issues. Noise mitigation means that buildings in qualifying areas could get noise -reduction mea- sures retrofitted, and city gov- ernments .in qualifying areas could get funding for redevelop- ment of noise -affected areas. Airplanes will be a more familiar sight to many Eagan residents when a new runway opens at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport in December 2003. Photo by Rick Orndorf "It's disappointing, but fortu- alternatives," Wilkin said about ment measures in place before nately we have time to work on the bill. "We want to get abate- the planes start flying." Fewer areas could be covere MAC panel -recommends. full insulation, but with limited funding By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers A recommendation that goes before the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) later this month could provide full sound in- sulation to more homes but at the cost of leaving many other homes without any in- sulation. "It won't provide services to as many homes, but it will provide more extensive services to those houses we do cover," said MAC information director Pat Hogan. The program, recommended by a 5-2 vote of the MAC Planning & Environment Com- mittee Aug. 7, would extend the full array of noise insulation now offered to those houses Airp.or From Page 1A "Any funding for. further insulation would have to come from sources other than „the MAC ,".Hogan said. The insulation program provides a va- riety of home treatments, including new or reconditioned windows and doors or wall and .attic insulation designed to re- duce interior noise levels. Over the course of several public meet- ings regarding the extension of the insu- lation package, a majority of government representatives and residents from areas closer to the airport to ones farther out. However, funding for the insulation would be capped at $150 million, meaning the chances for insulation would decrease as distance from the airport increases. The Preliminary Mitigated Year 2005 Noise Contour, a map that shows the areas that will be most severely affected on aver- age by air traffic noise after noise abatement programs are put into place, decides which areas are eligible for the insulation project. Currently, the federal Part 150 program insulates homes up to the 65-decibel (Day - Night Average Sound Level) contour by pro- viding thicker windows, new doors, more in- sulation, air conditioning and other im- provements to homes. However, during 1996 hearings on whether to seek a new site for an airport or expand the existing one, MAC approved a proposal calling for expanding the noise in - around the, airport pushed for the full in- sulation project. Although the committeehas declared they are not going to support the full in- sulation, the people. -who live with this airport noise hourafter hour need our help," said Richfield City Councilmember John Enger. Enger and others have said. that full insulation being extended out to the 60_ DNL was promised by the MAC in 1996 in exchange for expanding the airport in- stead of building a new one. During a July public hearing, MAC, Executive Director Jeff Hamiel said that although a level of insulation was promised in 1996, that level was never defined as the full insulation package. Mendota Heights Mayor Charles in noise sulation program to the 60 DNL level, which spreads out farther from the airport. That DNL extends further out into areas of Mendota .Heights, Eagan, Bloomington, Richfield, Minneapolis and -Inver Grove Heights. In addition, with the opening of the new north -south runway in 2003, the 60 DNL would also extend over some residen tial areas in Eagan, along Cedar Avenue as it crosses the Minnesota River, that previ- ously never fell within a noise contour. The plan would start with the areas most impacted by noise levels and would work outward until the available funding was used up, Hogan said. The $150 million in funding to be used to extend the sound insulation program is com- prised of $80 million from MAC revenue and $70 million from airline fees. AIRPORT: To Page 17A M rto so n tto is one .of those .who has e called for. the MAC to provide the full in,` sulation that many beli eve was promised fiveyears: ago.. "They made a commitment to full in sulation and doing so is cheaper for them than moving the airport,",Mertensotto said. "This was promised and I think they should stick to that promise." That MAC was not likely to approve the full insulation package, which was estimated. to cost more than $450 million, became clear after a June 5 MAC Plan- ning & Environment Committee meet- ing. During that meeting. a motion pro- viding for a full insulation package failed. A similar motion calling for full insula- tion also did not pass during the Aug. 7 meeting. 1 Along with that proposal, afinancing plan seeking a surcharge on awuto rental;. fees and the parking fees for airport' pa= trons also failed during the meeting. Those fees would have been used to cover a more extensive insulation package. The MAC will discuss the recommen- dation at its next meeting a t 1 p.m. Mon- day, Aug. 20 in Commission Chambers, on the Mezzanine Level of the Lindbergh Terminal at the Minneapolis -St. Paul In= ternational Airport. Whatever proposal the MAC ap- proves, that plan will still have to go be- fore the Federal Aviation Administration for final approval. The FAA's current in- sulation package does not cover homes beyond the 65 DNL. The review process by the FAA could take up to a year. LLk j OS- 01- ‘2,0o is comprised of $80 million from MAC revenue and $70 millio-n from 'airline fees. The insulation program provides a variety of home treatments, iriciuding new or reconditioned windows and doors or wall and attic insulation designed;to "The noise levels have increased dra- reduce interior noise levels.' matically since I moved into my house 14 However,` the MAC plan does`leave 'years ago," Minneapolis resident Janet open the possibility of continuing. with ' Brown said. "I don't want to move. I'm a the program if money is provided by an good neighbor. I know all my neighborsoutside source: Commissioner Coral and I really want to stay in that neigh- Houle, who represents Bloomington on boyhood." the MAC, said that was why She Shp - The Preliminary Mitigated Year 2005 ported the plan. Noise Contour, a map that shows the "I think it does provide the -flexibility areas that will be most severely affected for cities and the Legislature to partici- on average by air traffic noise after noise pate in a further insulation package," abatement programs are put into place, Houle said. "This option does leave that decides which areas are eligible for the : door open for that to happen and all the insulation project. other options don't appearto do that. Currently, the federal Part 150 pro- Many of the residents and elected offi- gram insulates homes up to the 65-deci- cials who spoke to the MAC during the bel (Day -Night Average Sound Level) meeting repeated a claim that full insu contour by providing thicker windows, lation being extended out to the 60 DNL. new doors, more insulation, air condi- was promised by the MAC in 1996 in ex- - tioning and other improvements ,to change for expanding the airport instead homes. of building a new one. However, during 1996 hearings .on - However, some MAC .commissioners _ I whether to seek a new site for an airport once again said no such promise was made:. proved a proposal calling for expanding clear, theinsulation program to the 60 Noise From Page lA or expand the existing one, MAC ap- "The intention of the promise is not " Hale said. "There was certainly an noise intention to extend the insulation beyond DNL level, which spreads out farther the 65 DNL, but to what extent is hot from the airport. clear. That DNL extends farther out into The MAC Planning and Environment areas of Mendota Heights, Eagan;:Bloom- Committee, which recommended the ington, Richfield, Minneapolis and Inver plan approved by the MAC; had twice re - Grove Heights. With the opening of the new north -south runway in 2003, the 60 DNL would also extend over some resi- dential areas in Eagan, along Cedar Av- enue as it crosses the Minnesota River, that previously never fell within a noise contour. The plan would start with theareas most impacted by noise levels and would work outward until the available funding was used up. The $150 million in funding to be used to extend the sound insulation program jected a proposal calling forthe full insu- lation package out to the 60 DNL, which would have cost more than $450 million. The proposal still has to go before the - • Federal Aviation Administration for final . approval. The. FAAs current insulation package does not cover homes beyond the 65 DNL. The review process by the FAA could take up to a year. The package MAC approved still goes beyond any other insulation program in the country, MAC Executive Director Jeff Hamiel said. • • ound insulation package expands: to more homes, capped at$150 million` By Joshua:' Nichols Sun Newspapers A plan narrowly approved by the Metro- politan Airport Commission (MAC) last week:would provide full noise insulation to more houses while leaving many more hous- es out in the cold. MAC Chairman Charles Nichols broke a tie on the 15-member commission to pass the plan by an 8-7 vote during an Aug. 20 meeting: With that vote, MAC authorized spending $150 million to expand the current noiseinsulation plan to more homes around the Minneapolis -St.: Paul International Air- port. While that funding would add more than 3,000 houses to the insulation program, it would also mean more than' 6,000 more houses would receive no insulation. ' The vote followed. more than two hoursof debate during the meeting and manywork- shops, public hearings and other meetings where, as Commissioner Roger Hale said, "dozensand dozens and dozens" of people spoke. The Aug. 20 meeting was no exception, as several members of the crowd of 70 people, including elected officials, stood to voice their opinions on the plan. "They start flying. late in the morning and then it is non -ending until ;late at night," said Eagan resident Tom Monahan"You can hear thenoise overhead and then you hear the next one taking off. .If.that is acceptable, we have a problem. You have an obligation' to restore livability to those homes." Monahan, whose home on Highview Ter- race will likely fall under the noise contours covered bythe additional funding, said he was happy with the MAC's decision`but still. dismayed that other homeowners might not get any coverage. Severalmembers of the audience who ad- dressed the MAC took issue with recent comments from MAC commissioners stating residents who didn't like the .noise levels could move away from the airport. "The noise levels have increased dramat- • NOISE:To Page 13A 00 0 9 - 0S -may www.mnSun.com Eagan City Council se make noise over new runway By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Eagan is hoping to make some noise over the Minneapolis -St. Paul Interna- tional Airport's new north -south runway slated to bring more air traffic to the city's skies starting in 2003. When the city set its goals for 2001 in January, one goal was to look into hiring a noise attorney to deal with the impact of the new runway. "As a resident, knowing that my City Council is serious about this to the point of hiring a noise attorney shows they haven't forgotten me," City Administra- tor Tom Hedges said. During its Aug. 28 workshop meeting, the City Council authorized Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge and the city's Airport Relations Committee to spend up to $10,000 to begin working with a noise attorney on the issue. Hedges said that since the city made it one of their goals, residents have been calling in weekly wanting to' know what the city is doing on the issue. Verbrugge, who has contacted several attorneys with experience dealing with airport noise issues, said three areas have been identified as the most impor- tant issues for the city. Those areas are the positions of flight tracks from the new runway, positions of low -demand flight tracks used during low -traffic times and a 1996 contract between the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission and affected communities. "The question for a noise attorney is what can we do?" Mayor Pat Awada said. "That's the reason we want to hire an at- torney. To help us find out what our op - During its Aug. 28 workshop meeting, the City Council. authorized Assistant City Administrator Jamie Verbrugge and the city's Airport, Relations Committee to spend up to $10,000 to begin working with a noise attorney on the issue. tions are in this situation." Councilmember Peggy Carlson said one of the main reasons the city and its residents are upset is that the runway.; will bring increased air traffic to the.: western residential edge of the city while i the city was designed to limit the impact of air traffic on residential areas. . • The city has concentrated on zoning for industrial uses in the northern part of the city to create a path under the flight tracks currently used by y the airport. "Some of that area was the prettiest, hilliest area of the city," Carlson said. "It:. had lots of lakes and it.couldhave been a... nice residential area. I think:it, shows a good faith effort on the part -of the city to. set aside that areaas industrial and this:, goes in the face of that." 5 (En' 0(9 2C0 June 27,2001. in noneels sa noese instila��,an s y Part 150 program Council recommends lesser insulation as MAC looks unlikely to approve full program By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Metropolitan Airports Commission Facing a Metrop full sound that seems unlikely to approve insula- tion plans, Eagan hopes to get at least some sound protection for its residentsassed a resolution sup - "The city has already p porting full insulation and the MAC has said it won't do full insulation," said Jamie Verbrugg , as- sistant city administrator and the city's represen- tative on airport issues. "The ARC (Eagan's Air- port Relations Commission) decided to look at what other options are vailable." , batted Year 2005 Noise The Preliminary Contour, a map that shows the areas thata� will be most severely affected on average by noise after noise abatement programs are put into place, decides which areas are eligible for the in- sulation project. the federal o am insu- lates Currently,Ni lit Aver- homes up to the 65 decibel (Day-Night thicker age Sound Level) contour by providing windows, new doors, ore insulation, to homes. condi- tioning and otherdimprovements hearings on whether to However, during seek a new site for an airport or expand the existing one, MAC approved a proposal calling for expandg ,. full noise insulation programs to the 60 DNL level, which speads out further from the airport. when That 60 DNL becomes more nn d to in the new north -south runway, That to openpwill 2003, is added to the .parures and handle. almost 40 percent of all departures slightly more than 15 percent of arrivals.t With the new runway added to the map, pro- jections show the 65 DNL area endingover the Minnesota River to the south of the airport. How - ands over some residential eethe 60DNL expands Cedar Avenue.as'it crosses areas in Eagan, along . also en - the Minnesota River. area The 60 DNL compasses more homes iRichfield,. a Heights, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Inver Grove Heights. MAC: To Page 14A t n•Current/Wednesday, June 27,.2001 MAC From Page lA Citing costs, MAC hinted recently that it may back away from its plan to extend full noise benefits to homes in the 60 DNL. During a June 5 meeting of the MAC Planning & Environment Committee, Commissioner Joe Gasper of Minneapo- lis offered a substitute motion providing for a full insulation package while aiming to protect the financial interests of the commission. That motion failed 4-3, with Commis- sioner Roger Hale of Minneapolis and Commissioner Coral Houle of Blooming- ton also voting in favor. There was no sub- sequent motion or recommendation from the committee. Instead, the committee was scheduled to meet again June 12 to review additional options MAC staff was directed to study. However, that meeting was postponed and no future meeting date has been set. The proposal recommended by the Eagan ARC suggests supporting a lesser sound insulation program for houses that fall within the 64 to 60 DNL. That rec- ommendation suggests that every single- family residential property be treated to meet a 45-decibel interior noise level when the house is sealed. For those hous- es, a minimum $5,000 modification pack- age with no maximum cost would be re- quired. However, if a house already is meeting that 45 decibel interior noise level, the property owner would be given the option of signing a "navigation easement" and receive $5,000 in compensation. The nav- igation easements would be negotiated between the city and the MAC so that the conditions of each are the same. Howev- er, it would be up to the individual home- owner whether to grant the easement. If an easement is turned down and the Advertising is not r an EXPENSE ...' house meets the 45-decibel interior level, MAC would not have to include the house in the insulation program. Verbrugge said the 45-decibel interior noise level is the standard level used to determine compatibility of single-family residential areas. He also said the issue of "navigation easements" is one that has not been explored in the Twin Cities, but one that has been controversial in other areas. "The $5,000 is only for the current homeowner and is treated just like any other easement," Verbrugge said. "There is no guarantee the homeowner would put that money back into the home, so there is no guarantee of a benefit for a fu- ture owner." The recommendation also calls for MAC to increase funding •for mitigation from its budgeted $25 million a year past its current commitment of $36.5 million a year to a new budget of $40 million a year to speed up the insulation process. Even with the increased expenses, the ARC is hopeful MAC would accept the recommendation because under the cur- rent insulation package, MAC is paying an average of $45,000 a home. "This recommendation would provide for a community award through ease- ments," Verbrugge said. "The ARC hopes it is appealing because MAC would have a much lower cost than what it would have to do with full insulation, but it still provides a benefit to the community." Councilmember Peggy Carlson said she was worried the navigation ease- ments would open the door for increased flights over Eagan neighborhoods. "I just get the feeling they could chip away and chip away to get even more houses," Carlson said. "If they get a neighborhood to sign off on this ease- ment, it would open the floodgates for more flights, not even just over the neighborhood, but for the whole city." However, since the MAC Planning and Environment Committee seems unlikely to pass the full insulation package, the We've got a tna;lnn fnr any www.mnSun.com council agreed this might be the best chance Eagan has to receive some sort of insulation for homes past the 65 DNL. "It appears we are not going to get much out of them with regards to insula- tion, so we might as well get some cash out of them for Eagan residents,",Awada said. The council unanimously approved the recommendation. While the cities surrounding the air- port have in the past been united on pushing for the full insulation program, Mendota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto said hdoubts many of them will change their position despite Eagan's recommendations. "Up to this point in time Mendota Heights has gone with what the other seven cities have gone with, and that was pushing for full insulation," Mertensotto said. "If Eagan wants to be the pacesetter and make a recommendation, that's fine, but I don't see other cities moving from their previous recommendation." Mertensotto said the MAC should im- plement the full insulation program be- cause it was promised to the surrounding cities. He said Mendota Heights does not have any plans to look at other recom- mendations. BUSINESS ° LINE Robert Erickson of Eagan, an Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) district representative, has earned the honor of qualifying and life membership in the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRTO, an international, independent association of leading life insurance producers. Erick- son is with the Tim Scbmidt Agency of AAL in Bloomington and serves Luther- ans and their family members in Eagan and St. Paul. He has qualified for the MDRT for 20 years. Legal Notices Public Notice (Official Publication) STATE: !IP M iAnkr'csm • 6A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•CurrentNVednesday, May 9, 2001 www.mnSun.com Local mayors join together to block out MSP airport noise Mayors from Eagan, Mendota Heights, Burnsville, other cities support full insulation By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers Vowing to speak with "one voice," the mayors of six cities near the Minneapo- lis -St. Paul International Airport met this month to support a more compre- hensive house -insulation program. At issue are plans by the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission to ex- tend noise mitigation ef- forts further out from the airport than has pre- viously been done. "We want to encour- age them to live up to their commitment to insulate up to the 60 DNL (Day -Night Average Sound Level)," Eagan Mayor Pat Awada said. "We're in agreement on this and we plan to speak with one voice on the issue." Awada joined Mendota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto, Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, Richfield Mayor Martin Kirsch, Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead and Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton in an April 30 meeting to discuss the issue. The preliminary mitigated year 2005 noise contour, a map that shows the areas that will be most severely affected on average by air traffic noise after noise abatement programs are put into place, decides which areas are eligible for the insulation project. Currently the federal Part 150 pro- gram insulates; homes .up to the 65 deci- bel ,DNL. contour by. .providing thicker windows, new. doors,...more -:insulation, air conditioning and other improve- ments to homes. However, during 1996 hearings on whether to seek a new site for an airport or expand the existing one, MAC ap- proved a proposal calling for expanding full noise insulation programs to the 60 DNL level, which speads out further from the airport. Citing costs, MAC hinted recently that it may back away from its plan to extend full noise benefits to homes in the 60 DNL. "What we are saying is `Come on, wait a minute. You promised to the Legisla- ture and the mayors' commission at the time that you would do this,"' Merten- sotto said. "We want to see that promise upheld." That 60 DNL becomes more impor- tant when the new north -south runway, slated to open in 2003, is added to the picture. That runway will handle almost 40 percent of all departures and slight- ly more than 15 percent of arrivals. With the new runway added to the map, projections show the 65 DNL area ending over the Minnesota River to the south of the airport. However, the 60 DNL expands over some residential areas in Eagan, along Cedar Avenue as it crosses the Minnesota River. The 60 DNL area also encompasses more homes in Mendota `Heights, Blooming- ton, Minneapolis, Richfield, and Inver Grove Heights. - The problem is that MAC is short of money to implement the full insulation program up to the 60 DNL area, Awada said. MAC is currently considering six op- tions for extending the noise mitigation program to the 60 DNL, including full insulation down to just providing affect- ed homes with central air. "Thatproposal doesn't . do anything for most of the homes because 99 per- cent of them already are air condi- tioned," Awada said. "It doesn't do any good at all for most homes." The full mitigation option would cost more than $450 million, with the central air option costing about $135 million. The mayors supported seeking financial help from the Minnesota Legislature in ensuring the full insulation program ex- tends to the 60 DNL. The insulation pro- gram is already backed by $150 million committed by MAC and airlines using the airport. Mertensotto said the mayors dis- cussed the potential of insulating hous- es on an area -by -area basis as funding becomes available. For instance,the full insulation program could be extended to the 64 DNL areas and then later ex- tended to the 63 DNL areas and so on. Awada said one option discussed by the mayors would be extending the full insulation program to just the 61 DNL area, which would cost $250 million. She said the funding for the program could come from a parking surcharge at the airport, the state Legislature or other options. "It -looks pretty good and I think we will be able to get something done," Awada said. "It really is very beneficial to all involved in this issue to get this done so I think that helps its chances." Kautz noted that although Burnsville homes would not be affected by extend- ing the insulation program to the 60 DNL area, she supports full insulation because of MAC's commitment in 1996. As the new runway opens in 2003 and its impact on areas previously not af- fected by airport noise becomes clearer, Kautz said she would like to see more noise mitigation efforts for those areas. "While we will not be a receiver of the benefits from the noise insulation pro- gram, my hope is that in the FAA Part 150 they look at the newly affected areas and direct some assistance for those areas separately," Kautz said. Mertensotto said it is only fair for the MAC to live up to its promise and that the communities living with the prob- lems associated with airport noise levels ought to get something favorable out of the situation. "These communities have to put up with the burden of the noise from the airport and they should get some ad- vantage in return for that," Mertensotto said. "The improvements through the in- sulation program would improve hous- ing stock and make it more tolerable for residents." The group of mayors plans to draft a resolution supporting the full imple- mentation of the insulation program to the 60 DNL, Mertensotto said. Until then, Awada said residents can help with theissueby attending MAC meetings and making their .opinions heard. "We're out here at these MAC meet- ings and some residents are out here too," Awada said. "The important thing is for us to speak with a very loud voice at this point in time and make sure we are heard." When you're not sure where to turn urre.awry FIRST (ALL FOR HELP• 24 Hour Informatiori & Referral TWIN (111E1 M(Tfln•' 5 www.mnSun:com . Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/wednesday, July 18, 2001 3A Airport commission looks for input on insulation �ptions Public hearing on options set for That 60 DNL becomes more important July 25 at Thunderbird Hotel in when the new north -south runway is added to the picture. That runway will Bloomington handle almost 40 percent of all depar- tures and slightly more than 15 percent By Joshua Nichols of arrivals. With the new runway added Sun Newspapers to the map, projections show the 65 DNL area ending over the Minnesota River to the south of the airport. However, the 60 With a public hearing on sound insu- DNL expands over some residential lation proposals set for later this month, areas in Eagan, along Cedar Avenue as it the Metropolitan Airports Commission crosses the Minnesota River. The 60 DNL (MAC) is moving closer to settling ques- area also encompasses more homes in tions over how extensive efforts will be to Mendota Heights, Bloomington, Min - muffle noise farther out from the Min- neapolis, Richfield, and Inver Grove Environment Committee. During that neapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Heights. meeting, Commissioner Joe Gasper of "There is not any one proposal in par- The main proposal getting attention Minneapolis offered a substitute motion titular that will be discussed at that pub= by the MAC's Planning & Environment providing for a full insulation package lic hearing," said Pat Hogan, MAC's in- Committee calls for air conditioning for while aiming to protect the financial in- formation director. "One particular pro- those additional areas. If after air condi- terests of the commission. posal, which is being considered by some tioning is installed tests still show an av- That motion failed 4-3, with Commis - of the commissioners, includes air condi- erage noise level of 45 decibels or more in- sioner Roger Hale of Minneapolis and tioning and other potential changes to re- side the home, then MAC would make Commissioner Coral Houle of Blooming - duce interior noise levels to 45 decibels. other modifications, including installing ton also voting in favor. There was no sub - But that is just one of several they are new windows, doors and other insulation sequent motion or recommendation from going to be looking at." efforts to reduce noise. the committee. Instead, the committee The Preliminary Mitigated Year 2005 That proposal is similar to a recom- was scheduled to meet again June 12 to Noise Contour, a map that shows the mendation submitted to the MAC by the review additional options MAC staff was areas that will be most severely affected Eagan City Council last month. The City directed to study. However, that meeting on average by air traffic noise after noise Council unanimously approved that sug- was postponed. The committee met July abatement programs are put into place, gestion on the recommendation of the 10 and discussed the options before set - decides which areas are eligible for the city's Airport Relations Commission as it ting. the July 25 public hearing. insulation project. became clear MAC was unlikely to ap- "The hearing is providing the poten- Currently, the federal Part 150 pro- prove a full sound insulation plan. tial for residents within the affected area gram insulates homes up to the 65 deci- "The city has already passed a resolu- to have questions answered about sound bel (Day -Night Average Sound Level) tion supporting full insulation and the insulation proposals and provide input contour by providing thicker windows, MAC has said it won't do full insulation," on what options work best for their situ - new doors, more insulation, air condi- said Jamie Verbrugge, assistant city ad- ations," Hogan said. The meeting is tioning and other improvements to ministrator and the city's representative scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Thunderbird homes. However, during 1996 hearings on airport issues. "The ARC (Eagan's Air- Hotel, 2201 E. 78th St., Bloomington. on whether to seek a new site for an air- port Relations Commission) decided to The proposal recommended by the port or expand the existing one, MAC ap- look at what other options are available." Eagan ARC suggests supporting a lesser proved a proposal calling for expanding That MAC was not likely to approve sound insulation program for houses that full noise insulation programs to the 60 the full insulation package, which was es- fall within the 64 to 60 DNL. That rec- DNL level, which spreads out farther timated to cost more than $450. million, ommendation suggests that every single-. from the airport. became. clear: after a. June 5 Planning & family residential property betreated .;to . meet a 45-decibel interior noise level when the house is sealed. For those hous- es, a minimum $5,000 modification pack- age with no maximum cost would be re- quired. However, if a house already is meeting that 45 decibel interior noise level, the property owner would be given the option of signing a "navigation easement" and receive $5,000 in compensation. The nav- igation easements would be negotiated between the city and the MAC so that the conditions of each are the same. Howev- er, it would be up to the individual home- owner whether to grant the easement. If an easement is turned down and the house meets the 45-decibel interior level, MAC would not have to include the house in the insulation program. While the cities surrounding the air- port have in the past been united on pushing for the full insulation program, Mendota Heights Mayor Charles Mertensotto said he doubts many of them will change their position despite Eagan's recommendations. "Up to this point in time Mendota Heights has gone with what the other seven cities have gone with, and that was pushing for full insulation," Mertensotto said. "If Eagan wants to be the pacesetter and make a recommendation, that's fine, but I don't see other cities moving from their previous recommendation." Our news deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday I.,VYI.tJarCPX 0 1-{ 6- to 0 2 Recycling goes beyond bottles; cans Spectrum Commerce Center being built with materials' from former airport parking ramp By Joshua Nichols Sun Newspapers uilding materials sat in' storage for two years, numbered and waiting for the day they would be brought out and put together like a "some -assembly -re- quired" child's bike on Christ- mas Eve. Spectrum Development Group, an Eagan company spe- cializing in developing property • requiring large parking facili- ties, is playing the part of the parent putting together the bike as the Spectrum Commerce Center in northern Eagan nears ,..r_. completion. . Some of the materials for the new development were 'once part of a parking. garage at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Interna- tional Airport. . • • - "It seemed like an incredible waste to us to.demolish this con- crete product [at the airport] and put it into a landfill," said Charlie Henrich, Spectrum vice president. "Due to the nature of the pre -stressed concrete it can . be reused. It doesn't age. The economics work, so why not?" With that question,. Spec- trum jumped into the project - with both feet. The project began in. 1998 with the planned demolition of .two rental car garages at the airport. However, that demolition never,. happened, instead re- placed by a careful disassembly of the garages for Spectrum. Although Spectrum did not yet have a use planned for the recycled material, Spectrum President Rick Morphew said it utim tteggto Workers take apart theparking deck at the, Minneapolis?St PPaurlii ternational Airport in 1998(above):The partsof.the parking deck;are •; now going up asa new building in 'Eagan _near;the intersection, of Highway 55 and Blue Gentian Road (below):The firstphasezof he'of-LL; five/showroom' complex is slated to open this=mon could be easily salvaged for use with another 'project someday. More than 1,000 trips back and forth from a storage facility later, the pieces of the former parking garage• lay marked. waiting to be reassembled piece by piece when the right project. came along. .. That project came along in 2001 when Spectrum decided to build the office/showroom com-. plexinear the>;m Highway, 55, and: _Roa4.al.,Spectrum("se:ate on"avz d the, indr vidu'sections' of 5tlie_'.farmer'. ! erage 60: feet`'by`' 0' feet weigh: riearly_::30 :tons„ eacli; to.:= build part of the first leyel,of complexall' of,the second: erseetiin;� of•` i e :GeF tianr RECYCLING: .To:Pge 1.9A,, www.mnSun:com From Page lA The second level will serve as the parking area for. the complex, leaving more of the 20-acre site open forland- scaped outdoor areas for employees to enjoy, Morphew, said. "It not only recycles thousands of tons of concrete and other material, it reduces demolition dust, doesn't consume pre- cious landfill space, and will provide some tenant parking for our airport -re- lated building,"Morphew said. Spectrum is calling the project the uLr re ✓t O 1 largest of its kind in Minn_esota.and=pos- • sibly the entire nation... • "This really is an innovative way of doing stuff and hopefully'it will extend to more projects down the line," said Eliza- beth Costello of Fleishman -Hillard Inc., Spectrum's Minneapolis -based public re- lations firm. The concrete construction of the new office facility will diminish any sur- rounding airport noise, allowing for quiet office space. In addition, the parking ac- cess is highly secure. Anyone entering must be registered in advance and swipe an ID card to gain access. Most tenants who have already signed on to occupy the building and who ,have shown interest inleasing more space Apple Valley/Rosemount Eagan SumCurrentNVednesday,.Jan.16,.2002 when the building is; completed are air- port and aviation:` related businesses due to the building's proximity to the airport; Costello -Said.' Pan Am International Flight Academy • and Mesaba Airlines will move into a complete& 70;000 square -feet portion of the building at the end of January, said Costello. • When the rest of the triangular - shaped facility iscompleted later this year, it will feature 300,000 square feet of office space and the covered parking space will be able to serve nearly 2,000 cars. The buildingwillprovide for its ten- ants a five-minute shuttle service to and from the airport, the. Hubert H. 19A Humphrey. terminal andJikely;,the Mall ofAmerica. Spectrum also offers.four dif- ferent fiber!optic carriers throughout'the building : including, Qwest, McLeod, -Frontier.and World.com. The building.still shows some of the signs of its -former' use. One pillar in the nearly completed phase one of the com- plex still has a National CarRentaLsign affixed to it. Morphew said the sign is a reminder of how unique the building's concept is. - "This approach is an ideal and unique solution to the problem of what to do with -existing building materials that are being .replaced by new construction in the same location," Morphew said: "This was a great chance for us to do something different." . _I 0(-1 2OO 7- Eagan approves agreement on airport. zoning concerns Agreement indemnifies Eagan, other cities from legal action rising out of airport zoning process BY JOSHUA NICHOLS Sun Newspapers, Concerns overlegal ramifications from its participation in the airport zon- ing board have ISeen but to rest 'for' the Eagan City Council. During its Sept. 3 meeting, the council approved an indemnification agreement that will protect it and other cities par- ticipating in the .board from potential legal action. The Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB) for the Minneapolis -St. Paul In- ternational Airport may have to make some tough choices down the road re- garding eminent domain and land use is- sues around the airport. The board was formed by state statute rather than the joint powers agreement process usually used in similar boards made up ofrepresentatives from various cities. Because of :that 'it does not have the independent insurance coverage' that joint powers boards have to protect.. the individual cities, said -Mike. Dougher- ty, Eagan's city attorney.' Dougherty said he initially had con- cerns about the agreement, but after speaking with MAC attorney Thomas Anderson last month those concerns were addressed. "I didn't want Eagan to become the ad- ministrator of these zoning issues," Dougherty said. "The way it is worded the city is only the administrator as far as acknowledging that there is some other agency that has control over some building issues in the city. The zoning requirements laid out by the board would be added on to the city's zoning ordinances as an appendix. That would make it clear to anybody who is af- fected by the runway safety zones that they have to seek approval on building is- sues from the MAC as well, Dougherty said. Mayor Pat Awada questioned why the city would want to give zoning approval fora portion of the city to another agency. Dougherty said the MAC has the au- thority to address the zoning issues by. state statute. He said the MAC had three paths it could have taken, either doing it on their own, forcing cities to make the changes or using the joint zoning board. "If we agree to their zoning code and if there is an adverse impact to property because of it, aren't we at that point li- able?" Awada asked. "I'm just worried at, some point we will be drawn into it." However, Verbrugge said that was the exact reason why the agreement was drafted. He said the agreement is also more of a response to potential concerns rising out of other cities. "There is a smaller area in Eagan that would be affected," Verbrugge said. "This is more of a reaction to possible lit- igation that could come from other com- munities." The reason for that is the effect of the board's decisions will fall mostly on safe- ty zones at the end of runways. That area in Eagan is limited to a segment of the city along Highway 13 south of Inter- state 494. The board has the authorityto recom- mend regulations regarding "land use and the permitted height of structures, vegetation and other potential obstacles in areas proximate to the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport and under the approach and departure paths for flights to and from the airport." The situation first came before the Eagan City Council at its June 18 meet- ing. While the agreement was being worked out, Eagan representatives on the zoning board have abstained from voting on items at meetings. The last such zoning board to be con- vened last met in 1984, Verbrugge said. The zoning board is reconvened by state statute- when construction, such as the new north -south . runway currently under construction, 'takes place at the airport. ` ' The board reports to the state's trans- portation commissioner. The board is comprised of represen- tatives from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and the cities of Blooming ton, Eagan, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Paul and Hennepin County. Establishing "runway clear zones" at the end of the new runway and enforcing current height restrictions will be espe- cially difficult where the runway ends on the south side of the airport near Bloom- ington Besides removing substantial 'struc- tures including hotels and other com- mercial buildings for runway clear zone purposes, some residents will also likely have to be relocated because of the high levels of aircraft noise expected: D A K.O•TA COUNTY Dakota Countyy to havesafety event Dakota County will conduct a child care safety awareness event on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the new Northern Service Center in West St. Paul. The event will be in conjunction with an Open House to introduce the new fa- cility to citizens. The Northern Service Center Open House begins at 1 p.m., with a short program at 1:30 p.m. The Family Child Care Licensing Re- sults Initiative, the child care safety awareness program, will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Room 110A, a conference room on the east side of the Northern Service Center atrium. Children's activities, in- cluding hand stamping, coloring, and stories, are planned. Information: 651-438-4418. County. auction planned. for Sept. 28 Dakota County's annual auction'has, been scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Dakota County Highway Garage, just west of Highway61 on High- way 47 in Hastings. The list of items to be sold is not yet complete. However, the items typically include vehicles used by Dakota County and other municipalities, office furni- ture and other miscellaneous items. A complete list of items to be sold will be posted after September 6 on the Dako- ta County . Web site: www.co.dakota.mn.us under the News and Events section. Information: 715-273-4638 (Hager Auc- tion Service) or 651-438-8300 Dakota County Departmental Services. 2A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan SumCurrent/Wednesday, Aug.14, 2002 www.mnSun.com Eagan waits for airport issues to clear up before voting Metropolitan Airports Commission wanted to look over the agreement and after the city council meeting, Eagan rep- The Eagan City Council appointed t0 act On IndemnlflcatlOn •possibly make some changes before resentatives made a motion to adjourn Verbrugge and Eagan Airport Relations transforming it into a final resolution for the zoning board and cancel all meetings. Commission member Mike Schlax to the resolution in August the MAC to consider, City Administrator until the issue had been addressed. How- board when it reconvened in March 2001. Tom Hedges said. ever, the motion failed with only Eagan, Since then, the board has been e xamin- "We got word that they wanted to re- Richfield and Mendota Heights voting in ing various land use issues and restric- By Joshua Nichols fine the concepts in that. agreement and favor of it.. tions around the airport to determine Sun Newspapers send a resolution to each of the city at- The last such zoning board to be con- whether they should be changed due to torneys for review," Hedges said. "We vened last met in 1984. The zoning board the changes to the airport. were concerned about what those is reconvened by state statute when con- Establishing "runway clear zones" at Eagan officials will continue to ab- changes might be and thought it better to • struction, such as the new north -south the end of the new runway and enforcing stain from voting on Joint Airport Zoning hold off while the indemnification issues runway currently under construction, current height restrictions will be espe- Board matters until a final resolution is are addressed." takes place at the airport. The board re- cially difficult where the runway ends on in place that would protect them and the Because the board was formed by ports to the state's transportation com- the south side of the airport near Bloom - city from legal action. state statute rather than the joint powers missioner. ington. That situation comes because the zon- agreement process usually used in simi- The board is comprised of representa- Besides removing substantial struc- ing board, which will make recommenda- lar boards made up of representatives tives from the Metropolitan Airports tures including hotels and other com- tions regarding eminent domain and from various cities, it does not have the Commission and the cities of Blooming-. mercial buildings for runway -clear zone other land use issues around the airport, independent insurance coverage that ton, Eagan, Mendota, Mendota Heights, purposes, some residents will also likely has no independent insurance coverage. joint powers boards have to protect the Minneapolis, Richfield, St. Paul and Hen- have to be relocated because of the high The situation first came before the individual cities, said Mike Dougherty, nepin County. levels of aircraft noise expected. Eagan City Council at its. June 18 meet- Eagan's city attorney. ing when it was scheduled to review rec- The resolution had stated that MAC ommendations by the Eagan Airport Re- would fund the defense and indemnifica- lations Commission (ARC) regarding tion of any zoning board member sued as zoning issues related to the new north- a result of the board's ordinance adoption south runway now under construction. process. In addition, it stated that MAC "With the new construction at the air- would indemnify "all participating enti- port, the board was reopened to look at ties for the act of adopting the ordinance restrictions around the airport, which if the [Joint Airport Zoning Board] pro - honestly has opened a whole new can of poses an ordinance that is acceptable to\ worms on several issues," said Jamie Ver- MAC." brugge, assistant city administrator and The resolution also stated that any or - one of Eagan's representatives on the dinance adopted would containa provi- zoning board. sion that would automatically rescind Since that June meeting, attorneys the ordinance if it were found unconsti- from each of the cities that has members tutional. on the zoning board met with Metropoli- MAC commissioners are scheduled to tan Airports Commission (MAC) general review the final resolution at a meeting - counsel Thomas Anderson to forge an later this month. agreement with the MAC to indemnify Since the June 18 City Council meet - the cities involved in the process. ing, Eagan representatives on the zoning The Eagan City Council was ready to board have abstained from voting on act on that agreement at its Aug. 6 meet- items at meetings. ing, but received word that MAC staff At a zoning board meeting two days (6CuvIsAlk O.b -2_4- 2,np2, Cagan (ity4 Feounci� to navE epresentativeS not vote ull surance gUestionswanswer The Joint YAirport Zoning Board (JAZZ for the Minneapohs�St Z'au1 International Airport may have to make some tough choir- es dowii` the.road regarding emi1nent domain, �L �' - sa ,� � � uW Hn f and land use issues�around,the,airpo However,, the tboad; wluchF is mad -representatives from the "airport does not i srance coverage and' uwci fetiu es neasy zonin -Wed 1a0met iri 1984; �1er; Wing board is reconvene enrcoristruction, such'! .south runway, currentl 'ace at the airpor "'he board reports to ation commissioner•;. e tboard is :`comprised o Ives rrom e etropolitan Airports, ; e PORT To`•Page l$A Jm esidesr removing substantial1,struc; tures'mcluduig,hotelsa ands other coin-: mercial builduigs tfor nmway clear zone purposes, some residents'willialso hkelyr; caus have to be; relocated bee offthe high levels o%ai ,00-noise expected °Although the JAZB,is nearuigthe end' of its work.schedule, it may become hard:. to comebyvotes to make any recommen dations ,' , _ Becausethe;board•was 7forn4ed.by state statute rather than the joint powers,... agreement:process usually used4inzsinii:, lar- boards: made: up of epresentatives k:.. fromvarious cities, it, does not _havd the• independent insurance-: coverage thatY. joint powers boards haveL,to,,protect the' mdi' 'if cities;said Mike Dougherty,- ry, Eagan's city attorney i' .� zz -„"Without that coverage thecihes;m= volved would have some liability and could be _sued," ,Dougherty+ said' -The city s yrepresentatives onahe board ceri tau ly can act on -the behalf of the city, but wheneverthey are facmg;a decision that would have senousf repeicussions that could open thecityto lega1Yhabthty, they should abstain' -i �$ City Administrator Tom Hedges said that, theboard most analogous: to the JAZB ,wouldhbethe Minnesota; Valley TransitiAuthonty (MVTA) board,�which •, is :formed'from�vanous>city represen Lives The>:M t7TA board;tis covered. their ow,n'insurance;�HedgesVsaid,�� That'somethmg that we-:certai need, to push for with tithis boardtand'1 various es nyo, fed are awareof thM Hedges said TheJAZBrand the .Depa ment,of Transportation are looking at 1 issue nghtnow*and shouldha` surance question settled by Hedges said, rat �' Xn; Verbrugde; 'said the Bloomm resentatives on thezboard' and 1 berg of the Bloomington City have pushedvery. hard for the resolve the jinsuianceiquestionbefore '. contmtung; with its work The question "came up again' m'dunng a: eeting of the JAZB June 20, with a mo s; tiot to postpone 'the)meetmg until,the issue asefiesolved failing with�only+Ric•h ' field, wagan and Mendota Heights voting Mendota Heights City-Admuustrator- pan Lin dberg said the ei1 aware of.'the issue until brought -it to the attention. o during :the June 20 meeting `.`Mendota Heights definitely has sohe of the same concerns, but the City Coun cif hasn'trhad- a ehance _to�discuss the ., • issue formally yet;', >aW�hat ne roc would nothkelyopen't] habtyI's tha with recommendatzdi tion commissioner on12 isiand restnetions " is�it_if.we-:can t ttv„cAl o -2b- 20 •> tis'!sd Y-.r ::6 MT 7 h•e ue out from the runways at the airpor :` div`ided mto =two segth none closerf •to e end of the runway and• one farther outs ational ,averages predict'• tl hood`of an (accident occurnng.in the firs r x �{ zone at one every 120 years and one ev ery • Because of those`conce`rns, the council 180 years in the second zone YHowever, agreed the city should draft a letter to the theatatistics for the MSP:Airport `suggest board encouraging into address the situ i numbers of once every 220 and 280 years ation; before` conttinuing vnth itswoorrk In Verbrugge saidthe issue is still_,,upsfor addition, it took no action; on,'a 4esom..i, debate ands itys�hard,to_teellright now, .,,Y a. mendateonby th�:Airports;Relations`, where the•ryarious� communities�repre Commission regarrding such things as , sented on the JAZB stand;on;the ssue '• land :use4provisions, height restrictions; , Bloomington has considered a:possible • zone boundaries and other`safety'provi moratorium for development in+the area': s z .x-x-�E s1• is ion Sy *' D sions'related'to the' new construction for the pasty few months, but ithas been -HY' ) :L sa hink thats the only message we continued each mime towallow=for the F k Y, „ rr ,q 4 h^ -$ x '*"i` M rt S C , . as* -, o send right now, „C.arlsor said JAZ$ to nrst finish its recommendations ,. ,.ie•liability concerns wren t the only That item was to„again appear on issues thatmay complicate the'procedure : July;;1•Bloomington City Council agenda: & Tlie cities ^of Bloomington and Rich The�final planfrevisions'for that up field°estimate that_the safety zonesat the date are likely to be adopted 14,2004 anal end of runways that restrict whatxcan be the report"well eventually;be incorporat built inithose;areasiwillzhave an $840` ed in theRMet Councils Regional, Blue million' and_$125 `million; effect-respec pnntry2030 to''guide land use inthe Twin t vely on the cities'; future`' development Cities area,. h_•Because of that;;several of the. JAZB"' Verbrugge said the plansa "work inr t . e 1. ice- and althou y members -have expressed concerns that. •progress gh cit staff-hasrno? the;usual level of restnctions•and:safety.; major concerns regarding the plan right v, zoning`woul'd goybeyond what safety fig''y now; they will wait until the noise maps] uses forzthe;airport:,would support and the zoning issues are,worked out b The "runway clearizones that�contin fore mal�ng� final commeritsg �" �� `' `h`e filing period for candidates for the" ee•open spots on the EaganCity Cows will run:between Tuesday July 2, and' 1,s ': uesday, July 16 ar l The primary ,electipp if necessary; would be •.Tuesday Sept .10,E 2002,with the'general election Tuesday, Nov 5 a:.; A prima?ytelection will;be necessary if' e number of candidates;who fifefor the. y priti� � ti' t l 3 ry, .,pen offices is equal to twice the numbe•r: x j , of openings Thus Yif five ors more people' run for the council seats" or if three or., more run` for the niayor• s,seat, a primary. would be necessary e spots•up for election are two four:; year council seats curre itly filled by Paul: Bakken and Peggy Carlson and the office of ;mayor xMayoi Pat Awada is seeking •. election' as ;a f epublicanl candidate for state auditor and will not eekre election to the mayor s,position t„- F., idacy ma -Eagan Tlie city; 30 P.m Affidavits Hof can with the ,cityfcler 3830 Pilot Kno fice is open 8a P _...04 I — zoos MINN,EAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT runway to affect Eagan More noise in store for Burnsville, too BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Pioneer Press This summer might be the last that Eagan resident Nathan Krahn sleeps with his windows open. Shutting out airplane noise soon could trump catching a waft of fresh evening air. Krahn, like others in the south metro, is not quite 'sure what to expect when the new North -South Runway at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Interna- tional Airport opens in late October. But he knows there will be more noise — and com- plaints. "I do have concerns, as does the city. But no one has a whole lot of control. We just have to Airport noise . . understand _ that it's coming," Krahn said. The new southern runway — and its increased traffic and noise — has been a topic of con- versation since the Legislature approved it in 1996, but as the opening creeps closer, officials have bolstered their effort to get the word out. Both Burnsville and Eagan are.hold- ing public meetings this week, for interested residents. And with good reason: (continued) now except inform ' our ".resi dents; said BurnsvilleMayor Elizabeth Kautz. "I tried ' for nine' years to change the. rim: ways footprint. It didn't work."', The new runway will ',acid; five flight paths.` and a- total 'of "about290 newdaily departures and arrivals over `Eagan alone. . In, all, 37 percent' of the air' port's traffic is expected to use the 17/35 Runway, which will increase its capacity by 25per=' cent. . The southern cities, along. with Richfield and.Minneapo- lis, long have wanted the MAC to buffer more ,residents from the racket that accompanies expansion and steppedLup air- line traffic. - Those living in sections of Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville and Bloomington' should expect a noticeable increase in air traf- fic activity this fall, warns the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission, the public body that owns and operates the airport. "People are concerned, and we do get phone calls about it. But the runway is in place and there's not much we can do AIRPORT NOISE, 3C ings so far, with attendance ranging from 50 to 300 people. She fields at least a dozen calls weekly from residents curious about what their new noise levels will be. .Miller directs them to the MAC's noise Web site and finds a com- parable location to the existing runway for them to go to. "For example, if a resident lives six miles from the new runway, I would encourage them to visit Lake Harriet, which is six miles away from the existing runway," she said. Krahn joined Eagan's air- port commission two years ago and has been involved in plan- ning the community meetings. He lives just off of Diffley Road in central Eagan — squarely underneath one of the new flight paths. Despite MAC efforts, Krahn said, he does not believe there is a good way to accurately measure the impact. "What is undeniable is that noise will come to sectipns of the city that previously didn't have any." Earlier this month, Min- neapolis, Eagan and Richfield New MSP runway jointly sued the MAC for back The new runway, scheduled to ing out of a 1990s agreement to open in this fall, is scheduled provide more impacted homes impact communty e in tageri cted. with extra insulation, new win and Burnsville. down. and air conditioning. F _„7 e:. Despite the rift over noise mitigation,Eagan and MAC: officials continue to hold open houses together and educate the public. Eagan held its first MAC - staffed open house in. Novem- ber and will continue to hold them in different neighbor- hoods until the runway opens. Burnsville is holding three meetings in April and May. "We've been working as hard as we can to communi- Source: Metropolitan Airports 60-64 range. Commission PIONEER PRESS" While Eagan and other : Cate the impact, as best we cities are bracing for more; know it," said Dianne Miller, Eagan's staff liaison to the The Cedar Grove corridor is noise, other areas likely 'will' b t of see a drop-off as .trafficshifts • :• from the existing parallel run- ways.' "We've been . , anxiously awaiting the opening of 17/35. We've been told it will help us, that it could reduce traffic here by at least a half," said Mendo- ta Heights City Administrator Jinn -Danielson. ' ;., MAC spokesman Patrick Hogan said he expects sdnie' folks in South Minneapolis to get noise relief-aswell. "'`'` "There's no question there will be an impact. But it will be mixed," Hogan said_ .. .- That's- about how . Krahn sums up his feelingsabout the airport's overall impact on Eagan. .. "It's far more complicated' than saying `Shame on you for the noise,'. " he said. "The air- port might : have a less than desirable: impact sometimes, but it: pumps 'a lot of money. :into the; economy, booststhe. tax base aridbrings in jobs. It's an important resource." In areas where the noise lev- els — called DNL, or Day -Night Average Sound ,Level considered too high, the ;MA has spent.$223 million tO;sounl proof 7;690 homes smce.1992 `:. The mitigation for ; ho_ mes that experienced jet noise;at 65 DNL'orhigher generally i clud ed_:ramped up doors, wudows insulation; ventilation systems . - and air conditioning But: -officials in the `'three cities that.sued the MAC say it ,. originally : promised, the `same_.,'. comprehensive. mitigation for more': than` 5,500, other ;homes near the airport located-. in areas with DNL levels in the ;.. ; city's 10-member Airport Rela- expected to bear the run . tions Commission. the noise increases in Eagan,. Eagan has held four meet- and resident Margo Danner said her neighbors are warily awaiting the runway. Danner, a member of the city's Parks Commission who -moved in 40 years ago, said hers is an established community, com- prising many retirees. "We joke that they set the runway up this way on pur- pose. They figured all the old people could just take out their hearing aids and not notice the noise," she laughed. Danner's levity turned • somber when she talked about her neighborhood's stability. "I have a . neighbor who is moving because of the runway. You do notice more For Sale signs going up," she said. "This is a settled area. Who would ever have thought there'd be a runway going over our house? "I hope it isn't as bad as we fear." . Most affected . south metro residents live in areas where noise levels are below the Fed- eral Aviation Administration's Meggen,Lindsay can be reached standards . to' require • noise. at mlandsay@pioneerpress fom` insulation. or 651228-5260. sett as Councel,holds Q&A. with the.MAC by,Erin•'Johnson • - THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS It's safe THIS** say' that noise from .the new north -south run- way, scheduled to open in Oc- tober, will affect all bf Eagan, said Diane .Miller, assistant to Eagan's city administrator. "People assume if they don't live right under the flight tracks that they won't hear noise, -and that's not the case," she said: Flight tracks represent con- centrations Of noise, Miller said, and some areas will be more af- fected `than others. But with 432 additional flights over. the _city. each day;,more noise will be in=• troduced to Eagan as a whole. `- Representatives from the Metropolitan Airports Commi- sion (MAC) gave a presentation on the new runway to the Eagan City Council on Tuesday. Eagan representatives Tim Wilkin and Lynn Wardlow were also in attendance. Council members quizzed MAC representatives on every - See Runway, 6A - jwww utt Submitted graphic This map shows the flight tracks, in yellow, of planes using the new north -south runway. The flight tracks represent concentra- tions of noise. Airport noise (continued) .. promise after, another and will continue to be as air traffic - spreads out over Eagan, Men- dota Heights, Bloomington and St. .Paul," Minneapolis Mayor R:T. Rybak said. Patrick Hogan, spokesman for the MAC, denied the commission reneged on any past promises with its current program, which he called."rea- sonable and generous." "In 1996, the wording was vague, quite frankly," Hogan said. "Nowhere did it detail that there would be the samelevel of insulation for a 60 (DNL home):: as there would be for a 65 (DNL Koine)." Rybak dismissed that as "baloney" and said the MAC made verbal as well as written promises and touted the initial It is likely that Minneapolis and Eagan will wait until the FAA issues its decision before filing the lawsuit. proposal in press releases and on its Web site. But Hogan said the MAC's current proposal goes further than what other airports across the country are doing with noise insulation particularly for residents Living in the lower DNL-level areas. "The commission wrestled with what the program should and Eagan will wait until. the FAA issues its decision before filing the lawsuit. "We're committed to suing," Rybak said. "We hired the best law firm in the country on air- port litigation, and are now just following their advice." The city has retained the Denver law firm of Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell. In addition, Rybak and Gea- gan are working to persuade Bloomington, Richfield and Mendota Heights to join in bringing the dispute to court. "(With the new runway), these cities are only really begin- ning to understand what they are about to face," Rybak said. Meggen Lindsay can be reached at nllindsay@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5260. n903 look like, and the air-condition- ing package is fair and science.. based," he said. "If residents have central air, they can shut their windows in summer and keep interior noise levels to federal standards." But in Eagan, nearly 80 per- cent of the homes already have air conditioning, so any help will be minimal, Geagan pointed out. "With Eagan being so close to the airport, I'm sure other issues will come up. How do we trust the MAC in the future?" he asked. The submitted airports sound commission mitigation proposal and a map outlining noise levels to the Federal Aviation Administration . in November The FAA has approved the map but has not yet made a decision on the over- all proposal. It is likely that Minneapolis PC) d_V 03- ?Co EAGAN lawsuit Minneapolis, suburb join to fight MAC . BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Pioneer Press The city of Eagan has aligned with Minneapolis to sue the Metropolitan Airports Commission over its scaled - back noise insulation plan for homes that sit under flight paths, city leaders said Thurs- day. Officials want the commis- sion to pay to buffer residents from the increasing racket that:'T. accompanies expansion and.: stepped -up airline traffic; at the.:';; Minneapolis -St. Paul :Interna7. tional Airport. But under the MAC's cur- rent noise mitigation proposal„ - almost noneiof the nearly 500 Eagan homes' promised exten-' sive soundproofing . Will get it, city officials; said., The airport's'planto open a':: new North -South runway in late October with . increased .. flights over: Eagari has niuiuci- pal officials` further oh edge.'' Tlie ;City Couricil thi's :week unanimously voted to join the Minneapolis lawsuit which was announced; h'November: but has "not yet been filed and to send letters to Mtineso=.. ta's congressional delegation asking for help "This ,legal action comesi'as much outAof frustration as any thing,"an EagMayor PatiG gan said. ``Here is a major'gov - ernment agency''that. madean agreement and , now they are; not holding to it. We.relied on their promises." Since 1992, the ° MAC'',:has , spent $223 million to/'sotind-' proof 7,690 homes .in areas a "This legal action comes, as:Inuch out: of frustration as • anything.,,' Pat Geagan, mayor of Eagan where the noise level. called DNL, or Day -Night Average Sound Level.—. is 65 or greater. That mitigation generally included ramped -up doors, windows, insulation, ventila- tion systems and air condition- ing. But officials in both cities contend that during airport expansion discussions in 1996, the • MAC, : which owns and operates the airport, promised the same comprehensive knit-, gation . for more than 3;600 other homes nearthe airport. It is the protection for those homes — located in areas with DNL levels in the 60-64 range that is now at issue. Instead of the full noise mit- igation, the affected homeown- ers would be eligible onlyfor central air conditioning if they don't have it and would have to pay between 10 and 50 percent ofits cost, :depending on the area's noise level. City officials say the MAC initially committed to spending $150 million on .this round of soundproofing, it has since whittled the expenditure down to'$47.5 million. "It's: been one broken AIRPORT NOISE, 3B --16:4102a- a2oOc 11, Airport's rnnway closnre*ill bring rnore noise to parts of city,: ;.: by Erin Johnson . a noticeable increase in noise in Eagan will still be affected by the THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS northeast Eagan during the clo- closure, the noise impact will be .... The '2 tiOrtli .Parallet: turiway at. sure," Miller Said. .? • . - . • lessened by increasing the use of the.. Minneapolis-$t. Paul Airport clOsed The. Eagan CitY. Cburicil. sent .a alternate runway,:Miller said. for recOristruction this. Week, which letter to the FAA, in May reqUesting. Built in 1967, the nortlaparallel means some Eagan. residents will . air traffic be diverted to a .different . runway . needs' .t6 be reconstructed have to contend with- increaSed air- runway to lessen the iinpact-on resi- because its age and heavy use have .platie noise this fall. . dents in nottheast Eagan. • • . led to. .deterioration of the pave - The runway is scheduled to . be The FAA agreed to. increase the ment, accordirig to the Metropoli-. closed. from Aug. 17 .thtough Octo- . use Of a runway that sits just to the tan•Airports Commission.. ber, sending mOre traffic over Eagan • sOuth of the north.parallel. runway, : When completed, the new pave - via .the south parallel runway, said rather than send more planes to the rapt should last.for about 50'years, Diatine Miller, Eagan's .assistant. to south.parallel runway. .:.,. with the first 15 to 20 years main - the city administrator. .1 • A similar request was sticcessfully tenance free. The estimated cost of The. south parallel runway typi- made by Mendota Heights .in 2007 the .project is $17.5 million, with cally sets.20 percent of operations. when the south parallel runway was - funding coming from the MAC and The City •is unsure how much that closed. federal dollars. • will increase during the north paral- Diiring that period, additional lel runway's closure. air traffic was sent over Eagan. "We're just being told to expect While residents in northeast • Inigs110".6 Posintio liss!iglimotrieh • - re fo 1•L ph at eagan. Erin johnsan is NI( thisweek@ecrn-inc.cOfl wh www.mnSun.com-Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 2 Air traffic FROM PAGE 1 Legve. "The good news is it's temporary wth, not: see MAC officials expect Eagan eased usage construction on the north MAC officials will con parallel runway to be coin- o is house for' duct.,an _P pleted by mid -October, residents :in the ;affected. The last month on are de 8 ; in m Thursday,: record for the runway that Aug.: 13, at the ...Eagan. sends planes over north-- ; Center 1501: east is Eagan was relative- ltkway 1 ly quiet, said Legve,.as 6.8Central would suggest resi percent of departures ;dents in northeast Eagan took off . from the :south attend the opens<,„Eaga," parallel runway "In June we saw an. sai'V Millen a ;number . abnormal number of days of; boards;' said Legve where we had: northwest' "Well be giving them. winds," said Legve. Northwest winds often l,o moahappen what's d air traffic controllers g Attendees:....wi : also ; south parallel xunway�"_ ` Residents; in other por- tions_ : of `Eagan- _likely won t-notice a change, said Miller; as the'north- south' 17/35 ,Riiinway, that -- fans planes' over rr uch of to choose other runways for takeoffs. That number will be significantly higher_ dur- ing construction, as MAC officials are estimating 41 to 45 percent o' have` the,-�opportuiiity to ; ask. questions .'and c`om ment on what's:presented Information on the clo sure is also available at www.macnoise.com/ con that departures will use the struction.: 'um. 11- S-Long Apple -Valley, esernount-&•Eagaw6un•6urrent-•Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 --www.mnSun.com In the Community, With.the-Connrnunity,-For the Connrrunity ecomendation for finance director comes from within. GRANT BOELTER • SUN i ' STATERS A familiar face will be recommended to replace Mark Stotts as finance direc- tor for School District 191. Lisa Rider, who has been the Burnsville -Eagan -Savage • • School District's director of accounting for the past three years, will sit as the succes- sor to Stotts at the Nov 5 meeting of the District 191 School Board. . "It will be a seamless transition," said Superintendent Randall Clegg, who is making the recommendation, in a statement. "Lisa has great depth of knowledge of our current financial situ- ation, as well as a vision for the future." Rider came to the district after spending time as a business manager for Farmington Public Schools and working at an independent school audit- ing firm. Stotts resigned after three years in the position to take a job asthe finance director for Austin public schools, cit- ing a desire to be closer to his home in Albert Lea. Rider was chosen by Clegg from 17 applicants. A job description for her position has been posted and will be filled pending her approval by the school board. Aiport noise to decrease in Eagan after runway reopens GRANT BOELTER • SUN NEWSPAPERS While things may be have been live- ly than usual during Halloween week- end, Eagan residents may have notice a coinciding decrease in airplane noise. The runway that sends planes over. northeast Eagan along Highway 55 returned to normal traffic levels the evening of Friday, Oct. 30, after anoth- er runway reopened. The North Parallel Runway 12L/30R reopened at the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport after being closed for two=and-a-half months to replace pavement on the runway. The project was the last significant piece of the airport's $3.1 billion 2010 expan- sion program. During the construction, many flights that would have usually used the north parallel runway were divert- ed to Runway 12R/30L, which sends planes southeast of the airport rough- ly following Highway 55. COMMUNITY BRIEFS Week set aside for saving soles Instead of throwing away old or unwanted shoes, Apple Valley, Burnsville and Eagan residents can recycle them during a free one -week col- lection coordinated by Dakota Valley Recycling. In recognition of America Recycles Day, residents can drop off shoes Monday, Nov 9, through Sunday, Nov 15, at the following locations: • Apple Valley Community Center, 14603 Hayes Drive, Apple Valley - 8 a.m.- 10 p.m. Monday -Friday; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 7:30 p.m. Sunday • Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday -Friday; closed Saturday, Sunday and Veteran's Day • Eagan Civic Arena, 3870 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan - 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Sunday Shoes of all types, sizes and styles will be accepted; no rollerblades or skates allowed. Donated shoes will be shredded by Wipers Recycling and turned into new products. Information: 952-895-4511 or www.DakotaValleyRecycling.org. COMMUNITY -BRIEFS: TO PAGE 15 12`'Aprv.11411ey,'Ruae7loblit rEagad'SunTtltfdnC"THIYffday NW:5;12009,` wwv2mtSim:cvrrr GRANT BOELTER • SUN NEWS 'AP A familiar face will be recommended to replace Mark Stotts as finance direc- tor for School District 191. Lisa Rider, who has been the Burnsville -Eagan -Savage School District's director of accounting for the past three years, will sit as the succes, sor to Stotts at the Nov 5 meeting of the? District 191. School Board 7" q "It` will be "a _ seamless transition said; Superintendent Randall Clegg who is :.making the recommendation; in,. a! statement. "Lisa has great depth of knowledge of our current"finaricial situ;, Aiport noise to decreas Eagan after runway reop� GRANT BOELTER • SUN NEWSPAPERS While things may be have been live- ly than usual during Halloween week- end, Eagan residents may have notice a coinciding decrease in airplane noise. The runway that sends planes over northeast Eagan along Highway 55 returned to normal traffic levels the evening of Friday, Oct. 30, after anoth- er runway reopened. The North Parallel Runway 12L/30R reopened at the Minneapolis -St. :Paul ,. International Airport :after being. closed for two -and -a -half montlis -to, replace- pavement on; the; ,runwayTr ''' project was the last:significanttpiece.o the! airport's' $3.1 billion_ 2010:;expan_ sion program. During the construction; many'- flights that would . have _usually: used. the north parallel runway were::divert'' ed to Runway 12R/30L,.:which7sends_ planes southeast of the,airport rough" ly following Highway 55: • Grounding. _. arrpo. . noise issues N.O.I:S.E,.conference focuses on impacts, solutions -' BY JOSHUA NICHOLS Sun Newspapers - • Dealing with.:airport noise is=' sues requires a. constant.exchange'j -between:the airport airlines and.: cities that sometimes can create' some noise of its. own. Or in Metropoli- tan • Air- ports Com- mission (MAC) Ex- ecutive Di- rector Jeff- Hamiel's terms, it's like a "three-legged stool." "The only way noise mitigation works is when airports, the indus- try and cities work closely on mu- tually agreeable goals," he said. Hamiel made his comments on the last day of the July 20-22 con- ference and aviation noise sympo- sium sponsored by the National •Organization to Insure. a Sound- Controlled Environment • • (N.O.I.S.E.) in Eagan:. During a panel featuring: local representatives following Hamiel's presentation, the focus was on the Minneapolis -St. Paul Internation- - al Airport's new runway that's slated to openinn October. . Assistant to the Eagan City Ad- ministrator Diane Miller said the city has been working hard to en- - sure its residents know the run- way opening is corning. 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Darcy Barringer started a neighborhood get-together 14 years ago after her family's Jeep was broken into while parked in the neighborhood around Tim- berwolf Trail near the intersec- tion of Diffley and Rahn roads. "We wanted to get-together with our neighbors and make sure it was a safe community," Barringer said. That effort continued in the neighborhood for years, becom- ing an official National Night Out party when the city started pro- moting the effort. NIGHT OUT: To Page 24A r Or aree1 �IUIng, a, Soffit & Trim Loy o & Entry Doors Re -Roofs 11 Townhomes Condos nal Experieced Crew an -Up & Magnetic Sweep „ R -•,. EATING COSTS INNESOTA OVV 8c SIDING CO. Nausea and dizziness are just two of the warnin€ attack_ CaII 9-I-I if you experience any warning si -5') Gt./ 7/2- /Z www.mnSun.com Readying foR • Eagan City Council hears report on existing noise levels in city BY JOSHUA NICHOLS - ' Sun Newspapers . Concerned over the increase in noise likely brought by the;:Minneapolis-St.: 'Paul InternationalAirport's new r.•un may, Eagan officials.now.have a•niap in place to see exactly what that impacfwill . be. The Eagan City Councilfireceived: a . draft report July 19 on baseline noise measurements :conducted around,` the • city last month. by Wyle Laboratories "This really shows how•proactive :the City Council has been, • saidity. Ad= - ministrator Tom Hedges. `We've hadnu merous public "meeting's to sli'ow what might be the effect;and this is"anott part of that effort." -.are .The measurements are intended to provide a baseline showing what exist ing noise levels are before the runway opens this.fall. • • Using 10 temporary monitoring sta. tions scattered around the city',WyleLab ', oratories measured the Sound levels from June 14 to. June20 In addition to the monitoring sites, the city selected 25 grid points:across the . city that willhelp further communicate to residents the likely impact: from. the new runway. - Once the report is finished; "residents `. will be able to select a grid point -near. their homes to see what.noise levelsto- expect. . . . The effort didn't just ineasureairport v noise, but also all existing 'source's of d noise, according to Clint Morrow;.an • As part of the measurements, Mor- row also took measurements at two ex- isting Metropolitan Airport Commis- . Sion (MAC) stations to verify the accura- . cy of those measurements... The difference between Wyle's mea- surements and the MAC. measurements was between 0.7 to .1.1 decibels; which shows the existing measurements are ac- curate, Morrow said. ' • Using computer models, the:study 'also predicted the impact neighborhoods under the newflight paths, 'mostly in - ,western.Eagan, are likely to hear: • .The most telling predictions aren't • • about sound levels, but rather about the length of the'sound levels, Morrow. said: The MAC uses a map of radiating called contours, to show. the aver- age impact of airport noise- The con- tours stretch out from the airport under 'flight paths and are used to determine el- igibility for noise mitigationefforts... The contours mark the Day=Night Av- erage Sound Level (DNL') with all homes in the 65 DNL or beyond receiving full in- sulation packages. - - Several monitoring stations within'65 DNL contours showed. sound levels over 65 decibels for periods ranging from 81 to 98.3 minutes over the course of a day. - Compare that to modeling based off a monitoring station at Wilderness Run Road and Wedgewood Drive, which will be at about -the '49 DNL contour once the new runway opens. - :That area is projected to experience only 2.2 minutes per day above the 65- decibel level. . Another thing the measurements pro ide for the public is an easier:way to un- erstand the difference between noise ontours,'Mo.row said. gineer with Wyle who conducted the ` ' • ' measurements. • RUNWAY: To Page 23A -• www.mnSun.com Young Eagles take flight EAA program intended to interest youth in aviation 13) t NNA CtwM Sun It46,(5p3per5 • lore thant,Ui('hddre wefA ,10214l t1i'a} July lh as wir t of th! l 3aj�('•r1111( Itl.'i1 \Vtar toll h.it 1. (t \ `i' 1 lt': `, Eagle pi .. r tilt ;it .11r aN.� ;lirttxi t itt L;tkt's ilk 'Che I \A launched its Young. Eagles program nottot illy ii1,1V92 v it.:11the 1t1, of gn`1ng L tu}Ihnt1 yrii1t*) h -• 341,:pt;:?4ily, to tly in a nE?nel'al clb'1t1t10n a)1i11'te l)efore 2(x)3, which wat14he 1(),(Jy(tirrr ft,npiversary of the Wright lei htlmt s' fIt a`tht The EA.I is th( t7t ci;il�tn e><1�'.ctf, 1ii A 'nrur(-. ierinei tile. "W(>rtei.s +'st aviation ce1(hIatiut) )p; Wis. 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(FzGtraitsl iS"i7't��ca'�f t'11eE !s t h(,cti'h,:(.'it )11 of ttIt `}ail'?'cktla;i ?- top '1'<^' 4hc 1d. c pit . 11;14'7 ft4t Ar it - t (1'1 z.a, M--' [,:f -tt on tilt tit »d h6netlt1.ti1 _t-..fl-ic '24A - Annie-Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•CurrentlThursday, July 28, 2005 www.mnSun.com Noise.. From Page 1A• - "The last thing we wanted is for the • runway to open and our residents to say,' 'Hey city, where have you been?" Miller said. "We've been very proactive'in let- ting them know it's coming and what the impact will'be." _ • Eagan already receives about 350 'flights per day over the Eagan/Mendota - Heights Corridor along Highway 494. The new. runway. will expose more resi- dents — this time in southwest Eagan— to airport noise. - In Richfield, the concern is on`anoth- er aspect of the new runway. Since the north -south runway runs almost paral- lel to Highway .77, the eastern edge of the community abuts the new runway. , • - While that .Won't cause many prob- ' lems with overhead flights, itwill create another, problem with "low -frequency" noise that radiates sideways from the runway, said Pam Dmytrenko, assistant to the Richfield city manager. "It puts us in the position of having the closest residential area to a' runway. in the country," she -said. "The:people liv= ing closest aren't going to be able to live there anymore. It will become inhabit able." Dmytrenko said the low -frequency -noise -is the same type of noise that comes, from. a vibrating subwoofer in- a passing car, meaning you feel.the noise as much as you hear. it. • 'The issue is a sore point for the city of Richfield because homes affected'by low - frequency noise aren't eligible for noise mitigation packages, Dmytrenko said. -Instead, the city has been working to re- locate those who live closest to the new runway. . - Part of the problem is the noise insu- lation program required by the Federal Aviation ,Administration is•a "one size fits all" approach, said Chad Leqve, man- ager of MAC's Aviation Noise and Sateh lite programs:.. ".There's no established mechanism for measuring low -impact- noise and that's a hurdle we face,' Leqve said. While some communities . have been critical of the -scaled -back -expansion of noise mitigation efforts, Hamiel noted that MAC has spent nearly $280 million insulating homes, apartinents and schools since the early 1990s. The MAC is also dedicated toa $49 mil- lion expansion of that noise mitigation 'to hoines-farther from the airport. With: homeowners covering $21. million of that, that goes beyond federal' require-. merits, he said. • Earlier proposals had a.full.noise .in-' sulation package for those.honies,'with. window and door treatments, .acoustic storm doors and windows .and wall and attic insulation, the approved package' includes .only air condition installation: While Eagan, has 492 homes that fall into the expanded noise insulation pro- gram and Richfield has 850,,'most of those homes already have air condition: frig, leaving them ineligible for other noise insulation. "Those are homes that • expected full mitigation and now they aren't going to get that," she said. -.Despite the hurdles faced-by"the MAC • and' communities neighboring the •air- port; Leqve said he felt the. Noise Over- sight Committee (NOC) is making good • progress on noise -issues.. The group, which began meeting in June 20003 arid4s made up of 'airline in-. dustry and -community representative's, discusses airport noise issues and makes recommendations.to the MAC. • "In the past the MAC has been so pro- gressive with noise mitigation efforts that we anything more we -do comes down to baby steps," -he said. "I'm always working to turn that into a 'toddler trot' and a big part of .that is the work of the. _ "Noise Oversight Committee." For more inforniation on airport, noise efforts; visit the MAC's Aviation • Noise and Satellite Programs Web site at www.macnoise.corn or.. the N.O:I.S.E. Web site at.wwwaviation-noise:org. • Night out From Page 1A - Although, .it had dropped -.off in the past few years, .Barringer is again plan- _ ning a celebration this year. The neighborhood will join neighbor- hoods throughout Eagan and the nation - in celebration National Night_ Out.Tues- day, Aug. 2: The night represents the 22nd year for the national effort. That. first year, 400 communities in 23 states participated in s. National Night.Out. - -. Last year, 34.2 million people in 10,325 communities in the United States, U.S. territories and Canada,' and military bases worldwide took part. • • From 5:30 to 9:30 p.rn., Eagan residents,__ - are asked to lock their doors and 'spend the'evening outside with -neighbors and • police. Many neighborhoods throughout Eagan are playing host to special events such as block'parties, cookouts and chil- dren activities. -- .The Eagan Police and Fire' depart- ments will visit those neighborhoods that have registered their National Night Out Celebration with the Police Depart- ment That's one of Barringer's favorite parts of the event. "Its great seeing the .young kids get excited about talking to the police and the firefighters,",she said. "They really make. a connection, and -I think that's one of- the .big keys." Barringer said Eagan does a particu- larly good job in putting together its.part of National Night Out. "They do so much work and do so much for National Night Out," she said. "I really want to thank the city for that commitment. They do a great job of educating people and advo- cating for safety and this is just one ex- ample of that effort." s . The celebration in Barringer's neigh- borhood will center on 1960 North Tim- berwolf Trail and will run from 4-to 10 . p.m.; Besides visits from public safety,offi- cials, the neighborhood's' block party' will alsofeature food and a performance by a national recording artist, Westside - Band. The event also -gives the neighbor- hood a chance to raise.money for charity, '• with proceeds from a raffle going to -ben- efit Amber Alert of Minnesota. "It's a lot of -fun for the neighborhood and at the same time it's a way for us to be reallyproactive in wanting to -have a - safe community to„live in," Barringer said:, - Eagan --has 'seen the: National•Night Out festivities grow over the years. When the event started in 1998, the city had 15 neighborhoods register. This year- • about 110 neighborhoods are expected to. throw.block parties. ' - • Police Chief Kent Therkelsen said Na- tional Night Out block parties remain important because it allows neighbors to getto know 'each.other. "Knowing each other and looking out for each other is the best way to keep, neighborhoods safe," Therkelsen said. : The deadline to register tp receive a visit from .police, firefighters or 'other city officials has passed, but for more in- formation on staging a National. -Night. Out event, call Eagan Crime Prevention. Specialist Jill. Ondrey at 651-675-5727 or visit the city's Web•site at wwwcityofea gan.com: . For more information on the Timber - wolf Trail neighborhood party, contact Barb Cordes . at:..•Barbcordes_1 mail.com i LEGAL NOTICES ww.mnSun.c wom Apple valley/Rosemouht, Eagan Sun•Current/Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 23A Park plan - From Page 4A "Wow,- you've come a long way baby," Feldman quipped about the progress the •• city -has made in parks and, recreation, since then. ' "I remembered the excitement during .the discussion back then, butthere was- n't much" at the time. Through hard • • work, the city is now an impressive place to live, work and play." • • The draft -plan presents several main - findings, including the challenges facing the community in preserving open spaces and the high priority=residents place on open space and 'recreation, Feld- man said. Davis is intrigued by three different' • -areas of ;the 20/20-vision regarding Eagan's trail system, open space_ and - changing demographics.- • "We learned we have a good trail sys-. tem already, but that there are some great ideas to. make it even better, to:' make,Eagan a. more walkable and rid- able community," Davis said. "Things like more connections to"trails in other communities, more user=friendly sig nage so people :know where they -_can go -and how to get there." _ • • • • - . Some things that have to. be consid- ered as the plan is finalized is the chang- ing nature of Eagan and.society, Davis said. He pointed to the increasing diver- sity of- the city as well as the focus on recreation changing from sports to other activities. = " • • • "Thing have. changed and they are changing and they are changing. rapid- ly,".Davis said: • "The idea of -what a community is has changed radically and we need to take. that into consideration." - Feldman said it's important for the city to pursue partnerships, such as the :one with the Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway citizens group and nonprofit Trust -for Public Land,that has sticcess- fully preserved open space over the past few years. • • Runway From Page 8A For example, •existing measurements • but is shows much more clearly in terms ,. that people can:readily understand." .The next step will be measuring the: same areasonce the runway de- -. Bloodmobiles schedule termine how noise levels have changed. Assistant to the -City Administrator, south of the river stops Diane Miller -said the city's Airports Re- - - at Rolling Hills Circle in northeastern lations Commission (ARC) had .dis- ' Healthy individuals who are at least Eagan showed 39 :minutes 'a day, above - - cussed the issue and feels the best time is . • 17 years of age and weigh at least 110 the 65-decibel level: a few months after the new runway has pounds:may be able to donate blood. Projections based off ar-monitoring been operational - For more information about blood station at Coral Lane and Moonstone- - -. Councilmember Mike Maguire drives in your area, call the Red Cross at - •Drive in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, agreed that the best course is to wait. - 651-291-4607, 1-800=GIVE-LIFE or visit show that area can expect:about 12 min- "I don't want to replicate this until we www.yourbloodcenter.org. . utes a day over_the 65=decibel level. • are sure that the runway is being used as The following bloodmobiles will be in: That is telling *because Rolling Hills it will be used permanently," he said. your area soon: Circle is at the 60 DNL contour line while .; • . The report is considered - a: draft re- • -.Aug. 2, 2 - 7p.m.. Inver Grove Heights. Coral Lane/Moonstone Drive will be at, port -so: that the council could provide • Church of St. Patrick, 3535 - 72nd St. E. ' about the 56 DNL contour line Once the- feedback that Wyle will: work into the- - Aug. 3, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., Apple Valley, - •- runway opens. - final report. • . - Minnesota Zoo School of Environmental "It really is a good way toshowthe dif • The• council also recommended that Studies, 12155 Johnny Cake Ridge Rod • ' ference 'between4'DNL lines;' `1Vlorrow the city's.ARC•also•conducta hearing on" Aug.' 3', 11 30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.:` - . said.: '"It's hard to,:wrap.your 'mind.._ -:the report: and provide additional• feed-,. .Burnsville, Burnhaven Library` 1101 around what DNL _contour -lines mean; ,*back to.the council: • • West County Road 42. He also cautioned that the- draft is • "only the outline for the_ city's plan and that city officials and residents must also play a part iri deciding what the final -plan will look like. . - "The draft has to be your plan as you move forward," he said. "It needs the comments from the commission and the public.to shape it -before it can be consid- ered final:" Davis echoed those comments: . "We don't seethis as the end -.of the plan," -Davis said. "We are just moving into the next phase of the plan." ' The APrC•will meet Monday, Sept. 19, to* adopt the plan with the public com• - ments included. The APrC and the` Eagan City Council will then review the .plan Tuesday, Sept. 27, with the council expected to approve -the final plan in Oc-.. tober•.' ' Copies 'of " the plan are 'available at- - Eagan City Hall, -the Eagan Community Center, Wescott Library and ()Mlle city's Web site at www cityofeagan.com. For more information call Eagan Parks and Recreation at 651-675-5500. • BLOODMOBILE" • Olanc7; Robert A. Morrison ison Robert A.. Mor- rison, 75, Detroit Lakes, MN • died Saturday, July. 15 at his home under the care -of- Hos- pice Of ,The Red River 'Valley, Mass' Of 'Christian Buri- al was at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Fr. Jerry Rogers..officiated. • Interment was in Lakewood Cemetery, -Minneapolis, MN. Robert Arthur -Morrison, : known • as Bob, was born, Deceinber..23, 1929 in Duluth: MN ,to Milton & Marion. (Rosendalil) Morrison..,. He is `a 1947 .graduate- ofDuluth Cathedral High. School"and later attended the University Of Minnesota Duluth. He served with . the U.. S.. Army's First Observation: Battalion in • Korea. -Bob was united in marriage, to-\tonica Paquin November . 12- 1955 in Minneapolis. • MN. They made their home in Bloomington where he wiirked. for \lunsingwear 1963' - I991. Tliet spent their summers in 'Detroit Lakes and -winters in Peoria; .kZ• since .199% - . - (lioli t'.as a=nienther of. the knights Of (:ulumlius.-The• American Legion- and the-V. F. W. .: • . • Survivors. include his ' wife, • Monica, '-Detroit Lakes 5 sons: Michael,(Nancy), ' Eagan. MN. John. (Valerie), •Minneap- -ohhs. Tlitothv (l\'endv). Bloomington, • \IN. David (Vondal. Dexter, MN, Chris- `tophcr (Ann )}. Bloomington, - MN; 10: i;t ulcliildreti\lichael.,Jr. (Heather), • aat'OU.. \IelisSa: Stephanie. Reid, Iiath- -c•rine. Ellianna. Nathan. Enitita & Daniel Mc•nutrials are. preferred.' .i).. icl=Don liowr Funeral Home ' • Detroit -.Lakes. -MN, (218)•8474147 .. www.mnSun.coin 06 Vjon»for parks,, recreation Draft version of Eagan's 20/20 • Vision plan ready, public comment . period :Open until Sept. 1 13i• Nicuor.s • -.Sun Newspapers After seven months of forums: stake- holder focus groups., surveying and •studying,. a plan is emerging for the fu-. ture of Eagan's parks and recreation. • • ' - "It raises questions about what kinds of programs do we need to have not just to serve our- aging commimity but also •regarding growing ethnic populations. - said Terry Davis. chair of the Eagan Ad- • visory Parks -Commission (ANC).Davis made his comments during the- . • presentation of the draft plan at the - APrC's July 18 _meeting. The meeting, also served as the start ot• a public coin-. merit period running through Thursday. Sept. 1. = . • "Called- the 20/20 Vision' for Parks. Recreation -arid Open Space. the master plan is meant to ensitre the continued quality -of the city's parks system and,: forecast changes to Eagan's deniograph- ics. ' ' Eagan has an extensive parks system and numerous recreational amenities.' - with'54 city parks: 110 miles of walking, -trails and,350 lakes and ponds. • Harvey Feldman of national consult-... ing firth Conservation.. Environment" and Historic Preservation Inc. 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League of Cities, NOISE is a lobbying group based in Wash- ington, D.C., that works to re- duce the effect of aviation noise on communities. Eagan hosted the organiza- - tion's summer conference. NOISE .gives the Betty Ann Krahnke Award•each year to a community that has demon- strated a comprehensive pro-_ • gram to educate its citizens on the effects of airport noise. • The organization awarded Eagan for its efforts in prepar- ing residents for the opening of the new, runway at the Min- neapolis/St. Paul International • -Airport in October.' The city•held a series of 10 neighborhood open houses over - the past year .to inform •resi- dents of runway noise issues. It also developed .a brochure that See Award, 5A 2A July 30, 2005 THISWEEK �20 50 'lRa BIGHORN PKG-20" WHEELS SLT Pkg. 5.7 Hemi, Auto, Trailer (Windows, Locks, Mirrors), Tilt, $1,000 + 1ST PYMT. + LIC. 1ST PYMT. + LIC. 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An affiliate of the National League of Cities, NOISE mem- bership consists of communities throughout the U.S. who are af- fected by airport noise. Elected officials and city staff from across the country gathered at the Eagan Commu- nity Center from July 20-22 to discuss airport noise issues. The conference provides a forum where participants can interact directly with legisla- tors, FAA and transportation officials, said NOISE Executive Director Dennis McGrann. It also gives cities the chance to learn from each other, said Diane Miller, Eagan's staff rep- resentative to the Metropolitan Airports Commission's Noise Oversight Committee. "It's always a really good learning opportunity to hear how other cities are dealing with the issue of airport noise, and it's a chance to tell our story, as well," she said. Eagan City Administrator Tom Hedges said the confer- ence is very timely as Eagan prepares for increased noise from the new runway scheduled to open in October. The city has been battling the Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion (MAC) over the additional noise the runway will bring. In March, Eagan, Minneapolis and Richfield filed a joint lawsuit against the MAC to increase noise mitigation measures for affected houses. Eagan's specific noise issues were highlighted during some of the conference's sessions, Miller said. Experts at this year's confer- ence included Carl Burleson, director of the FAA's Office of Environment and Energy, and Ian Waitz, a professor of the Aeroriautics and Astronautics department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jeff Hamiel, director of the MAC, also appeared to present an overview of noise issues at the Minneapolis -St. Paul Inter- national Airport. Members attended confer- ences and panel discussions from Wednesday through Fri- day. They also took tours of the MAC's Aviation Noise and Satellite Office and the develop- ment site of the Bloomington Central Station with state-of- the-art sound mitigating archi- tecture and construction. The conference is held in different member communities each year. It was last held in Eagan in 1997. Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. Balanced approach sought for runway This summer a Metropolitan Council study found that Eagan was the top job -producing city in the Twin Cities area over the last four years. Certainly, the convenience of being located near Minneapo- lis/St. Paul Air- port is one of the reasons for that growth, along with good roadways, low taxes, and abun- dant fiber optic communication routes. Since 1996, when the deci- sion was made to expand MSP rather than build a new airport farther out, Eagan officials have known a new runway was' coming. It will mean more noise, something our citizens are not hooking forward to. That's why e city of Eagan has worked so PATRICK GEAGAN Eagan Mayor d to educate residents about 3 L C_'c-crre-d-to-Y/3/ems' the facts and the effects of the new north/south runway. We held 10 open houses at- tracting more than 1,000 people. We've conducted baseline noise measurements to document current airport noise levels be- fore the runway opens and pro- jected the number of planes per day over certain decibel levels at 50 different grid points around the city. We've had newsletter articles and cable television stories - all focused on letting residents know what to expect. Are we concerned about in- creased airport noise? Yes. Do we value the economic impact MSP brings to our city and re- gion? Yes, alsC In coming months and years we will continue to push for qui- eter aircraft and in the mean- time we hope the Metropolitan Airports Commission can strike a balance between meet- ing the business needs of our state while protecting the serene environment Eagan res- idents have come to enjoy. I. r eaerauon or •reacners. full mag- • Teachers are worried that•there isn't this," Mc- enough time to implement the.Garlough magnet school before next year, especial- ld include ly with the remodeling at the school that emphasis ; - will start next summer. the neigh - ['he school MAGNET: To Page 17A. i 2491 SALE Poker chips, alumir other poker SALE Emer: FM tuner an( directly from. MP215 l ..hut.. Council hears results of noise • .- --_ presents „M,,...,,,��,. of noise impact new Consultant presents examples of new by Erin Johnson THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Noise is. "unwanted sound," said Clint Morrow, an engineer • with Wyle Laboratories Aviation Services. .'Eagan retained Wyle Labo- ratories to gauge just -how much - unwanted sound the city will be exposed. to, with the opening of the North -South runway. " Morrow presented the firm's findings to the Eagan. City Coun- cil on Tuesday. • Wyle Laboratories conducted duce -an .annual average of 160 a baseline noise study of exist additional departures and 130 ad- ing noise, levels. in Eagan before ditional arrivals per day directly. the new runway opens .in Octo-: over the city. ber and its projected noise envi- - Wyle placed monitors around ronment when the new runway the city to measure noise, fo- opens. . - • . cusing on backyards and school The study was Conducted June fields. • 14 20.. Eight of the 10 monitors were . The results will allow the • placed under future flight paths,. city to compare before -and -after, and two were placed near exist - noise levels once the runway is operational. The new runway will -intro-. runway runway ing flight paths. • .C. . After measuring . existing noise;Wyle.used;FAA computer-, noise models to analyze. future airport noise impacts. - According to the study, some Eagan • residents will experience an abrupt change from no air- plane overflights to tens or hun- dreds per day: • The west side of Eagan will be particularly affected, the study • said. • Normal conversation is about 60 to 65 decibels, Morrow said, while a rock concert is generally • See Noise,'5A:.. _. - _. • -- • cP Price $30,585 Plus Rebate-$3,000 -_• + C. = $319 Burnsville Disc LIC. ONLY = $352 ` 4500 i2UQ51NeonifSXaTr' Air, CD Player, Power (Windows, Locks, Mirrors), Aluminum Wheels, Spoiler MSRP $15,915 EP Price $14,516 Plus Rebate-$1,500 Burnsville ❑icc �• ,.. mr.nr EP P Plus $1,OOO + 1ST PYMT. + LIC. = $269 Burr 1ST PYMT. + LIC. 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"Notonly has Eagan bee a great • host to our nationa . conference; but its aggressive communications planning and innovative noise testing is set- ting the stage for providing citizens and policymakers tru- ly useful information to make future decisions," said Dennis McGrann; executive director of • NOISE. Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek @ ecm-inc. com. S 'T 111 t .il O sS Education IRTS CENTER �..� ;SUCCESSFUL FUTURE L FRI 4 PM TO 8 PM JULVAUG. NER TO PROFESSIONAL:. MS IN TOKYO,:JAPAN ON WINTER CRUISE SHIPL' D RENOWN DANCERS PROFESSIONAL STAFF, ON COMPETITIVE II Counting every penny -Additional state funding will help offset ISD 196's,deficit spending • . by Sarah Daniels '2005-06 up to about $293.6 mil- THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS lion districtwide. • The- Rosemount -Apple Val- • The new funding will be used - ley -Eagan - School District's to . offset the .district's deficit (District 196) budget worries spending: Districtwide expendi• - Noise/from 1A • more than 100 decibels: The•FAA uses.65 decibels as a -noise threshold because "at or above 65 decibels is when you start to have speech interference," Morrow said. • • The study illustrates projected future sound levels at 25 grid points around the city to give resi- • dents an idea of what their.neigh- borhood will sound like. - - ' ` . For instance, the area around Wilderness,Run Road and Wedge - wood Drive is expected to" have 12' planes overhead at more than 65 decibels totaling about 6 min-. utes throughout the day; while the area around Rolling Hills Circle is expected.to have 223 planes at that level' totaling 39.5 minutes throughout the day. The area around Glacier Hills Elementary School is projected. to have nine planes per day over 65 decibels fora total of 1.5 min- utes, and the; area around Rahn Elementary School isexpected to have 86 planes per day over 65 decibels for a total of ,14.3 minutes throughout the day. . The study also details the ef- fect airplane noise has on health, wildlife, task performance and even property. values, Once the study is .finalized_ it will go before the council for con- sideration before it is presented to the community. The city is looking to post the study on its Web site as well as produce an informational brochure on the findings: < Erin Johnson . is at. "eagan. thisweek @ecru-inc. com. Lug. 2-.as National. Night. Out • participation in, local anti -crime efforts; . 3. Strengthen, neighborhood spirit and •police -community partnerships; and • . 4.-Send a• message to crimi- . nals letting them know neigh- borhoods are organized. .and fighting back. • • . From .5. to 10 p.m. on -Aug.. 2, residents in neighborhoods • ' throughout Dakota County.and - across the nation are asked to . lock their doors, turn on outside lights and spend the evening outside with .neighbors and • police. Many -neighborhoods, throughout the communities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, . Ea- gan, Farmington, Hastings, In- ver' Grove Heights, Lakeville; Mendota. Heights, 'Northfield, Rosemount, South_St. Paul and West St. Paul will be hosting a "variety .of special events such as block. parties, barbecues, pa- rades, contests, youth activities, visits from :police, and anti crime rallies. Empire Town ship will host a NNO event o Thursday, Aug. 4. • "This .is a night for citizen: of Dakota County to -join othe Americans and stand'togethe to promote awareness, safe ty and -neighborhood unity, SUN NEWSPAPERS SPECIAL REPORT: THE NEW UNWA Photo Illustration by Lonny Goldsmith and Mike Gears INSIDE FRONT j Demand for new runway not affected by NWA bankruptcy PAGE 14A OPENING OF RUNWAY HAS RESIDENTS QUESTIONING NOISE IMPACT BY ERICA CHRISTOFFER Sun Newspapers n the words of Eagan resident Margo Danner, "It's right at our front door." In two weeks Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is scheduled to open its new south -facing runway 17/35. And, with the new opening comes new noise for residents of Richfield, Bloomington, Eagan, Burnsville, Apple Valley and parts of Rosemount. To bring awareness to the residents of many south metro cities, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has worked with the cities providing open houses where residents could receive information on how the runway might affect them. Impact on Wildlife Refuge not clear, but mitigation underway PAGE 15A Planning for airport expansion dates back to 1989 PAGE 15A New runway prompts debate over insulation j0 /,3/2z' RUNWAY: To Page 14A PAGE 15A model home hours. Products...Low Prices" Curb appeal... nt Windows Bow Windows"°"�ry°'"n' Steel Siding, Soffit & Ttim & Entry Doors Re -Roofs Townhomes Condos al Experienced Crew an -Up & Magnetic Sweep [I] James Slordirr Mind Products OWER YOUR EATING COSTS. INNESOTA air 8.4 S1D1Nc t ft Sun Newspapers It'll be up to the county. "We are going to get into it with the county," Eagan City Councilmember Peggy Carlson said. "Not that we're going to fight or hate each other, but there is going to have to be an exchange of information back and forth to make this work." The "this" that Carlson refers to is a proposed retail development east of Lex- ington Avenue and Diffley Road, the topic of discussion for more than three hours at a council meeting Oct. 6. Diffley Marketplace would feature a 42,600 square foot Rademacher's grocery store on the western portion of the site along with two 10,000 square feet multi - tenant retail buildings. Future use on the east end of the site would include a bank and restaurant. The plan by Reliance Development originally showed the development with an access onto Diffley Road across from Northview Elementary School, as well as exiting the east side of the property onto Daniel Drive. However, to try to address residents' concerns over traffic levels, the plan underwent changes during the meeting when it came to traffic access. The council and developers ham- mered out a plan that calls for eliminat- ing the development's access to Daniel Drive while also keeping Daniel a full -ac- cess intersection at Diffley. The main en- trance to the development across from Northview would also be a full -access in- tersection with a stoplight paid for most- ly by the developer. The only problem is Dakota County's Diffle Marke traffic require cess at both in other traffic i seeking a var. other alternate more traffic or idential street' "The bugal going to be res intersections t cilmember Mi not saying we what happens. If the tour variance, the council for rev Residents i borhood sou ment also ra' of the groce sues such as ing, landscap the developme 14A Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun.Current/Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005 www.mnSun.com Runway From Page lA "We're cooperating with them," said Melissa Scovronski, a re- lations specialist for the aviation noise programs at MAC. "The point is, we're not going to stop the runway. We're letting them know what impact there will be." MAC has conducted more than 50 presentations for the resi- dents, as well as an informational campaign that has used local cable access stations. The most common question that Scovronski said MAC offi- cials have faced from residents is "what will it sound like?" "Some will hardly notice," she said. "Others will want to tear their hair out." Ringing in their ears Pam Becher lives two blocks west of Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley, in what she calls "a generally quiet neighborhood." After attending one of MAC's three open houses in Apple Valley, Bech- er said she was shocked. "I knew that they were working on the runway, I knew that there would be some increased air traffic, but the sheer volume that they plan to send off the end of that runway - is just unimag- inable," Becher said. "I am very apprehensive about the noise and I really do not appreciate a lot of background noise. It's not going to be the same." The projected use for runway 17/35 is about 300 daily depar- ture flights on average, which is 37 percent of total airport de- partures. An average of 132 daily arrival flights will use the new runway, or 16.5 percent of total airport arrivals. The highest por- tion of departures from MSP will be made from 17/35 as com- pared to the other three runways once operations are in full swing. Becher questioned continuing to live in Apple Valley if her family's quality of live is affected. "We're waiting to see what it's like," Becher said. Beginning five years ago, Danner, a 40-year resident of Eagan, remembers raising concerns about how the new runway would impact her neighborhood adjacent to Cedar Avenue. She attended informational meetings and said she is dissat- isfied with the noise levels proposed for her area. Danner is also disappointed that Eagan didn't qualify for noise abatement. Danner said she would have liked more honesty in the be- ginning meetings to help residents realize the impact. Her worst fear is that the new runway will impact her fami- ly's life, specifically in the summer when the couple enjoys spend- ing time in their yard. She said she knows of neighbors in her Cedar Grove neighborhood who have sold their homes in fear that property values would decline after the runway opening. Said Becher: "I cannot believe it's not going to affect our home values and our quality of life." What's the value? Mike Hinks, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Burnet in Apple Valley, attended a couple of MAC meetings to get an idea of how the new runway would afect his market area. He said the altitude of the flights over Apple Valley will not be an overwhelming concern. "How noisy is noisy is always subject to individual interpre- tation," Hinks said. "When you get to south Eagan and Apple Val- ley, we're far enough south and the planes are going to be high enough so that shouldn't be an overwhelming concern." Hinks said he does not foresee the new noise levels in the south metro having a dramatic effect on property values. "Look at the current flight patterns over Eagan as an exam- ple," Hinks said. "Eagan is top dollar as far as resale value in the Twin Cities market for the south metro area because of the prox- imity to Minneapolis and St. Paul. There are flight paths over Eagan right now and [homes] have no problem selling and main- taining their value." Said Lawell: "There are some benefits of being close to the airport but there are some negatives as well." Many Eagan, Apple Valley and other south metro residents work for the airlines or in related fields. But, the negatives in- clude noise, and increased noise is inevitable, Lawell said. "Our position has been we want no more than our fair share," Lawell said. "We understand some noise is going to come, but we don't want to be a place that's given a disproportionate share of the noise impact.' On Aug. 25, the Apple Valley City Council passed a resolution requesting that the MAC review and modify flight tracks on run- way 17/35 to ensure that anticipated and actual aircraft noise dis- tribution is fair and equitable throughout the southern metro- politan area, particularly in regard to night flights. "We believe the airport should continue to use the industrial corridor that was established for that purpose in northern Eagan and southern Mendota Heights [for night flights]," Lawell said. Also included in the resolution was a request that the MAC check the noise monitor in Apple Valley to ensure it properly measures noise impact on the community. Apple Valley also re- tested additional monitors within the city to ensure that noise impact is accurately measured. 'As a newly impacted community we think some additional monitors would be helpful," Lawell said. The city asked for representation on the MAC and the MAC Noise Oversight Committee, which would allow a more equal op- portunity to monitor and influence airport -related decisions, which will impact Apple Valley. Councilmember Ruth Grendahl said, "We need a presence th the MAC so that they don't think we're just going to accept GRAFT I111iGAIEU 2007 AVERAGE ANNUAL RUNWAY USE Submitted Graphic Currently, Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, Eagan and Mendota Heights have regular seats on the Noise Oversight Com- mittee and the communities of Burnsville, Inver Grove Heights, St. Paul and St. Louis Park share one rotating seat. "I think we were blind -sided as far as residents in Apple Val- ley," Becher said. "I think that we should have a spot on the MAC committee and a spot on the noise mitigation committee and I'm definitely disgusted that there is only one sound sensor down in this area." \ Ideally, Becher said she'd like to see air traffic more evenly distributed on the airport runways and in air traffic depart- ing from 17/35. She'd also like to see two more noise monitors in Apple Valley. Arriving and departing Departing planes will fan in routes, not following any single flight path. Several departing tracks will fly over Eagan, Burnsville, Apple Valley and Rosemount. Arriving planes are another story; they will follow a regulat- ed streamlined flight path toward the runway centerline. Run- way 17/35's arrival track falls directly over Apple Valley and Eagan, traveling from just east of Cedar Avenue largely follow- ing Galaxie Avenue, crossing over Cedar Avenue in Eagan and flying west of the Mall of America before reaching the airport. To reduce noise impact for south metro communities, MSP has implemented a 2.5-nautical-mile turn point procedure for de- partures heading west, taking planes over the river valley. Ron Kraemer of Burnsville, who has lived in the Cedar Bridge neighborhood since 1991, began his involvement with the new runway in 1992 during the planning phase. As president of the Cedar Bridge Homeowners' Association, he wanted to know how the noise levels would affect residents. "I grew up in South Minneapolis and it's not going to be as bad as that," Kraemer said. "But, it is going to be a big difference from what we have now, because we basically have none right now" Kraemer's main concern is that flights will be evenly distrib- uted throughout the south metro. He said the 2.5-mile turning point is too close to Burnsville and should be slightly closer to Bloomington. Rather than over -flight noise, Richfield residents have anoth- er type of concern - ground -level noise. The low -frequency noise generated by jet planes revving their engines before takeoff can cause vibration and rattling, particu- larly in houses. Because home insulation against low -frequency noise is impractical, Richfield and the MAC have worked togeth- er to purchase some east Richfield homes to replace them with larger, commercial buildings better suited to withstand the noise. Jan Eggleston's yard backs up to Highway 77 off old Cedar Av- enue. Her house has been considered for airport buyout for more than 10 years and it hasn't happened yet. Eggleston said it's too difficult to sell under the current con- ditions. "MAC has not addressed it," Eggleston said. "I would like them to continue their plan and buy our houses out. It's time they did something with the new runway opening." The new runway was the most convenient for MAC because there are site constraints at the airport, specifically, Fort Snelling National Cemetery to the south and military operations on the north side. Even with the opening of runway 17/35, most of Dakota Coun- ty still would not qualify for noise mitigation under the federal Part 150 program. Not until a community reaches a 65 dB daily noise level average is it recognized by the FAA as eligible for noise mitigation. A small corner of Eagan qualifies in MAC's 2007 noise analysis. MAC has agreed to scaled back noise mitigation for homes within the 60-64 dB level with homeowners covering part of the costs. Lawell suggested that residents visit MAC's Web site, wwwmacnoise.com, which gives residents the option to experi- ence similar noise levels that will occur at their home. The Web site provides an address that residents can visit, allowing them to experience first-hand the sensation they will feel once air traf- fic regularly uses runway 17/35 after Oct. 27. "Our suggestion to people is be sure you go out there," Lawell said. "You almost have to go twice, once when they are landing over your head and once when they're taking off over your head to really get a sense of what the two different types of noise are going to be like in your home." Lawell said residents have to experience the noise level before making conclusions on what the impact will be regarding day-to- day living. "Noise is very much an individual type of a sensa- tion," Lawell said. Demand remains for new runway BY JOSHUA NICHOLS Sun Newspapers It's not Northwest Airline's runway, but given the number of flights the airline operates out of the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport, there's no doubt who will get the most use out of the airport's new runway. So, how will the bankruptcy and labor strug- gles at NWA affect use of the new runway? "We need the runway to meet the demands of the eernmunity and passengers who want to move into and out of the airport," said Nigel Finney, the Metropolitan Airports Commission's deputy ex- ecutive director for planning and environment. "The growing demand isn't going to change." The new runway was built to handle the in- creasing traffic at the airport and Northwest, the airport's biggest airline, plays a large part in that. However, local aviation experts tend to agree that whatever the end effect on Northwest Airlines is from its bankruptcy proceedings, there will still be enough growth to require the new runway. Northwest and its feeder airlines, Pinnacle and Mesaba, account for eight out of every 10 passen- gers at the airport. More than 100,000 people trav- el through the airport each day, according to the MAC's numbers. Although airline traffic fell off after Sept. 11, 2001, it is climbing again. Estimates project that by 2020 the 36 million travelers who pass annually through the airport now would rise to roughly 55 million. The runway is especially needed with the air- port's status as the seventh busiest in the nation, said Cecelia Hunziker, Federal Aviation Adminis- tration regional administrator. MSP has three runways, but mostly uses only two parallel tracks. The other third runway is used only in cases of high wind when the other two runways become impossible to use. That makes MSP the only airport in the coun- try to handle more than 500,000 annual arrivals and departures on primarily two runways, Hun- ziker said. That situation has created more delays because at peak times there are flights both ar- riving and departing seeking to use the same runways, Hunziker said. With that kind of growth, you don't have to worry about demand for the new runway, said MAC Chairwoman Vicki Tigwell. "In order for us to stay competitive in the glob- al marketplace, people have to be able to rely on air service that meets their needs, is first quality and gets them where they want to go on a pre- dictable schedule," she said. "That's what the new runway will do at the airport and we need that re- gardless of who is using the runways." While Northwest would not comment on the issue, the situation the airline faces was laid out by the company's chief executive, Doug Steen - land, in a 24-page statement filed early last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The statement outlines the debt and pension obligations the airline faces. Rising fuel costs only serve to compound those problems. Steenland wrote that Northwest lost $3.6 billion between January 2001 and when it filed for bankruptcy and is losing about $4 million a day. The statement also outlines Northwest's re- structuring plans, which include reducing do- mestic flights nationwide by 8 percent over the last quarter of 2005. While Northwest hasn't said which flights may be cut, it has said it doesn't plan to drop service to any communities, but rather decrease the fre- quency of some of those flights to achieve its goals. Northwest has 540 departures a day from MSP airport's three runways, said Northwest spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch. In contrast, North- west has 573 daily departures from its hub in De- troit, which has six runways, Ebenhoch said. Adding the fourth runway, with three of four running parallel for simultaneous use, will cut de- lays in takeoffs and landings during poor weather, he said. Northwest's bankruptcy has become par for the course in the airline industry, Tigwell said. Facing all the challenges that other major com- petitors have also faced, Northwest is one of four major airlines, along with Delta, United and US Airways, to declare bankruptcy. "About half of the seat capacity in the U.S. is in bankruptcy protection at this point," she said. 'And, that could still rise. 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Demand for air travel has since re- turned to record levels, according to Northwest Airlines and the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission. Metropolitan Airports Commission Chairwoman Vicki Tigwell did the rib- bon -cutting honQr'sd^ No city officials from Bloomington at- tended. The city of Bloomington had served MAC with a lawsuit the day before the runway's opening. Bloomington's lawsuit seeks to force MAC to conduct a Supplemental Envi- ronmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to gauge the effect of noise produced by aircraft using the new runway. The grand opening followed a cele- L bration on the runway marking its com- pletion in September. Tigwell was joined by Federal Avia- tion Administration Great Lakes Re- gional Administrator Chris Blum and Northwest Airlines President and Chief Executive Officer Doug Steenland. Each delivered remarks that were in- terrupted briefly by the sound of aircraft taking off from older runways. Located on the west side of the air- port, the new 8,000-foot runway runs nearly parallel to Minnesota Highway 77. Approximately 37 percent of depart- ing flights and 17 percent of arrivals at MSP will use the new runway, according to MAC. Prior to the runway's opening, MSP was the eighth busiest airport in the world, Tigwell said. "Increased airfield capacity provides opportunities for more air service and reduces the likelihood of flight delays," Tigwell said. "The new runway is the last major project in our 2010 expansion pro- gram, strengthening the airport's ability to expand the region's economy for decades to come." Initial planning for the runway pro- ject began in 1989 as part of a dual -track airport planning process to determine whether the state should build a new air- port or expand MSP at its current site. The decision to build the runway came in 1996, when the state Legislature directed the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission to expand MSP at its present site. Runway construction began in 1999. RUNWAY: To Page 12A —r h LJ.aek "/3 /.2s— S students and Sibley Spanish 't Hanson, were nonth at the La io Expo in St. was recognized the group four his work with ing students and 1er retention rate and im- proved academic success for Latino students at the school. "It's been a great success for both the students and their families," Hanson said. "Often times it can be the only link for them to the English-speaking community and I know how important that is for them and their children." student thespians luate of an East e program, was the theater last king to parents, ,erformers, I was e several people Le Mraz Center to . Unfortunately, I to see the micro- nd the elaborate tilt, but I walked d. time I was leav- Lg lot at the high tinning to fill for game against the Blaze ulti- more than most times to an un- But, I think that theater and arts the short end of at the expense of athletics. For the next two weekends, as fall sports continue to wind down, people should take ad- vantage of a fabulous theater opportunity thatis close to home and skillfully performed. Hopefully, both during the run of "Jesus Christ Super- star" and the other shows the BHS Theater Guild is perform- ing this year "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," .'Frankenstein" and "Phantom," more people will come to see the shows than may otherwise have done so in the past. While the city of Burnsville continues to explore the possi- bility for a future arts center, let us continue to show our sup- port for students who are begin- ning their appreciation and in- volvement in theater and other artistic'endeavors. suncurrentsouth@mnsun.com or 952-392-7667 BONNIE BOBERG Managing Editor suncurrentsouth@mnsun.com or 952-882-2461 BEAU SIEGEL Account Executive bsiegel@mnsun.com or 952-392-6852 PAM MILLER Classified Manager pmiller@mnsun.com or 952-392-6862 Scow CARR Advertising Manager scarr@mnsun.com or 952-392-6805 HERB HESSE Circulation Manager hhesse@mnsun.com or 952-392-6835 Internet Coordinator webinfo@mnsun.com Send news items or letters to: Sun -Current 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Phone: 952-829-0797 Fax: 952-392-6868 E-mail: suncurrentsouth @mnsun.com © 2005, Published Weekly by SUN NEWSPAPERS 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Phone: 952-829-0797 Web Site: www.mnsun.com Runway • From Page 5A "New runways such as this one at Minneapolis are key solutions to helping the FAA improve airport capacity and ef- ficiency issues here in the Midwest and across the nation," Blum said. "The Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion, through its 2010 plan, has devel- oped a first-rate airfield and terminal complex," Steenland said. According to MAC, the new runway will be used almost exclusively for air- craft departing toward or arriving from the south. Use of the runway to the north, over the city of Minneapolis, will be limited to emergency situations and extreme weather conditions. MAC said that to reduce noise im- pacts south of the airport, westbound jet aircraft departing the new runway will be directed first over the Minnesota River Valley before turning on assigned headings. About one-third of all aircraft opera- tions will occur on the new runway; roughly two-thirds will still take place on the airport's parallel runways. Bloomington lawsuit Meanwhile MAC officials had no im- mediate official comment on Blooming- ton's lawsuit last week. Bloomington is seeking an SEIS to gauge the effects of MAC's decision to scale back noise -mitigation programs for houses in areas that will receive av- erage jet noise levels of 60 to 64 decibels. In Bloomington, that area includes about 150 homes. Houses that experience average Day - Night Levels (DNL) of 65 decibels or greater, receive sound insulation and other mitigation such as windows, doors and air conditioning through the feder- ally mandated Part 150 program. Home- owners in the 65 DNL receive the mitiga- tion work free of charge. • With the opening of the new runway, new areas of Bloomington will be sub- jected to jet noise. When the runway was approved in 1996, mitigation was to be extended to houses in the 64 to 60 DNL. However, in recent years, MAC and neighboring cities have debated how much mitigation was promised. In a separate action filed earlier this year, Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan sued MAC to force the commission to provide full insulation for houses in the 64 to 60 DNL. creating opportunities for students. Now he needs your help. Vote yes on the District 196 referendum... And vote to re-elect Bruce Endler. AE•ELECi BRUCE ENDIER Vote on Nov. 8 ISD 196 School Board ':," DV Ole Bruce Endler Volunteer Committee 13828 Corraet Circl, Rosemount. MN _»__ awaited Airport's south metro neighbors fear today may end tranquillity. BY MEGGEN LINDSAY ' ' Pioneer Press . South • metro residents are warily watching the skies today, "listening to hear if the roar of jet engines overhead will disrupt • their previously quiet neighbor hoods. - The new north -south run- way at the Minneapolis -St. Paul :. :International Airport is open- . ing this morning; almost seven 'year's after - the $624, million • construction project began. The Metropolitan Airports Commission lauds the new runway and the increased flight capacity it ushers in — as an important regional econom- ic engine, but for the people. whose homes sit under the new flightpaths, it just means more noise. • Those living . in parts - of Eagan, Apple Valley, Burnsville, Rosemount, . Richfield , and Bloomington are braced for a . ramped -up racket when the planes begin to take off and land from new southern routes. They, . all want an answer to the same .question: What will it sound like? , • "A neighbor I work with is calling • (today) D-Day," said Burnsville resident Ken. Kosci- olek; 40. "Everyone is quite con- cerned here. I'm hoping that it won't be too bad, but I'm, wor- ried it will:be." RUNWAY DEBUT, 10A b Happy an element of creativity, magnetism and luck that ., makes you a sure winner.- -You might be surprised that spontaneity plays a big role , in your life. If you follow your sixth sense, knowing what your goal is, you will get just that. 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Next drawing: Friday Jackpot: $1.5 million • Daily 3 Wednesday: 3, 0, 0 Wisconsin Megabucks Wednesday: 6,.17, 33, 34, 35, 43 . Jackpot: $7.5 million* • ' Jackpot winner: Not available ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS WWW.TWINCITIES.COM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 F 9A NATION & WORLD BRIEFING U.S., Japan OK base relocation TOKYO — The United States on Wednesday averted a possibly damaging battle over the large American military presence in Japan, striking a deal with its top ally in Asia over the relocation of a Marine base in Okinawa and paving the way for broader realign- ment talks this weekend. Under a Japanese proposal, the U.S. agreed to close the Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in the crowd- ed southern part of the island and move its functions to Camp Schwab in the north, officials said. Both sides compromised on the major sticking point in the deal: construction of a heliport on reclaimed land off Okinawa, which Japanese environmentalists had argued would threaten a coral reef, according to Japanese media reports. The U.S. agreed to build only part of the heliport on reclaimed land, but managed to negotiate a longer runway than the Japanese had sought, the Kyodo News Agency said. The agreement opens the way for high-level talks on Saturday in Washington on the broader realignment of the 50,000 U.S. troops in Japan. For more on this story, go to www.twincities.com/news and click on Nation World. ASSOCIATED PRESS A health worker in protective clothing disinfects a village Wednesday in Tianchang, China, in the eastern province of Anhui. An outbreak of bird flu cases in the province this week killed an estimated 550 geese. 'Pests find bird flu in Croatian swan BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union said Wednes- ventional flu cases this winter. Roche said companies had been creating their own stockpiles for use by their employees in the event of a pandemic caused by avian flu. That activity threat- ened to deplete supplies needed for the regular flu. Roche, based in Switzerland, said it would resume shipments of the drug when more flu cases occurred this winter. The halt in ship- ments affects those to whole- salers and pharmacies but not those to the federal government for its stockpile. Hunger strikers abused, lawyers say WASHINGTON — The Pen- tagon has engaged in a new form of medical abuse at Guan- tanamo Bay by force-feeding detainees on a hunger strike in ways that are deliberately painful and cause life -threaten- ing vomiting and weight loss, defense lawyers say. The grue- some allegations include com- plaints that doctors and guards intentionally thrust feeding tubes covered in blood and bile from one detainee's nose into coastal waters and an Alaska wildlife refuge. Supporters of the legislation argued that with natural gas and crude prices soaring and domestic supplies tight, it is time to end the 24- year federal ban that has blocked energy development along virtually all of the coun- try's coastal waters outside the central and western Gulf of Mexico. The provision, which will be wrapped into a massive budget package, would allow states that want drilling within 125 miles of their shores to get a waiver from the federal morato- rium that has been in effect since 1981. The measure, which also would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska to oil com- panies, was approved 24-15 by the House Committee on Resources in a largely party - line vote. E\ EVE company who was acquitted earlier this year in a massive accounting -fraud case. Siegel - man, a Democrat who was gov- ernor from 1999 to 2003, was charged with racketeering, fraud, bribery, extortion and obstruction of justice. Siegel - man called the long -running grand jury probe a political witch hunt by Republican prose- cutors who are trying to derail his campaign for a second term in 2006. DeLay fails to list all legal fund donations WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom DeLay has notified House offi- cials that he failed to disclose all contributions to his legal defense fund as required by congressional rules. The fund is paying DeLay's legal bills in a campaign finance investigation in Texas, where DeLay has been indicted, and in a federal inves- tigation of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The lobbyist arranged foreign travel for DeLay and had his clients pay some of the cos 10A F THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS WWW.TWINCITIES.COM CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A Runway debut (continued) The new runway, which parallels Cedar Avenue, will add five flight paths over Eagan alone and handle a total of about 300 daily departures and 132 arrivals, the MAC esti- mates. In all, 37 percent of the airport's departures and 17 percent of its arrivals will use Runway 17/35, which will boost the airport's flight capacity by 25 percent. The runway is the last step in a $3.1 billion update project Launched in 1996 after the state Legislature approved the expansion of the airport, rather than the construction of a new, outlying facility in Dakota County. "Clearly, there will be a change in people's lives," said Vicki Tigwell, chairwoman of Runway opens The airport's new runway, which will open today, is expected to affect several southern suburbs. SS' Lindbergh Terminal ISI Humphrey 494 Terminal Mal Ame`'. 79.'14 Source: Metropolitan Airports Commission PIONEER PRESS the MAC, the public body that owns and operates the airport. "Having a busier hub translates into more planes, more planes translates to more noise. But the economic impact is dramatic." It will take a few weeks for pilots and air traffic controllers to familiarize themselves with the new runway, but there will be little transition time, MAC offi- cials said. Tigwell predicted the south suburban noise levels will be unlike the "pounding" the city of Minneapolis has taken with air traffic. The newly affected resi- dents live farther away from the runway, meaning aircraft over- head will be at higher altitudes. Suburban and MAC officials spent much of the summer hold- ing meetings to prepare resi- dents for the expected noise from the new runway. Although Frances Jareski, 79, of Burnsville attended one such meeting, she still worries about sleeping through the noise. She said she is staying put in the home she has lived in for 35 years, no matter how loud it gets. "We'll just have to wait and be surprised. But the only way I'm going out of this house is in a 6- foot box," she said, laughing. More than 1,000 Eagan resi- dents flooded nine neighborhood open houses the city held this year. In addition to those meetings, the City Council this summer hired Virginia -based firm Wyle Laboratories to set up noise mon- itors to gauge what sound levels were before the runway opened. Mayor Pat Geagan said the city wanted to be backed by independent data should it decide to sue or lodge any com- plaint over the increased air- port noise. Curtis Aljets lives in south- central Eagan, between two of the new flight paths. Aljets, 59, joined the city's Airport Rela- tion Commission this spring and has been working to edu- cate residents and learn more about the noise impact since. Wyle installed one of its noise monitors in Aljets' yard, and he said he is pretty comfort- able with the expected impact. "Obviously, the noise is not going to improve our quality of life," he said. "But overall, the airport is good for Eagan's economy. It's good for the met- ropolitan economy." However, Aljets noted that his wife fears the new runway will reduce the value of their home. Likewise, Kosciolek, of Burnsville, is expecting a mass exodus from his neighborhood when the planes start flying. "I'm actually surprised the sales signs didn't already start popping up," he said. In Apple Valley, officials have asked the MAC to bring in more noise monitors and review flight paths to make sure the noise is fairly dispersed. City officials also want a seat on the MAC's advisory noise committee. "We're closely monitoring what's going on," Mayor Mary Hamann -Roland said. The runway's opening — orig- inally slated for 2003 — comes at a difficult time for the MAC. The agency is embroiled in a lawsuit with the cities of Min- neapolis, Eagan and Richfield over the cities' contention that the commission is not providing noise mitigation to as many homes as it originally promised. On Wednesday, Bloomington joined the fray by filing a lawsuit of its own against the MAC. Northwest Airlines' bankruptcy looms as well. Despite the Eagan - based carrier's financial woes, Tig- well said, Twirl Cities demograph- ics justify the need to expand. Minneapolis -St. Paul has been the world's busiest airport to operate with two principal run- ways. And air traffic at the air- port, a Northwest hub, typically increases by about 3 percent per year, according to the MAC. By 2030, demographers expect the metropolitan area's popula- tion will have exploded by 1 mil- lion new residents. "Those people are going to want to get on planes to go places," Tigwell said. "But we do have to watch and wait a little bit, to see how Northwest comes out of this (bankruptcy). We believe, and they have indicated, that this will stay a hub." Meggen Lindsay can be reached at mlindsay@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5260. 3 • 0 0 N N as W 0 z IZI z A wia z 0 co 0 t En 0 0 z 0 px 0 0 O cut tm to g rai mc z T ,V! it/from 1A Northwest's bankruptcy does not place an automatic stay on the lawsuit, which will now move forward. The three ,cities 'filing suit claim that the MAC promised in 1996 to insulate homes se- verely impacted by airport noise at no cost to.homeown- ers. But in 2004 the MAC cut funds for its noise abatement program from .$150 million to $35.4 million. • Reasons cited for the cutbacks include increased 'spending on secu- rity. and reduced revenue after Sept. 11, 2001. The cuts affect about 5,700 homes in the three cities com- bined, and about 500 homes in Eagan alone, that were expect- ing noise mitigation. The MAC maintains that its noise .abatement program has remained consistent with the commitment it made to the cities in 1996. It also. con - "tends that Minneapolis -St. 'Paul International Airport is one of the most progressive in the country in terms. of noise abatement. A trial date is expected to_ be set for the lawsuit in the near future, but the trial will likely not occur for more than a year, according to .Eagan's city attorney. Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. six years and- ran for City Coun• - -cil seats in 1991.and 1999, "It's just civic pride," said Esch; whose family has. lived in Burnsville since 1976 and moved to Aspen Drive 14 years ago. "We feel that Burnsville is a great place to live, and we look for ways to help the community. That's why I'm on the Planning Commission. And as, a family we decided w.e'd rather help a local charity like the Commu= Action Council food shelf omething rather than at it. Submitted photo Dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus, Michael and Shirley Esch greet families every year while collecting donations for the Community Action Council food shelf. most worthwhile charities, in our opinion, benefits too." In addition to food, Santa and Mrs. Claus accept cash do- nations for CAC. Last year the "Jovial, good laugh, fat — based on a scale of one to 10 I would give myself a seven," he said. "My wife would be a 10 as Mrs. Claus, though." MAC lawsuit will: not be dismissed Eagan, Minneapolis and Richfield are suing over noise issues by Erin Johnson . the MAC for what they claim said the case deserves a public TH IS WEEK NEWSPAPERS are broken promises regarding hearing. - • Three cities affected by air- noise insulation for homes near "It should not be easy foi port noise will have their day in _ the airport. public bodies to break commit - court after a judge denied a mo- Northwest Airlines joined the ments on which so many public tion to dismiss a lawsuit against lawsuit as a defendant in July. and private entities have claimed the Metropolitan Airports Com- The MAC and Northwest to rely," Aldrich wrote.in his de - mission (MAC): . filed a motion to have the suit cision. 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Charger, Sprinter erage miles per year of 0 and Viper. Lease payments s Value = to eplus applicabesalesyear tax. Nosecuritydeposit re mechanic r Cities clear hurdle in MAC lawsuit Judge says arguments about commitment to noise mitigation need a full hearing BY SETH ROwE _ Sun. Newspapers A.Hennepin County District judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Airports Com- mission. In an order dated Nov. 30, Judge Stephen Aldrich ruled that a lawsuit filed by the cities of Minneapolis, Rich- field and Eagan regarding noise insula- tion for homes near Minneapolis -St. Paul • International Airport, can proceed. • The cities filed suit after the MAC ap-_ proved a plan to offer air conditioning for homes in certain areas around the airport rather than providing full sound- proofing, as the cities say they had been • promised. The MAC plan would also re- • quire homeowners to pay for a portion of • the'air conditioning cost, based on how much jet noise the home' experiences. . The noisier. the area, the smaller the co - pay • • • The MAC. already provides noise in- •'sulation: for - homes. receiving noise :greater. than: 65 decibels on average as measured over.an entire. day -known as :• W ;Alp day -night level or. DNL.. ; ' L . ' • Eagaii,.Richfield andMinneapolis of-' ficials say they decided not to oppose a new runway at the airport, which opened in October, because of assur- ances made to them that homes receiv- ing an average of 60 to 64 decibels of noise over a day would also receive soundproofing. - • The MAC and Northwest Airlines, which was allowed to intervene as a co- defendant in the case, asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. Aldrich declined, concluding in his decision, "The issues in the instant case are complex. Many of the arguments have never been addressed by Minnesota .case law. A full record is required to in- sure any appellate courts have a full record for consideration." ' When the Minnesota Legislature cre- ated the MAC in 1975, it specifically in- structed the commission to "minimize the public's exposure to noise and safety hazards around airports," Aldrich wrote in his decision. The Legislature in- structed the MAC to examine expanding noise mitigation in 1996 when legislators made the decision to expand the MSP air- port instead of building a new interna- tional airport. The legislators knew that the runway would -increase the number of homes in the 60 to 64 DNL by 39 times,. Aldrich wrote. - LAWSUIT: -To Page 23A e weeii 01 1lec will get wet at park, visit the and see "Harry .f Fire" at the xplore electric- ken Museum,. e hill on a snow: d of miniature Winter Break ll of activities 8 beginning and' Iple Valley Com- r, 14603 Hayes Valley. The field lepart at 9 a.m. _. nunity Center: asked to bring 1 a water bottle. gistration: 651 isit www dis All entrance. • ITOR, tyactioncoun-' munity Action tly gets little or upport, so this ivate individu- ses to demon- imunity spirit ' ty lecrease in the rnment in pro- itizens in need nes are airected toward youth, senior-c'itizens needn't feel left The Eagan Seniors group of- fers many different activities in the Lone Oak Room on the lower level of the Eagan Com- - munity Center, 1501 Central Parkway. •.There are a variety of activi- ties that are offered on a regular • basis, such as craft projects at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of . each month, quilt- .' -ing at 9:30 a.m. on the first_ and .third Tuesday. The group also offers euchre and 500 every Tuesday at 1 p.m.; bridge every Thursday at 1 p.m. and bingo every Friday at 1 p.m. Newcomers are always wel- come,to events in the Lone Oak ,Room. But, the. offerings for seniors calls ,.otir attention to our friends and relatives who need help. 'We might hope for some help from the government in the future, and for now the call falls 'to the private sector. - We can do our share. Denise Sjoberg Eagan • LETTERS: To Next Page BONNIE C OBERG Managing Editor suncurrentsouth@mnsun.com or 952-882-2461 BEAU SIEGEL . . Account Executive bsiegel@mnsun.com or 952-392-6852 PAM MILLER Classified Manager pmiller@mnsun.com ' or 952-392-6862 Scow CARR Advertising Manager scar'r@mnsun.com or 952-392-6805 HERB HESSE Circulation Manager hhesse@mnsun.com or 952-392-6835 Internet Coordinator webinfo@mnsun.com • Send news items orletters to: : Sun -Current ,10917 Valley View Road • ' Eden Prairie, MN 55344' Phone: 952-829-0797 Fax: 952-392-6868 E-mail: suncurrentsouth • @mnsun.com 2005, PublishedWeekly by SUN NEWSPAPERS 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344' Phone: 952-829-0797 . . Web Site: www.mnsun.com www.mnSun.com From Page 5A The Legislature also ordered the MAC to, enter into contracts with cities con- taining homes projected to be within the 60 DNL noise contour. The MAC approved a noise mitigation program in 1996 that expanded the MAC's full noise insulation program to homes within the 60 to 64 NL at no cost to homeowners, Aldrich rote. An envi- ronmental statement prepired by the Federal Aviation Adjfiinistration and h��Atetet`7<riat the 1996 mitigation plan would be implemented if i h9.M4.r%'. , expansion plan were approved, which it was. Both MAC's agreements with Rich- field and Minneapolis referenced the 1998 environmental statement. Most of Richfield's agreement fo- cused on noise mitigation, Aldrich stat- ed. The cities agreed not to take legal ac- tion to prevent the construction of the north -south runway in exchange for var- ious assurances. A 1999 operating agreement between the MAC and airlines stated that the air- lines would fund a noise insulation pro- gram in the 60 to 64 DNL that would cost $150 million, the ruling stated. In 2002, the Metropolitan Council ap- proved the MAC's capital improvement plans, including the new runway, on con- dition that the MAC would implement its $150 million noise insulation program, Aldrich's decision states. Nevertheless, the MAC provided a scaled -down version of the noise pro- gram one month later to the FAA, Aldrich wrote. The MAC "changed course and recommitted to spending the $150 million" after the Metropolitan Council passed a resolution requiring the commission to comply with the council's earlier conditions. But in November 2004, the MAC sub- mitted another proposal to the FAA that provided only central air conditioning to hues without it and requiring home- _ ovttiffs to pay up to half the cost. The ci`t`ifiled their lawsuit last April saying that the flight; ihw 4he new run- way will "destroy the quietude of other- wise quiet neighborhoods" and that MAC is obligated to provide noise insu- lation in the 60 to 64 DNL contours. The MAC argued that the lawsuit was- n't "ripe" because the FAA has not yet moved to approve or reject its scaled - down noise mitigation plan. However, Aldrich ruled that the issue is indeed ripe. "With the opening of Runway 17/35 even more residents are now subjected to, and harmed by, the higher noise lev- els which have been shown to interfere with speech and sleep," Aldrich wrote. Apple Valley/Rosemount, Eagan Sun•Current/Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 23A "Plaintiffs correctly state that this is a direct and imminent injury and the harm perceived is not purely hypotheti- cal since MAC has unequivocally stated its intent to renege on its previous com- mitment." The cities also argue that a Minneso- ta environmental law that addresses "quietude" could be construed as apply- ing to the airport noise. They reference a court decision that found that gunfire in the 65 to 70 decibel range was noise "far in excess of that considered permissible to avoid health threats and degradation of the environment." The plaintiffs make a persuasive ar- gument that an environmental standard was established deserving of state pro- tection, making the court loath to reject their claim even though it would be an "easy simple answer," Aldrich wrote. His decision also indicates that the court multi compel the MAC to pay for noise in- sulation' as the cities' request if their lawsuit ultimately prevails. Their claim is serious and deserves a chance to be developed, Aldrich's deci- sion states. "It should not be easy for pub- lic bodies to break commitments on which so many private and public enti- ties have claimed to rely," he said. A spokeswoman for the MAC said al- torneys for the commission are review- ing the judge's decision as they consider how to proceed. "We're still working very slowly and have to decide where we go from here after we've had some time to mull it over," said MAC spokeswoman Jenni Bowring-McDonough. "We're looking at everything in- volved in the judge's decision and we'll take it from here." She declined to comment on specific statements made by the judge in the order. How loud will it really be? The city has hired consultants to measure noise iinpact of new runway by Erin Johnson 1 .r ' THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Metropolitan Airports Commission ) has spent a great deal of time mea- erage noise levels in communities re an Eagan homeowner under t + the new runway, averages just 't cut it. e questions I always get are, 'How often during the day is noise going to bother me?' and 'How many planes will be fly- ing over my home?' 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June 15 Ravi Eagan's annual `Cruise Central Park' is schedul Central Park 2005 fea- tures show cars rolling through • Eagan streets and The Rockin' Hollywoods keeping the beat in the Eagan Rotary band shell 'June 15. The event is scheduled ' from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Cen- tral Park, 1501 Central Parkway, Eagan. In 2004, more than 80 show cars cruised through Eagan, be- fore parking at the city's Central Park for' a free car show and concert. About 500 spectators watched the vehicles cruise through Eagan or came to the • park to be entertained. •"East year we all had lots of led June 15 park to Cliff Road; turns west- bound on Cliff to Nicols Road, where the caravan will travel north to Cedarvale • Boulevard/. Silver Bell Road. •The group will then turn left at Blackhawk •Road to Blue Cross Road,..where they will turn right onto Yankee - Doodle Road and return 'to Cen- tral Parkway and the Commu- nity Center. Suggested viewing locations include Thomas Lake Park west entrance, Thomas Lake shop- , ping center, Blackhawk Park N Ride lot, Rahn Park, Sky Hill , Park and along Central Park- way. P'rnice Central Park i Noise/from 1A The city has taken a proactive approach by hiring a consulting firm to answer those questions. Wyle Laboratories, based in Washington, D.C., will measure. _ existing :noise levels in. Eagan, . pre -runway. This will enable the city to get a clear before and after picture of Eagan's noise environ- ment,Miller said.. "We need a comparison once the runway is open," she said. "When the new runway is in, there's no going back to deter- mine pre-existing noise levels:' The new north -south runway, opening this fall, will put an ad- ditional 290 flights over Eagan each day. The firm will install 10 noise monitors around Eagan, in addi- tion to the eight already used by the MAC; to measure baseline noise levels. • - It will also take the MAC's anticipated noise ' calculations and- break down the averages into something moreunderstand- able to homeowners, said Project Manager Bill Albee. "We will have a report that tells -how many events (planes) you'll have in one day and how loud it's going to be," he said. "How loud it's going to be has to relate to something familiar to people" • - To help illustrate a particular neighborhood's noise environ- ment, the firm will present a scale of decibel levels ranging from a conversation to a Lawn • mower to an airplane. "We will be modeling 'what the expected average day is," he said. "Then people . can under- stand that they'll hear airplane noise at the same level as some- one hollering across the street or a dog barking." Wyle Laboratories will collect information from June 13-21, and is expected to submit a final report to the City Council by the end of July. The project cost will not exceed $39,500, Miller said. Erin Johnson is at eagan. thisweek@ecm-inc.com. - ISME AD' No. 2-153L UPC 10334 smead.com • Made In USA CYc Rl6I US<O N 1115 PAOOUcT PIQUIP"UNE SFI SRC, CER11REG SOURCWG WWW31PRO0gAMORG THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TO INSURE A SOUND -CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT in recognition of its proactive, persistent advocacy on behalf of its citizens, does hereby select the City of Eagan, Minnesota to be the N.O.I.S.E. BETTY ANN KRAHNKE 2005 COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR N.O.I.S.E., celebrating its 35th anniversary, is an affiliate of the National League of Cities and is consistently recognized by Congress and federal agencies as the leading organization representing communities concerned with aviation noise abatement. 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The Mercury News said the records showed that Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman, provided the FBI with the names of actors who they believed were members of a faction sympathetic to Commu- nists. In his own memoirs, Reagan has written of his efforts, as presi- dent of the Screen Actors Guild, to rid the union of Communist influ- ences. The newspaper said that in one FBI interview contained in the docu- ments, Reagan criticized attempts to fire suspected Communists from film work. The Mercury News said the first recorded FBI interview with Reagan was on Nov. 18, 1943, while Reagan, 32, was serving in the Army Air Corps Motion Picture Unit. It said Without your knowing about it, toxic wastes may be building up in your body as a result of kidney disease. Normally, the kidneys remove these wastes from the body. But sometimes the kidneys fail to function properly because of the effects of heart conditions, high blood pressure, or diabetes. 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Mon., Aug. 26, 1985 Minneapolis Star and Tribune dead -splitting jet roar drowns out life in neighborhood Staff Photos by Rob Levine Pam Fuzzey watched a plane pass overhead. Noise • Continued from page 1A Yet the Twin Cities airport, among the 20 busiest in the country, has a national reputation for a progressive approach to noise control. A ban on the oldest and noisiest types of planes has won broad praise, for instance. But that reputation does little to soothe the nerves of people who live near the airport. Officials at the MPCA and the Metro- politan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns the airport, have heard more complaints than ever this sum- mer from residents frazzled by air noise. There were 1,252 complaints in July, for instance, compared with 823 during July 1984. The rising number of complaints matches the increasing number of flights. The 1978 deregulation of the airline industry, coupled with a strong economy, have produced a 40 percent increase in flights at the airport over five years ago. There now are about 370,000 take- offs and landings a year, 75 percent of which are major airline jets. Be- cause of their heavy loads of people and fuel, these airliners are the nois- iest. The number of these flights is expected to increase by 60 percent, from 171,000 to 271,000, between 1983 and the year 2003, if the econo- my remains strong, the Metropolitan Council estimates. Planners say the airport can accom- modate that growth if a second ter- minal is built and some business flights are diverted to reliever air- ports, such as the St. Paul Downtown Airport or Flying Cloud in Eden Prairie. Although the airport can handle the additional planes, south Minneapolis residents say they cannot handle the additional noise. About 300 of them gathered this month and told airport officials they have had enough. "There's more than enough noise now," said Frank Ario, president of the South Minneapolis Airport Action Committee, which says it represents 400 to 500 households. "We know that a growing airport with more passengers projected to come in and out of that place is obviously going to add to the pollution." As a result of their complaints, air- port and elected officials are consid- ering imposing noise -related limits on the number of flights. But the FAA has absolute control over the flights in and out of the airport, and it has taken a strong stand against local restrictions that could limit the number of planes roaring overhead. About 40,000 residents live close enough to the airport to have their sleep disrupted and stress added to their lives by the jets flying over - By Josephine Marcotty Staff Writer One late afternoon last week the sun slanted down through the tall trees on the 5600 block of llth Av. in south Minneapolis. The gardens were in full blbom and the well -watered (awns were like swaths of green vel- vet. It was the golden hour, that time of day when the sun bathes the world in glowing yellow light. On that afternoon, however, the yards were vacant, as they have of- ten been throughout most of the sum- mer, between 4 and 7:30 p.m. Like their neighbors, the Fuzzeys were not outside enjoying their gera- niums and impatiens. That day, as they have done throughout the sum- mer, the Fuzzeys abandoned their garden to tremble silently beneath the head -splitting roar of landing air- craft as they sought the relative qui- et inside the house. It's making Pam Fuzzey mad. "I'm not an unreasonable person," she said. "I have a good sense of right and wrong. And I know when I feel violated." Their home is less than a mile -and -a - half from the west end of the south- ern runway at the Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport. The planes start rattling their house at 5:30 in the morning and continue just about every 90 seconds until about 10 a.m., Fuzzey said. They get some respite until late afternoon; then the noise starts up again at 4 p.m. And, with increasing frequency, Fuz- zey has found herself awakened at 2:30 in the morning by passing air- planes. As Fuzzey sat on her backyard deck discussing the effect the jets have had on her life, she fumbled for a way to describe the noise. She found that she could only do so by explain- ing what she couldn't do as the planes pass over. "You can't talk on the phone, you can't hear the TV, you can't carry on a conversation ...°' she said, and then stopped as the shadow of a Northwest Airlines jet flitted over the yard, followed by the curtain of noise that blotted out all other sound. When quiet returned, she added, "and you can't be interviewed." So how loud is it? At the request of the Star and Trib- une, Lon Lokken, a partner in North- ern Sound, noise control specialists, measured the noise level with a deci- bel reader outside the Fuzzey house. During a half-hour period, the deci- bel level from passing aircraft ranged from 74 to 97.5. Though that day there were no jets taking off from the runway. Lokken estimated that the sound of a take off at that location would measure 105 deci- bels. And, Fuzzey said, jets often do Sound information The unit used to measure the intensity of sound is the decibel. A sound which can just be heard is the "threshold of audibility," and emits 0 decibels. Sound at 120 decibels — the "threshold of feeling" — can cause pain. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency standards say that anything above 65 decibels during the day and 55 at night pollutes the environment. The decibel levels for the sounds listed here assume that the ear is within close proximity to the source of the sound. Threshold of audibility Decibels: 0 20 40 60 Air raid siren Jet takeoff Rock music (amplified) Chainsaw Motorcycle (modified) Lawnmower Heavy traffic Vacuum cleaner Conversation Moderate rainfall Library Soft whisper Threshold of feeling 80 100 120 140 -- — 130 — 120 �110 100 95 95 90 a80 75 - ^--. 60 50 40 40 r " 30 Source/InfoGraphics, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. head. Thousands of other metro area residents, from areas not closest to the airport or flight paths, experi- ence jet noise as a lesser but still significant nuisance. For those residents living in flight paths close to the airport, the repeat- ed roar of the jets can make tele- phone and dinner table conversation almost impossible and overwhelms the sound from television sets. Dur- ing peak traffic, this can happen as often as once a minute as jets pass overhead with noise trails that last as long as 40 to 50 seconds. Most traffic stops at night, but the occasional plane can raise the night- time noise levels from 35 to 40 deci- bels to 80 or 90 decibels — well above the 50-decibel level the MPCA considers the limit for sound sleep. Its standards for daytime noise set 65 decibels as the limit. "We have measured 85 and 90 deci- bels very easily around the airport in residential neighborhoods or back yards," said Dave Kelso, the MPCA's chief noise enforcement officer. "It's more than just a tad out of compli- ance. Now it's lasting longer, and that's equally as bad." South Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloom- ington, Burnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights and St. Paul surround the airport, and their residents are the hardest hit by jet noise. The problem is most severe over south Minneapo- lis and Richfield, which are densely developed and have homes near the ends of runways that get heavy use during peak hours. After years of clamoring for noise relief, citizens say they have only seen limited results. Some blame the airports commis- sion, which owns and operates the airport, for a lack of cooperation. "The MAC (airports commission) is a group of pilots with the Right Stuff and, by God, it's aviation full speed ahead," said state Rep. Wes Skog- lund, DFL-Minneapolis. "They don't come up with any ideas. They main- ly just answer the phone and say, 'That's terrible.' " The commission appears to be more sympathetic to the airlines than to residents, said Sen. Eric Petty, DFL- Minneapolis. Others blame the lack of progress to a confusing mixture of local and federal jurisdiction over the noise. While the airports commission is le- gally responsible for the noise over surrounding communities, it is the FAA that has control over the noise source by regulating the number of planes that come into the airport. The federal agency also controls the level Of noise that jets are permitted to make in the air. Even efforts to change flight paths to keep planes away from more populated areas must get FAA approval. take off over their house. Normal conversation is generally held at 60 to 65 decibels, Lokken said. Any noise that occurs above that level means that voices must be raised b:y an even greater amount to be heard above it. Or, as Fuzzey pointed out, noise begets more noise. By way of comparison, Lokken measured the decibel levels of a va- riety of sounds around the Fuzzey house. The peaceful sound of wind rustling leaves in the trees was 48 decibels. The Fuzzey's quiet dish washer hummed along at 56, and the vac- uum cleaner, which Lokken said was a surprisingly quiet one, was 77 deci- bels. The food processor, without any food in it, whined at a hefty 87 decibels, and "Chopsticks" thumped out on the piano measured out at 78. The only sound that beat the loudest aircraft that afternoon was the sound of the two Fuzzey children — Karin, 8, and Todd, 12 — screaming at the top of their lungs: 106 decibels. Fuzzey said she realizes that the city needs an airport. She also admits that when they moved into the house a year -and -a -half ago, they knew where the airport was and that they would have aircraft passing over the house. "But it's gotten so much worse," she said. And she's right. The same number of passengers are coming and going from the airport as five years ago. But, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission, there are now 40 percent more landings and take- offs. "Do I get irritable? Yes. Snappish? Yes," she said. "I find myself listen- ing just to see if one's coming. That's being edgy." If she had known when they moved in that it would get this bad, she said she would have had second thoughts about buying the house. But now she is in love with the neighborhood, has made good friends there and refuses to consider leaving. "What are we supposed to do, all move out?" she asked. She doesn't expect the airport to move any more than she expects the neighborhood to move, she said, but she believes profoundly that some- thing can be done. A few weeks ago she attended her first neighborhood meeting about the airport noise. She has volunteered her time to help organize residents to find a solution. She loved the suggestion, raised by one south Minneapolis resident at a meeting last week, that they should A decibel reader registered as a plane passed over the zey residence. all attend an airports comxr meeting and every 90 seconds some outrageous noise. "And then when they asked quiet, we'd say, 'We'll be quit you're quiet,' " she said. Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport/ aircraft noise zones Minneapolis Lake Calhoun I-35W Richfield 1 � 0 Bloomington Because of all this, the airports com- mission insists that the ultimate solu- tion to the noise problem must come from Washington, D.C. 'It doesn't do any good to hit us over the head," said commission Chair- man Raymond Glumack. "There's so Me that we can do. I'm almost villing to close down our noise de- partment and have people call (Sen. Rudy) Boschwitz and (Sen. David) Durenberger. Congress has got to recognize that this is an important rational problem." drports commission officials ac- tnowledge that they have not aggres- sively pressed the residents' case with the FAA, but note that the fed - Tat agency regulates the airport and :ontrols its receipt of federal funds. 'They are a very big and important nfluence in our life," Glumack said. 'You need to have a proper rapport with the people from the region be- muse they regulate you. We have to )e able to get our federal grants and lids. If you don't stand in good ;races, you are in a fragile position." To the disappointment of airport watchdogs, the MPCA has not tried to intervene in this relationship. "This airport has been in violation of Minnesota River 1 Lake St. Mississippi River f %Lilydale St. Paul ndota i1.._,.MMI West St. Paul I I I 1 (Mendota 1 Heights Itish�, 8ke Ji Eagan Equivalent sound levels Noise zones: in decibels (an average) Zone 1-Severe (80+) Zone 2-Serious (75-80) Zone 3-Significant (70-75) Zone 4-Moderate (65-70) the state standard as long as there has been a state noise standard," said Walter Rockenstein, a former City Council member from south Minneapolis who is the president of the Metropolitan Airports Sound Abatement Council. "Where has been the enforcement? Do you know of any other major polluter in this state that for 10 years has been in violation?" Tom Kalitowski, executive director of the MPCA, said that when the noise standards were adopted in 1974, it was clear that the airport would not meet them. The goal for the agency has been to keep working with the airports commission to see what can be done, he said. Noise -control techniques now in use at the airport include requests to the airlines not to land or take off after 11 p.m. and before 6 a.m.; a ban on the oldest and noisiest planes; rec- ommended flight procedures to min- imize noise on takeoffs; a $13 million expansion of the downtown St. Paul airport runway to attract more cor- porate jets, and a runway use policy directing flights over less populated communities. Until the last two years the runway use plan had offered south Minne- apolis residents themost effective Inver Grove Heights Source/Metopolitan Council relief from the noise. This technique merely spreads the noise around and gives some residents a rest while others hear it in another community. But now runways are so busy that FAA officials in the control tower say it is rarely possible to route traf- fic over less populated areas. The future doesn't promise a quick solution to the noise, but the airports commission is beginning to explore other noise -control proposals. It is considering tying landing fees to a jet's noise level, using minimum landing fees to discourage smaller planes from using the main airport and collecting property taxes to help airlines finance quieter planes. The new quiet jets now amount to 13 percent of the flights at the airport. But a complete change of the U.S. fleet to the quieter jets is not expect- ed until after the year 2000, and MPCA officials predict that the bene- fit of quieter jets could be offset if the number of flights continues to increase. Seattle airport buying homes; Chicago doing almost nothing By Jim Dawson and Laurie Blake Staff Writers Airport noise is a byproduct of the jet age, a curse that tens of thou- sands of people across the country live with every day. Some airports, such as those at Seat- tle -Tacoma and Minneapolis -St. Paul, are viewed nationally as progressive in their attempts to lessen the roar- ing. Others, such as Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, do almost nothing to limit jet noise. One of the most advanced noise con- trol programs in the nation is at Seattle-Tacorrla International Airport (Sea-Tac), ranked with the Twin Cit- ies airport as among the 20 busiest airports for passenger traffic. "We've been working on our pro- gram for over a decade," said Jody Yamanaka, a facility development official with the Port of Seattle. "Our focus up until now has been land acquisition." The land acquisition solution to the noise problem at the Sea-Tac airport is based on the idea that if you can't move the airport, then you move the people who live near the airport. "We started buying houses in the mid-1970s," Yamanaka said. "We're still continuing buying homes and we've got $50 million committed to buy homes over the next 20 years." That's on top of the $50 million that's already been spent to buy more than 845 homes in the last 10 years. The Sea-Tac program, which will cost $140 million during the next 20 years, is a two -pronged approach — noise abatement and noise mitiga- tion. Noise abatement involves man- aging aircraft use of the airport to try to keep the noise down. This includes such things as using naviga- tional aids to help departing planes stay on course; expanding noise mon- itoring systems; encouraging the use of quieter jets by airlines; positioning new airport buildings to serve as noise barriers, and encouraging air- lines to tow airplanes at night when they must move them. Those are steps many, but not all, airports are taking. More ambitious is Sea-Tac's attempt to clear people out of surrounding areas. The airport is acquiring about 10 homes a month, said Barney Myer, senior co- ordinator of the noise -remedy dem- onstration program. "By the time we get done, we will have (bought) about 1,500," he said. When the acquisition program is completed in about 1990, he said, it will have cost about $50 million and cleared about two hundred acres. With the houses vacant, the airport will consider using the land for parks, warehouses, an industrial park, a cemetery or parking for the airport, Myer said. The acquisition area involves homes most severely affected by jet noise. For homes a little further out, the airport is offering to pay for noise insulation. That is expected to cost about $26 million over the next dec- ade. Homeowners who are tired of living near the airport also are eligi- ble for assistance from the Port of Seattle to sell their homes. In areas farther from the airport, but close enough to be rattled by noise, the Port of Seattle will pay half the cost of noise -proofing homes. Twin Cities airport officials have not seriously considered a home -buying program, although a few individuals have asked the Metropolitan Air- ports Commission to buy their homes. The commission began a pro- gram to study the success of insulat- ing homes against noise. Results will be available this fall. In contrast to the Seattle airport is Chicago's O'Hare Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world. "I hate to say we're not doing any- thing .. " said Tim Haskell, the airport's supervisor of noise abate- ment. While there has been a noise abatement advisory committee in place for several years, he said, "We have not yet developed any mean- ingful program." The airport has paid for sound proof- ing of three schools, he said, and 23 schools are scheduled for sound proofing, "but as part of the environ- mental impact statement we did for airport expansion," not as the result of a noise control program. Haskell said he has a van with a noise monitor (there is no perma- nent monitoring system as is com- mon at many other airports) that is on the road almost 24 hours a day. The lack of effort is not because of a lack of noise, he said. There are 765,000 takeoffs and landings per year there and about 256,000 people living in the high -noise zones around the airport. The problem promises to get worse. By 1995, he said, the air- port anticipates 920,000 takeoffs and landings per year. Before 1982 there was no noise - abatement program at O'Hare. "It just wasn't a priority," Haskell said. The airport has no restrictions on airplane types or on times of day. The only limits come for a two-hour period almost every evening, when the number of planes coming and going from the airport reaches the federal safety limit. 4DW St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1987 St. Paul residents irked over plan to shift air traffic By Don Ahern Staff Writer It may make sense to their neighbors in other cities, but folks in Highland Park don't have to like it. Political pressure is building to redistribute some of the airplane noise from Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport to the St. Paul neighborhood. Minneapolis Alderman Steve Cramer, noting that 36 percent of the airport traffic, and resultant noise, gc 's over South Minneapolis, has propt..:.d a plan that would in- crease traffic over Highland Park from 1 percent to 5 percent. Despite protests from Highland Park residents, the plan has sup- port from other communities near the airport. Highland's traffic "is nothing compared with what the other communities have," conced- ed MAC commissioner Sam Grais, who lives in Highland Park. Since airlines were deregulated three years ago, traffic at the air- port has nearly doubled to about 1,000 takeoffs and landings a day. The rapidly developing bedroom neighborhoods of Eagan and Men- dota Heights receive 51 percent of that noise. Bloomington and Rich- field share about 12 percent. Those communities have looked increasingly to St. Paul, on the other side of the airport, and noted that only 1 percent of air traffic lands or takes off over the High- land Park approach to the field on the crosswind runway number 4- 22. Traffic has been lighter from that direction because it is safer and more. efficient for airplanes to take off and land into a headwind. In the Twin Cities, winds from the east are relatively rare. With a proposal from the Metro- politan Airports Commission to ex- tend a crosswind runway to the southwest, the noise problem actu- ally would decrease in Highland Park because airplanes would be higher on that side of the field. Touchdown and takeoff points would be farther west and the glide path over Highland Park would be about 90 feet higher. The loser under that arrange- ment would be Bloomington, which would receive more and lower air traffic. "The numbers tell the story," said Cramer. "In the past five years, more and more of the traffic has concentrated over South Min- neapolis, and proportionately less - over Highland Park." Cramer's plan would redistri- bute traffic, reducing flights over his constituency from 36 .percent to 28 percent. The plan wouldn't have much effect on Bloomington and Richfield, nor would it increase traffic as the extended runway probably would. He argues that the extension would not be necessary if his plan or one of several similar redistri- bution plans is adopted. His plan would slightly increase traffic over Eagan and Mendota Heights to 55 percent. Those com- munities apparently are not object- ing as long as traffic is concentrat- ed over commercial -industrial areas that were zoned with the air lanes in mind and not over residen- tial areas that have popped up since Interstate 494 crossed the Minnesota River. Since the proposal means a four- fold increase in airplanes over Highland Park, St. Paul Mayor George Latimer wants the city's planning commission to determine its overall effect. He said St. Paul already receives 100 percent of the adverse effects of the St. Paul Downtown Airport. That is the area's only secondary level aviation field for heavy-duty corporate aircraft. One of the runways there was re- cently lengthened and is now long enough to handle standard airlin- ers. MAC is trying to convince cor- porations throughout the metropol- itan area to use the airport for company trips. "We want the MAC to look at the total traffic picture," Latimer said, pointing out that the agency runs and is responsible for all sev- en metropolitan airports. "High- land Park is just part of the pic- ture." Latimer's staff riverfront spe- cialist, Rick Wiederhorn, said Cramer's plan does not go far enough in solving the overall prob- lem. "I think it's a big mistake to adopt the misery loves company approach," he said. Dumping the additional burden onto St. Paul would increase air traffic over St. Paul from about 10 planes a day to about 50, he said. "You're just increasing the prob- lem by spreading it around, not di- minishing it," he added. A slight traffic decline wouldn't be noticed in South Minneapolis, he contended. But he said it would be a major disruption in Highland Please see Nolse/SDW Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1987 St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch 5DW Aircraft altitudes over selected points on existing and proposed glideslopes: Proposed glideslope 17 Existing glideslope 1615,,,. 1658' 50' — 1750' 827' 827' 1429',,.••''''' 1319;,, 2137 3 2066' 202 1838',, ® ©0© 000 8 5''"830' Sao' 964' 980' 930' 9t1Q'90 " LAND i i POTIONS PROPOSED EXTENSION Ford Parkway St. Paul Ave. Airport flight paths over Highland Park area St. Clair and Short Line o Summit School Randolph Heights School 0 St. Clair Ave. 11-0 Snelling Ave.() Holy Spirit Ford Parkway ai School �Q Missies! River Mississippi River Blvd. A proposed runway extension at Minneapolis -St. Paul In- land Park neighborhood of St. Paul by 91 feet, as illu trat Tim Montgomery/Staff Artist ternational Airport would raise air traffic over the High- ed in the insert. Noise Continued from Page 4DW Park. The final decision on which way the airplanes will fly into and out of the airport rests with the MAC, and to even a larger extent, the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency with the final say over air traffic safety. The issue of redistributing traf- fic should come to a head before the MAC in a few months, Cramer said. "Whatever Cramer's group comes up with, they have to sell it to the MAC and to the FAA," said Barbara Ashley, Latimer's ap- pointee to the MAC. "And I think they are going to have a tough time with the FAA. The FAA is a very difficult organization to deal with, and they do what they want ... . They feel (dispersing traffic) is dangerous, time consuming, and they think enough is going on in the tower" that controllers shouldn't have to worrry about halting traf- fic on the two main runways to al- low flights over Highland Park on the crosswind runway. However, a number of MAC members may welcome Cramer's plan as a way to get the political issue off their backs, Wiederhorn said. If the other communities would reduce their complaints, a little more screaming from St. Paul might be tolerable, he said. That's the reason, he said, that Cramer's political solution may succeed. Although airline officials say the proposed runway extension may be to Highland Park's benefit because of the higher glide slope, few resi- dents are buying that argument. Bob Long, a Highland Park resi- dent who has organized a commit- tee of citizens on the airport situa- tion, said, "Our concern is that extending the runway does nothing to address the overall problem at the airport. They (airport officials) are rejecting a noise budget. They are not agreeing to a capacity lim- it. So the suspicion is they want to increase capacity." St. Paul City Council member John Drew, who is being chal- lenged by Long in the Nov. 3 gener- al election, said, "Cramer's plan shifts traffic into Highland and Richfield. He is not looking at the safety thing." Jan Fordman, director of airport development, says the airport does not want more traffic, and safety is among the reasons for seeking to extend runway 4-22. The purpose of the extension, he said, is to allow air traffic to occu- py runway 11L-29R, the northern- most parallel runway, at the same time planes are taking off to the southwest on runway 4-22. "The problem of the existing system is that intersections have to be closed" when intersecting run- ways are used simultaneously, Fordman said. That causes delays, and ultimately affects efficiency and potentially safety. Extending 4-22 about one half mile to the southwest and closing down that portion of the runway that intersects with the northern- most parallel runway will allow takeoffs to the southwest at the same time landings and takeoffs are occurring on the northern par- allel runway, he said. St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1987 ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 15734 Maple Island Road/$70,350. WD. 15724 Maple island Road/$80,170. WD. 15701 Maple island Road/$114,091. WD. 14738Oak Run Lane/$91,382. WD. 14732 Oak Run Lane/$100,900. WD. 2721 River Hills Drive/$85,600. WD. 1712 Sunrise Court/$220,000. WD. 509 Upperwood Way/$86,030. WD. 2716 Westcliffe Drive/$106,430. WD. 909 158th St. / $89, 010. WD. 12101 S. 24th Ave. / $122,000. CD. Eagan 1564 Ashbury Court/$111,610. WD. 1568 Ashbury Court/$113,663. WD. 4375 Cinnamon Ridge Trall/$71,400. WD. 716 Caribou Lane/$105,690. WD. 4305B Clemson Circle/$93,275. WD. 43026 Clemson Circle/$89,550. WD. 4308B Clemson Circle/$92,575. WD. 839 Cornwallis Court/$90,385. WD. 4305 Clemson Circle/$82,750. WD. 3875 Denmark Ave./$135,069. WD. 1265 Deerwood Court/$175.000. WD. 1893 Deer Hills Trail/$91,365. WD. 982 Greensboro Lane/$122,689. WD. 3770 Greensboro Lane/$102,305. WD. 1640 Mallard Drive/$146,390. WD. 4139 Meadow Lake Point/$77,339. WD. 668 Overhill Road/$92,500. WD. 914 Park Knoll Drive/$106,725. WD. 874 Park Knoll Drive/$103,011. WD. 1302 St. Andrew Blvd./$137,900. WD. 1379 St. Andrew Blvd. / $138,694. WD. 705 Stonewood Road/$209,000. WD. 1966 Safari Trail/$271,000. WD. 2027 Vienna Lane/$16,000. WD. 2025 Vienna Lane/$16,000. WD. 1315 Windcrest Ave. / $106,236. WD. 4745 White Oak Court/$179,198. WD. 4774 White Oak Cout/$188,000. WD. Farmington 18076 Ely Ave./$82,400. WD. 429 Whispering River Lane/$62,900. WD. 5061 W. Upper 182nd St./$77,450. WD. 5096 W. Upper 182nd St./$78,500. WD. 2136 220th St./$91,000. WD. CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS Hastings 1705 Pine St. /$79,970. WD. 3050 Riverwoods Drive, No. 125/$49,400. WD. 1409 W. 12th St./$65,400. CD. 1243 W. 13th St./$120,640. WD. 16275 188th St./$71,000. WD. 1490 W. 21st St./$67,000. WD. Inver Grove Heights 10175 Cloman Path/$175,025. WD. 2100 47th St./$84,920. WD. 1185 E. 80th St./$68,800. WD. Lakeville 16020 Excel Way/$89,000. WD. 7865 E. Grinnell Court/$99,125. WD. 17039 Hamilton Ave./$118,243. WD. 17032 Hamilton Ave,/$116,000. WD. 17221 Harrington Way/$127,653. WD. 17290 Harrington Way/$119,450. WD. 16969 Hamilton Court/$148,500. WD. 20295 Hunter Court/$66;900. WD. 20297 Hunter Court/666,900. WD. 20293 Hunter Court/$76,310. WD. 17151 Isleton Ave.. /$93,085. WD. 17362 Ithaca Court/$102,850. WD. 17333 Jaslico Lane/$92,000. WD. 17505 Kodiak Ave./$183,900. WD. 6080 W. Lower 161st St./$97,842. WD. 10148 Upper 205th St./$79,465. WD. 9584 W. 161st St./$138,948. WD. 8018 W. 172nd St./$132,810. WD. 6245 161stSt./$94,473. WD. 9609 W. 173rd St./$91,250. WD. 9562 W. 172nd St./$82,900. WD. 9633 W. 172nd St./$96,000. WD. 9636 W. 206th St./$92,685. WD. Mendota Heights 594 Pondview Drive/$209,550. WD. 642 Quail Ridge Circle/$166,650. WD. 645 Quail Ridge Circle/$224,000. WD. Rosemount 15660 S. Cornell Court/$98,500. WD. 14223 Dearborn Path/$81,689. WD. 14231 Dearborn Path/$82,015. WD. 16078 Excelsior/$85,900. WD. 3853 W. 155th St./$83,545. WD. 4287 W. 158th Court/$89,900. CD. South St. Paul 1578 Willis Ave./$25,000. WD. Minneapolis. Driving after suspension (M). Ericson, Roger P.— Careless driving (M). , Green, Timothy L.— 375 Jessamine, St. Paul. Driving after suspension (M). Hernandez, Thomas J.— 563 Bidwell, St. Paul. Leaving the scene of an accident (M). Kaiser, William D.— 2059 Conway, St. Paul. Leaving the scene of an accident (M). Mlkacevich, Joseph F.— 1864 8th St., White Bear Lake. Over .10% (G). Minder, Jeffrey A.— 260 Maria, St. Paul. Driving after suspension (M). Nadeau, Troy J.— 967 Beech, St. Paul. Careless driving (M). Nieman, Jerome M.— 1741 Birch Lake Ave., White Bear Lake. Driving after revocation (M). Roy, Darwin L.— 431 Goodhue Apt. 3, St. Paul. Driving after suspension (M). Sutcliffe, David.— Driving after suspension (M). Trupe, Jeffrey A.— 725 E. 4th St., St Paul. DWI (G). Drugs Larose, James R.— 917 Euclid, St. Paul. Possession of LSD (F). Wilson, Otls J.— 2825 Lake, Minneapolis. Possession of cocaine (F). 'ITAL STATISTICS WASHINGTON James A. Lanik, Newport; Cynthia A. Sherman, Newport. Public misconduct Growe, Larry A.— 790 Atlantic, St. Paul. Disorderly conduct (M). Sex crimes Bigelow, John A.— 660 E. 100 St., Bloomington. Engaging in prostitution (M). Theft and stolen property Allende, Frank— 488 Wabasha, Stpaul. Theft (M). Stewart, Harold and Elena, 1011 Portland Ave. Schaffer, Douglas and Delores, 7077 Delaney Barry, Thomas— 3233 2nd Ave. S., Minneapolis. Theft (M). Carlson, Duane M.— 722 E. Minnehaha, St. Paul. Theft (F). Hamm, Bruce T.— 1350 Ashland, St. Paul. Theft of public funds (F). Jansen, William R.— 734 Charles, St. Paul. Theft of public funds (F). Malecha, Leonard J. Jr.— 345 W. University Ave., St. Paul. Unauthorized use of motor vehicle (F). Reetz, Deborah A.— 1035 Arkwright, St. Paul. Felonious theft (F). Smith, Larry L.— 623 E. Orange, St. Paul. Theft (F). Thompson, Mary L.— 332 Fisk #4, St. Paul. Theft (M). CRISIS NUMBERS NEED HELP? For information on health and personal problems call: General Referral First Call For Help ... 291-4666 Contact Twin Cities . . 341-2896 Dakota Help Line. . . . 431-2424 Adult Abuse/ Neglect Ramsey County Human Services .. . 298-4430 Dakota County Human Services .. . 450-2677 Alcohol -Drug Abuse A.A. Central Office .. . 776-6566 Family Service 222-0311 St. Paul -Ramsey Medical Center . . . 221-3940 Ramsey County Receiving Center . . 298-5951 Senior Chemical Dependency Program 774-5901 Dakota Alano Society 452-2921 Dakota County Detox 437-4209 Battered Women Women's Advocates. . 227-8284 B. Robert Lewis House 452-7288 Family Violence Network 770-0777 Birth Control St. Paul Family Planning ... 292-7735 Family Tree Clinic ... 645-0478 Planned Parenthood .. 224-1361 Planned Parenthood (Burnsville) 890-0940 St. Paul -Ramsey Medical Center . 221-3582 Stillwater CommonHealth 430-1880 Child Abuse Ramsey County Community Human Services . . . 298-5655 St. Paul Police Non -Emergency . . . 291-1111 Child Protection Dakota County. . . . 895-3555 Crisis Child Care Children's Home Crisis Nurseries 641-1300 Day Care Information Dakota Help Line.... 431-2424 Sick Child Care Dakota Help Line. . . 431-2424 Crime Victims St. Paul Crime Victim Center . .. 340-5400 Latch Key Children Phone -A -Friend . . . . 341-8080 Mental Health Ramsey County Mental Health Clinic 298-4737 YES/NEON 24-hour phone counseling 379-6363 Crisis outreach 8 p.m.-8 a.m. 379-6366 Dakota Mental Health 455-9651 Divine Redeemer Psychiatric Unit . . . 450-4640 Poison Control St. Paul -Ramsey Medical Center . . . 221-2113 Rape Sexual Offense Services 298-589a Dakota Sexual Assault Services . 431-2424 Suicide Suicide Prevention. . . 347-2222 Crisis Intervention, Dakota County. . . . 437-4211 THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS Volume 7, No. 25 August 19,1985 Two Sections Section A EAGAN Your Community Newspaper Officials get earful at NOISE convention By CHRISTY DeJOY Mayor Bea Blomquist and Council member Tom Egan recently found out nearly everything they ever wanted to know about airport noise and more. The two Eagan city officials at- tended the convention of the Na- tional Organization to Insure a Sound -controlled Environment (NOISE) July 25-27 in Sparks, Nev. Blomquist and Egan met with other city officials and staff to listen to panel discussions and presentations by experts and shared problems with others who had some of the same concerns. Some of the cities represented BEA BLOMQUIST were Minneapolis; Providence, R.I.; New York; Chicago; Boston; South San Francisco, Calif.; and College Park, Ga. The two toured airports and discussed a wide range of other topics including how and why decibels are used to measure air- craft sound, improvements on jet engines noise abatement equip- ment and noise liability. "We learned that a noise level measured by decibels is a subjec- tive test. it depends on the listener's attitude. It's in the ear of the beholder," Egan said. Blomquist spoke of the fourth developmental phase of jet engines with noise abatement equipment. "It's a whole dif- ferent design. It will be on its way (and used by aircraft) in the near future," she said. "Phase four will exceed the Washington, D.C., requirements, Vikings cards expected to be more popular than ever EAGAN POLICE officer Linda Myhre distributes Minnesota Vikings Crime Preven- tion Cards to Eagan children.'The children are (clockwise from Myhre) Judy Sealy, 13; Joey Grady, 6; Natalie Alden, 6; Lowell Freyholtz, 5; Randy Freyholtz, 7; Missy McDonald, 10; and Randee Van Laecken. By GARY KUBAT New sponsors and more par- ticipating agencies are expected to make this year's Minnesota Vikings crime prevention trading cards promotion more popular than ever. Distribution of the cards began. Sunday, Aug. 18, and will con- tinue for the next 15 weeks. Sponsors of the promotion this year are Frito Lay, Pepsi and KS95 (KSTP-FM), as well as the Minnesota Vikings and Min- nesota Crime Prevention Officers Association. The promotion features trading cards with color pictures of Vik- ings players on the front and statistics and a crime prevention tip on the flip side. Cards are available only from police officers and sheriff's deputies from participating agen- cies. This year 225 state agencies are involved, up from 175 last year and about double from when the promotion began two years ago. Local cities participating in- clude Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville, Rosemount and Savage, as well as Dakota and Scott counties. "The purpose of the whole pro- motion is to get a positive contact between police officers and youngsters," says Dan Gilbert- son, crime prevention officer for Burnsville who is in charge of it. "People get their image of the police from the media," he adds. "There is very little contact." The program has been im- mensely successful in that respect, Gilbertson notes. "We get kids coming in here Sunday mornings (when the card selec- tion changes) or they'll flag you down," he says. "Rather than running from you, they're runn- ing toward you." "A lot of the officers really like it, too," adds Officer Bob Worra of Burnsville. Worra, former crime prevention officer, began the promotion in this state after seeing a similar one at a crime. prevention school in Texas. One established department Vikings cards See p. 2A TOM EGAN which is considered to have the strictest requirements," Egan said. As ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration, all air- craft with phase one engines (the noisiest) were to be grounded by Dec. 31, 1984, unless they are equipped with a highly -technical and costly "hush kit" to quiet the engines. Some smaller airlines protested the ruling and were granted a one-year exemption. The airlines that were granted the exemption must prove that they have a certified hush kit available to them by Sept. 30 and must have the equipment install- ed by Dec. 31, Egan said. "There are talks about phasing out both phases one and two," 1 e said. Noise liability was also discuss- ed. Blomquist and Egan were told by the Los Angeles city at- torney that a city cannot use public funds to acquire private damages. The city doesn't have sufficient grounds to sue even if, as in the case of the city of Eagan, the city has zoned land to accommodate flight patterns and the patterns are not being follow- ed, or if the city loses its tax base by the devaluation of homes due NOISE convention See p. 2A County and NSP to discuss contract to process waste By CHRISTY DeJOY The Dakota County Human Services Board received a recommendation Aug. 13 to ac- cept a proposal from Northern States Power Co. (NSP) to pro- cess the county's waste. The Dakota County Solid Waste Management Advisory Commit- tee has been studying seven pro- posals from four companies. The proposal recommended by the committee to the board is to pro- cess the county's waste with waste from Washington and Ramsey counties. The waste would be processed into fuel and burned at an NSP power plant in Burnsville, Red Wing or near Mankato. The NSP proposal calls for transferring the waste to a pro- cessing facility in Newport. Dakota County would provide about one-third of the waste, Ramsey would account for more than half of it, and Washington County would contribute the smallest amount, or about one - sixth of the total amount, accor- ding to Terry Guggenbuehl of county planning services. The Newport plant is already built and will need an expansion to accommodate Dakota County. The Newport plant currently pro- cesses 1,000 tons per day and would expand to process 1,400 tons per day. NSP offered three other plans that would combine the county's waste with waste from Hennepin County. But if any of those plans were implemented, a facility would have to be built from scratch, which would be substan- tially more costly than an expan- sion on an existing building. The' proposal to combine waste with Ramsey and Washington coun- ties would be about $300,000 to $1 million cheaper per year than combining with Hennepin Coun- ty, according to Guggenbuehl. Other proposals evaluated. were from Swentec, a Swedish technology company; Waste to Energy, a group of local haulers, and Reuter, Inc. None of these' companies had a definite market for sale of the refuse -derived fuel The NSP plan was chosen because the proposal was more financially secure than the others. NSP has a guaranteed market for the fuel, which is its own power plants, and is of less risk to the county. NSP has more experience in processing waste than the other companies. And finally, NSP's plan could be im- plemented quicker than the others, Guggenbuehl said. Over the next four to six mon- ths, the county board will be negotiating a contract with NSP. If the contract is not suitable to the board or if NSP changes the proposal, the county board could investigate a different alter- native. However, if contract negotia- tions go smoothly, a final recom- mendation will be made by the waste management board to the county board, which will make a decision on the contract. Guggenbuehl estimated that the county could be using a waste processing facility by late 1987 or early 1988. opinion NOISE convention (continued from front) can we talk? By CHRISTY DeJOY Going back to the track? — You can bet on it By CHRISTY DeJOY I vowed it would never happen to me, but now I've got it. What I've caught is PMS (Pari-mutuel Syndrome) . I never before had any real fascination with horse racing. The closest I came to endorse- ment of the sport was humming Dan Fogelberg's "Run for the Roses," a ditty written about the Kentucky Derby. Then all the hubbub surroun- ding Canterbury Downs began. Should Minnesota allow pari-mutuel betting on horses? Will the track be located in Shakopee or Eagan? Will horse racing attract the wrong kinds of people to the state? What should the track be named? Who cares? I didn't. As Canterbury Downs neared completion, the public was inun- dated with trivia on racing, bet- ting, horses and jockeys. The Twin Cities' newspapers carried over -sized sports sections in the weeks preceding the track's opening. Special Canterbury sec- tions instructed the proper way to place bets and the definitions of win, place, show, daily double, pick six and exacta. The question asked as often as "How do I bet?" was "What do I wear to the track?" Area stores stocked up and sold a lot of straw hats to the fashion -conscious track visitor. One was especially concerned about wardrobe if she or he was to view from the clubhouse. But none of this frivolity was going to be part of my behavior. I did not count down tine days to the grand opening as many did. I didn't even buy a straw hat. I tried my best to ignore the of- f ice's Mr. Canterbury. I don't wish to identify this man, but our sports editor had a near -terminal case of PMS. After he attended the track for the first time it was horses this, betting that. I nodded and smiled and even felt sorry for the man who was a slave to horse racing. "B-b-b-bet?" he stam- mered at any mention of horses or racing. Then came that fateful morn- ing when he smugly sauntered in hinting for someone to ask him how he did at the track. His smugness gave way to unbridled excitement and he revealed he had won $302, with which he open- ed a savings account. Images of me taking $300 and indulging myself at Dayton's drifted through my head. Hmmm...$300 - I could do much with such a bonus. And Mr. Canterbury made it sound so sim- ple. It was settled. I contacted friends and family members and set a date to explore Canterbury Downs. Embarrassingly enough, my first thought was "What do I wear?" I pictured myself hob- nobbing around the betting win- dows, rubbing elbows with Min- nesota's wealthiest. When I realized I wouldn't be making it up to the clubhouse or even the reserved seating, I discarded the thoughts of straw hats. My mind turned to betting. I didn't know how. On the way to the track pro- cedures were explained to me. The heavy traffic on the way gave me ample time to study methods and horses. When we arrived I noticed very few people decked out in truly classy race track attire. Most of the people wore shorts or jeans and I only saw two or three straw hats. The first race or two was spent just observing - both the crowd and the horses. While people seemed quite relaxed between races, tension mounted a couple minutes before each race. While everyone stood when the race started, they grew much more excited as the race was nearing its final half lap or so. People were jumping screaming, EAGAN THISWEEK PUBLISHERS Joseph R. Clay • Daniel H. Clay NEWS EDITOR Christy DeJoy SPORTS EDITOR Pete Temple ADVERTISING MANAGER John Swennes CLASSIFIED MANAGER Patricia Milton OFFICE: 1525 E. Highway 13 P.O. Box 1439 Burnsville, Minn., 55337 894-1111 hooting, howling and whistling. I would never make such a spec- tacle of myself, I silently promis- ed. I made my first bet based on the picks of Minneapolis Star and Tribune expert predictions. I didn't win, but someone in my party did, and that gave me the encouragement to go on and ex- pand my bets. I started out bet- ting on just the winning horse and after a few races was betting on a few horses to win, place and show. I even tried my luck on the exacta (picking a first and se- cond place finisher). The most memorable event of the day was my first win. I guess it's kind of like a first love - you never forget it, even when there are others. The horse that brought me my $12.80 was Fencebuster. I knew by the name (and the fact that the experts favored him) that he would come through for me. I chanted "Who ya gonna call? Fencebuster!" as the race started. He was in second or third place until the final hundred yards or so, and then he came through for me. As he neared the finish line I acted like a cheerleader on am- phetamines. But it worked - I won. The rest of the afternoon was spent plotting my strategy, plac- ing my bets and collecting my winnings. The day wasn't all winnings though. The dark horse that I picked in the ninth race had odds of 20-1. I bet just $2, but had already spent what I had won in my head. He came in dead last. "Send him to the glue factory," I sneered. I had picked my horse for the 10th and final race of the day and was crowd watching when an idea .came over me. "Let's pick horses two and four for the exac- ta," I said to someone next to me. We agreed and glanced at the long line to the windows. Neither one wanted to stand in line for the next race, so we surrendered the idea. The race began, and like a rocket, number two jumped out ahead of the rest and lead the race. We patiently waited a cou- ple of minutes after the race to see what horse the judges picked for second place. The lighted board in front of the stands flash- ed that number two had won, and horse number four had come in second. The winnings were listed at $380 for anyone who had bet $2 on that exacta. I nearly exited the track with almost $400. Almost winning money can be as painful as losing money. Even though I left the track with a series of "What if..." I still thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon at Canterbury Downs. And will I return to win the $380 that was rightfully mine? You bet. You know what they way - "Once you fall off that horse, get right back on." After all, what's so horrid about PMS? to the noise, according to Egan. He said the courts are ruling against groups suing airlines. "The burden is on the small plaintiff and such a claim is very detailed and hard to prove, not to mention costly for an individual," Egan said. "We have to turn our efforts and work to a federal level (by lobbying for legislation controll- ing noise)," Blomquist said. "We have to sit down with sur- rounding cities and figure out what's best for all. We need to look at flight patterns, adhering to those patterns and to phase three (engines). We need to work with Metropolitan Airport Com- mission (MAC) and the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council (MASAC)," she said. While MAC and MASAC don't always provide the results re- quested by cities, Blomquist said she and Egan realized how lucky they were to work with such a body after talking with people from other cities. "Their problems are more serious and unique. It's great to have MAC and MASAC to work with " Ggnn Enid To illustrate, Egan told of the problems in California. The com- munity of South San Francisco is a separate city from San Fran- cisco. They're not even in the same county. Yet, the main air- port, owned by the city of San Francisco, is located in South San Francisco. Egan said there is no noise abatement body and no one to whom the airport is accoun- table. So, San Francisco has little reason to be responsive to the noise concerns of South San Fran- cisco, he said. "It was great to socialize with others and realize our problems, while reason to be concerned about, are far from being as great as some other cities' pro- blems," Egan said, referring to College Park, Ga., where about 7,000 homes had to be displaced because of the Atlanta airport. "It was a very successful sym- posium. I was glad Tom came with me. There was so much in- formation. I couldn't have ab- sorbed everything (alone)," Blomquist said. "I left feeling very optimistic, more informed and less frustrated," Egan said. Vikings cards (continued from front) lenEsoaA 1 U/winos pooh-poohed the promotion when it first began, according to Gilbertson. "Pretty soon these were the guys that got into it the most. Just the new excitement of the job." A checklist commemorating the Vikings' 25th anniversary this season is the first card. The in- itial tip reminds youngsters that they should not ask officers for a card when they are busy or run out into the streets for a card. Individuals featured in this year's set are, in order, coach Bud Grant, Matt Blair, Alfred Anderson, Fred McNeill, Tommy Kramer, Jan Stenerud, Sammy White, Doug Martin, Greg Col- eman, Steve Riley, Walker Lee Ashley, Tim Irwin, Scott Studwell, Darrin Nelson and Mick Tingelhoff. "It's become well known enough so that players have let it be known they want to be on the cards," Gilbertson says. Popularity of the promotion, he admits, depends heavily on the season. "When the Vikings are doing well, there's a lot more in- terest." Sponsors have been lucky in that none of the featured players on the cards have been cut or traded, Gilbertson adds. The same number of cards, 2.2 million, will be printed this year. With more agencies participating and better exposure, very few are expected to be left over. In past years, extra sets have been sold to collectors around the country and Canada, with proceeds going to the association. This year KS95, the Vikings' new radio home, is donating a 30-second spot during each game to advertise the cards and 2.5 minutes during the Knapp and Doenuts show mornings during the week. That time is valued at $35,000 per week. The cost of prin- ting the cards, paid for by Frito Lay and Pepsi, is about $16,000. "Hopefully, with the exposure we get, everybody will be so hap- py with the program that next year we will have to print 3 million," Gilbertson says. CITY PHONE NUMBERS Emergencies Dial 911 Police Department (Non -emergencies) 454-3900 Fire Department (Non -emergencies) 454-8100 Municipal Center (Administration, Parks and Recreation) 454-8100 Public Works Department (Garage) • 454-5220 (Sewer and Water Billing) 454-8100 The Eagan Municipal Center, 3830 Pilot Knob Rd., is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday -Friday. A public service of Eagan Thisweek AUGUST 19, 1985 THISWEEK Community South Hennepin zone pages inside Approval likely for airport noise dispersion plan By Jim Parsons Staff Writer The Metropolitan Airports Commis- sion expects its recent lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., to pay off with approval of its plan to quiet some of the opposition to airplane noise over south Minneapolis. Ray Glumack, head of the commis- sion, predicts that the Federal Avia- tion Administration officials will go along with the project, which he calls the "greatest noise abatement possibility that we've got left to us." It's a partial solution to the noise problem, and it won't be popular in parts of Burnsville and Eagan and, to a lesser extent, in portions of Richfield and Bloomington. It's also a solution that won't be effective until 1987 at the earliest, because several pieces of a puzzle must come together. Approval for extending a runway a half -mile is one piece. Another is getting feder- al officials to go along with a change in flying routes that was just rejected two months ago by those same federal officials. It's also a solution that won't reduce the amount of noise. It will just disperse the whine and roar of jet engines over a wider area and, to some extent, away from residential areas in favor of commercial prop- erty. The plan comes from a commission that is being bombarded with criti- cism because of the dramatic in- crease in airplane noise, much of it over south Minneapolis. On Tues- day the Hennepin County Board re- fused MAC's request to allow gam- bling at the airport's charter termi- nal because of the noise problems. The plan hinges on extending the airport's southwest -northeast run- way, Runway 22, by 2,700 feet, and altering the flight path of most planes taking off on it to turn south along Cedar Av., climbing over Met Center and the proposed mega -mall development. They would continue climbing along that corridor in Bloomington and then over portions of Burnsville and Eagan. The advantage of the turn on take- off is it puts the worst noise over a commercial area rather than over Richfield homes with patios and back yards. To further minimize the takeoff noise for homes near the airport, additional earthen walls may be built along the edge of the airport property to deflect the noise. The extension of the runway en- ables the airport to make a signifi- cant change in the use of its three runways. To understand that signifi- cance, Glumack says, it is neces- sary to know a little history. Back in the 1970s the airport start- ed using Runway 22 more exten- sively to cut down on the number of flights taking off and landing over south Minneapolis on the two main runways, known as 11 Left and 11 Right. Because Runway 22 inter- sects with the main runways, the system was a bit slower, but it helped considerably with the com- plaints about noise from Minneapo- lis. But since 1978, when Congress de- regulated the airline industry, the number of flights at the airport has gone up 40 percent and made the slower runway pattern unworkable. "We used to live with those delays without any problem, but now we can't," said Nigel Finney, the air- ports' director of development. "There's just too much traffic." So the parallel runways are used almost exclusively now, and that means that south Minneapolis and a tip of northeast Richfield are get- ting more noise than ever. The same is true to a lesser extent for Mendota Heights and its imme- diate neighbors, which are under the flight path of planes using the main runways. Homes in that area are not right next to the airport, however, and their noise problem is less severe than at the other end of those runways. Connie Morrison, Burnsville mayor, said that she objects to the pro- posed change. "Redirecting the noise is simply not the way to solve the problem. The real answer is to immediately get rid of the noisy planes." (The newest airplanes have "quiet" engines, but the vast majority of the large planes flying into the airport use engines that are very noisy). Morrison said that the problem is "increasingly becoming a national issue and it is at the national level that we should be getting some an- swers to the problem. "It hardly seems fair," she added, "to plan our communities carefully and then have a change made by someone else that undoes our plan- ning." MAC's proposed extension of run- way 22 would, in effect, allow the runway use to revert to the pattern Minneapolis Star and Tribune Thursday December 19/1985 Proposed runway expansion and traffic plan 35W Minneapolis Would become main runway routing traffic over Cedar Av. Richfield 35W 0 Bloomington The proposed runway and air traffic plan would extend runway 22 by 2,700 feet and reroute some landings and takeoffs on the airport's three runways. Weather and traffic conditions permitting, large planes would take off on Runway 22 and turn south over Cedar Av. Small planes would use Runway 11 Right. used before the glut of new flights without clogging the traffic pattern. The takeoff point would be moved so planes using runway 22 would not cross the path of planes using runway 11 Left. (See adjoining map.) That would leave runways 22 and 11 Left open for virtually continu- ous use and would spread out the noise. The proposal also would al- low small -plane traffic to be con- centrated on that portion of Run- way 11 Right that does not intersect with the southwest -northeast run- way. There are two circumstances when that wouldn't apply. "One situation is when the wind is in a certain direction," said Finney, "because planes can't land or takeoff with tailwinds. But that's the case now, so that really doesn't change any- thing." Mississippi River 1Y4 Lilydale West 49 St. Paul .Mendota Much more significant is the vol- ume of flights at the two peak hours of the day, approximately 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. "We're still looking at the numbers of flights involved, but right now it looks like that for about an hour during those peak times the volume will be so heavy that we will have to use the parallel runways just as we do now," Finney said. That means that during those two periods, south Minneapolis can ex- pect a flight a minute just as it now has part of the time. Finney said the planners haven't yet determined exactly how much traffic would decline over south Minneapolis. But every plane using runway 22 will be one less takeoff or landing over Minneapolis or Mendota Heights. Mendota Heights Sunfish Lake "The big winner in this is south Minneapolis," said Finney. And the losers? "Burnsville and a part of Eagan," he said. "But re- member that the planes are much higher over Burnsville and Eagan so the level of noise is lower." Frank Ario, the president of an an- tinoise group called South Metro- politan Airport Action Committee, said Wednesday that he has been briefed on the proposal. "Our group is not pushing the spread -the -noise philosophy," he said, "because we need the help of everyone — all the suburbs — to keep up the pressure to find solu- tions to our problem. "But you have to recognize that spreading the noise may be part of the solution, but only part." 2Y SW4 Thur., Doc. 19, 1985 Minneapolis Star and Tribune Calendar of events Community Calendar deadlines will information. be change • - week because of n ■ The Alanon Society of Minneapolis sponsors lectures on the 12 steps and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous at 10 a.m. Saturdays in the club's auditorium at 2218 1st Av. S. Call 871-2218. ■ The Bloomington -Highland Parents Al - Anon meets at 7 p.m. every Friday in the rectory at St. Edward's Catholic Church, 9501 Nesbitt Av., Bloomington. For infor- mation about other groups that meet in the Twin Cities area, call 920-3961. • The Golden K Kiwanis Club of St. Louis Park meets at 9:15 a.m. every Thursday in the Fireplace Room of the Lenox Community Center, 6715 Minnetonka Blvd. ■ The Keep It Simple Group of Alcoholics Anonymous' regular closed meetings are at 8 p.m. every Monday in St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, 17205-D Coun- ty Rd. 6, Wayzata. Closed meetings are for men and women who think they may have a drinking problem. Three Legacies AA group open meetings are at 7:30 p.m. every Friday in the Prairie Room at Eden Prairie Center on Hwy. 169 in Eden Prairie. ■ The Minnetonka Adult Children of Alco- holics Al -Anon family support group for men and women who grew up in a family where one or both parents were alcoholic meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Excelsi- or Community Center, 441 Oak St., Ex- celsior. Cali Sandy at 474-6226 or Barb at 474-4996. • Walker Church's men's support group meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at the church, 3104 16th Av. S. Call Bryan at 722-6612. ■ We Care, a support group for individ- uals going through separation, divorce or for people who are widowed, meets at 8 p.m. Thursdays at Peace Presbyterian Church, 7624 Cedar Lake Rd., St. Louis Park. Call Dee Dee at 537-8002. ■ Women Helping Offenders offers a support group for female ex -offenders from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursdays at Saba- thani Community Center, Room 320, 310 E. 38th St. Call 824-0741. Entertainment/ ■ A choir concert directed by Bill Antholz will be presented at 7:30 p.m. today at Southwest High School, 3414 W. 47th St. ■ Members of the Boys and Girls Club will present original stories created in art workshops held at the club at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of its annual Christmas sale of homemade toys at 3644 Chicago Av. S. Small -press books and magazines from the Great Midwestern Bookshow also will be exhibited. Call 827-6366. • Musician Cliff Brunzell and the Willie Hagen Duo will perform a free concert from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at First Bank Hopkins, 16 9th Av. N. • "Rudy the Red -nose Nerd" will be presented at 10 a.m. Friday by West Metro Education Center in the theater at Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Hwy. 7, Hopkins. Tice report Other A purse and contents valued at $10 were taken forcibly from a woman Dec. 12 in the 2900 block of York Av. N. A 20-year-old man was arrested for driving without a Minnesota driver's li- cense, allowing an open container of alcohol in a car and going through a red light Dec. 8 at Broadway and 43rd Av. N. s 13 and 14, were referred to ■ Yakov Gelfand, pianist and faculty member at the MacPhail Center for the Arts, will present a free recital of works by J.S. Bach, George F. Handel and Domenico Scarlatti at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the auditorium of the center, 1128 La- Salle Av. S. Before emigrating to the United States, he was a professor at Leningrad Conservatory of Music. ■ The holiday production of the Perform- ing Youth Ensemble begins at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Pillsbury House, 3501 Chicago Av. S. Theme of the presentation is "The Spirit of Christ- mas" and is about an urban bag lady who shows an inner city family that there is more to Christmas than gifts and toys. The cost is $1 for adults and 50 cents for youth. Call 824-0708 for reservations. • The Norhaven Handbell Choir will per- form at 2 p.m. and Students of the Music Staff will perform at 7 p.m. today in the Garden Court at Southdale. The John F. Kennedy High School choirs will perform there at 7 p.m. Friday and Note -Able will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday. Just for kids/ • Cross-country ski lessons for children ages 7 to 12 will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. next Thursday at Hyland Recreation Center, Hyland Lake Park Reserve, 8737 E. Bush Lake Rd., Bloomington. The fee is $2 or $4 with ski rental. Reservations required. Call 941- 1344. • The 1985 Mayor's Children's Holiday Party hosted by Mayor George Latimer with Victor Tedesco as master of cere- monies begins at 10 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.) Saturday at Roy Wilkins Audi- torium, St. Paul Civic Center. There will be door prizes, gifts for all children and entertainment. Lectures & workshops/ ■ Earnie Larsen, director of E. Larsen Enterprises, will speak on "Stage II Re- covery: Is There Life After Addiction?" in the Johnson Institute's free Alcohol Awareness Hour at 10 a.m. Saturday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Av. Call 341-0435 for informa- tion. ■ The Basilica of St. Mary will present a lecture by Karlis Kaufmanis called "The Star of Bethlehem" from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the basilica, 88 N. 17th St. A free-will offering will be accepted. Call 333-1381. Public service/ ■ Free informational support groups for single mothers will be offered at 5:30 p.m. every Monday at Holy Rosary School, 2424 18th Av. S. Women with one or more children ages 5 and under will receive practical economic and parenting education and information about commu- nity resources and support systems. Din- ner and child care are provided and transportation is available if needed. Call 224-4805 for more information. ■ The Intercultural and Non -Sex -Bias Ad- visory Committee of Bloomington School District No. 271 meets at 7 p.m. today in room 212, Portland Administrative Cen- ter, 8900 Portland Av. S., Bloomington. The committee serves the school dis- trict's Board of Education. 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Anderson believes the noise impact is less in Burnsville and Eagan than in Bloomington because the planes are at a higher altitude when they fly over homes south of the Minnesota River, and they fly over fewer homes. The planes also are spread out once they cross the river, he added, therefore they're not flying over the same homes all the time. "I suspect we're helping more people than we're hurting, but that remains to be seen," Anderson said. Directing more flights roughly down the Eagan -Burnsville border began on a trial basis Dec. 23 after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chang- ed a safety corridor. The FAA change made it possible for airplanes departing from Runway 22 (see map) to turn directly south, fly over the Metropolitan Stadium complex, and continue down the east side of Cedar Avenue across the Minnesota River. Anderson said about 40 percent of the planes using Runway 22 make the turn to the south, called a 180 degree heading. Prior to Dec. 23, all the planes using Runway 22 headed west over Bloomington. The decision to use the 180 degree heading on a trial basis was part of a noise abatement operation plan that has been talked about in theory for about 10 years, Anderson said. The Metropolitan Airport Sound Abatement Council requested the FAA to try the change. The Sound Abate- ment Council is an advisory group which handles airport noise complaints. "I'm hoping the test (of the new Above is Tim Anderson, manager of sound abatement for the Metropoli- tan Airports Commission. At right is a map of the runways at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. heading) goes for two years, because there are too many variables in one summer, one noise season," Anderson said. He added that the FAA likely will know by the end of next summer whether it wants to make the change permanent. "The FAA cannot just unilaterally change a heading. But they can run tests and see what the impact is going to be. If there seems to be a benefit, they can use the data for an Environmental Im- pact Study," Anderson said. One way to gauge the new heading's NOISE: to p. 16A MnDOT gives Eagan new 'Lone Oak Tree' by Linda Hanson Mayor Bea Blomquist and Min- nesota Department of Transportation officials buried the hatchet last week as MnDOT gave Eagan a new "Lone Oak Tree." Blomquist was incensed last fall when MnDOT district engineer John Sandahl called Eagan's Lone Oak Tree a traffic hazard and asked to cut it down. The burr oak tree at Lone Oak Road and Highway 55 has served as an official posting place since Eagan's early days and has been designated a Minnesota Heritage Tree. The tree is not expected to live much longer, but Blomquist and the City Council do not want it cut down before its time. Blomquist hopes that before the tree dies she can get some acorns from it to plant at City Hall. Although the City Council refused to allow the Lone Oak Tree to be cut down, it did request that MnDOT plant a new Lone Oak Tree to perpetuate the tree's heritage. Last Wednesday morning, Blom- quist, MnDOT officials, the press, the Rev. Reuben Meissner from Trinity Lone Oak Lutheran Church, and half a dozen others gathered to watch the planting of the new tree near the church. The time for the tree to arrive rolled around, but the tree didn't. It turned out that the special heavy machinery required to transplant the 30-year-old tree was stuck in the mud. Because of the delay, and because an empty hole with no tree in it does not make for good photographs, the whole entourage traveled about two miles to where the new tree was awaiting the transplant. When the group arrived -at the site on a MnDOT right of way near Blue Gentian Road, they found Eagan's newest landmark waiting patiently. As soon as the equipment was TREE: to p. 9A 2A Randall named semifinalist for commissioner's position by Kevin Gutknecht District 196 school Superintendent Ruth Randall passed the first step on the road to the job as state education commisssioner by being named one of eight semifinalists for the job by the state Board of Education search committee May 3. Randall was one of 17 aspirants for the job. The com- mittee will interview the semifinalists May 17 and will select the finalists. The com- mittee will then visit the job sites of those finalists, and in- terview the people they have worked with. However, the process may be halted by a bill pending in the state Legislature that would give Gov. Rudy Perpich the power to appoint the commis- EAGAN CHRONICLE 1209 E. 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