1. This informational letter (an updated version of one originally sent to homeowners in the communities surrounding the airport) provides an overview of the current situation and outlines why it is important for you to become actively involved in asking the Ann Arbor City Council to reject this proposal.
2. The back page of our informational flyer summarizes a number of facts uncovered so far.
3. This is the letter submitted to Ann Arbor City Council by Dr Andrew McGill countering some of the dubious claims by the Airport Advisory Committee which supports the proposed expansion.
4. On September 4, 2009 this grassroots group discovered a potentially damaging new resolution that the City of Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township were trying to pass, which would have dramatically changed their long standing agreement concerning jurisdictional issues around the municipal airport. This letter outlining the underhanded steps Ann Arbor Airport Personnel took in getting their long term plan / runway extension plan approved, was sent to City Council members by our group and fortunately resulted in the resolution being tabled……at least for now.
5. We are pleased to report that this group had the opportunity to work with Pittsfield Township in re-writing paragraph 4 of the resolution mentioned above. This is a copy of the revised resolution that now mandates early notification to Pittsfield Township of any possible changes to the Ann Arbor Layout Plan (ALP). It was approved by both Ann Arbor City Council and Pittsfield Township in November, 2009.
6. We are also very grateful to Pittsfield Township for passing an additional resolution, that this group proposed to their board. This now ensures that all Pittsfield residents and organizations that register their interest, will be notified of any changes in the ALP that are proposed to Pittsfield Township by Ann Arbor City Council.
7. This Committee’s legal comment response to MDOT’s draft Environmental Assessment. Part one. Part two. Part three.
Also of interest is the Washtenaw County Water Commission’s comment response.
