HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 6-01 - 2/13/2001 - SUPPORT INCREASED SOUNDPROOFING Resolution No. 6-01
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING INCREASED SOUNDPROOFING FOR
RESIDENCES IMPACTED BY O'HARE AIRPORT AND MIDWAY AIRPORT NOISE
WHEREAS, Chicago has generated a computer map, called the
Integrated Noise Model (INM) Map which purports to chart the areas
adversely impacted by noise from O'Hare and Midway Airports; and
WHEREAS, the latest Chicago INM Map (1997) shows 49, 515 homes
adversely impacted by noise within the 65 DNL (day/night 24 hour
average decibel level) ; and
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago has committed to soundproof only
about 4, 000 homes-less than 10% of the total acknowledged by
Chicago to be adversely affected; and
WHEREAS, The Suburban O'Hare Commission (SOC) has collected
evidence that the Chicago Residential Soundproofing Program around
O'Hare and Midway is woefully inadequate and is far less than being
done by other major airports e.g. , Minneapolis, Atlanta, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Boston; and
WHEREAS, these communities all provide residential sound
insulation to ALL homes within the 65 DNL; and
WHEREAS, The SOC real world noise monitoring map show noise
impacts of greater levels and farther distance, including the
Village of Elk Grove Village, than Chicago' s 1997 INM Map; and
WHEREAS, Chicago claims it can only soundproof single-family
dwellings and will not soundproof multi-family condominiums and
rental apartment buildings when many other communities are doing
both; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Supreme Court, in their decision on Griggs
v. Allegheny County ruled that the basic obligation for noise
damage is the responsibility of the Airport Operator. In the case
of O'Hare and Midway Airports, this responsibility falls to the
City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago has fallen short in meeting this
obligation, even using their own noise contour map.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and
DuPage, State of Illinois as follows:
Section 1 : That the Village of Elk Grove Village supports
the Suburban O'Hare' s Proposed Program for residential
soundproofing.
Section 2 : That the Village of Elk Grove Village further
supports the language for the referendum being held in many SOC
communities "Shall the Illinois Legislature require Chicago and the
Airlines to pay for soundproofing of all residences adversely
affected by O'Hare noise without any cost to the homeowner?"
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Section 3: That the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elk Grove village ask that our State Legislature work
together to create and administer a state soundproofing program for
comprehensive residential soundproofing.
Section 4 : That this Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval according to law.
VOTE: AYE: Trustees: B. Dill, P. Feichter, S. Lissner, J. Petri
C. Prochno, N. Czarnik
NAY: 0
ABSENT: 0
PASSED this 13th day of February 2001 .
APPROVED this 13th day of February 2001 .
Craig B. Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann I. Walsh
Village Clerk
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