HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 18-95 - 3/28/1995 - SUPPORT HB 2189/SENTATE BILL 1124RESOLUTION NO. 18-95
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 2189 FOR A METROPOLITAN
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY AND SENATE BILL 1124 FOR A BAN ON NEW
RUNWAYS AT O'HARE AIRPORT.
WHEREAS, the residents of the Village of Elk Grove Village
experience not only the economic benefits of air traffic but also the
daily impact of O'Hare International Airport, hereafter called O'Hare,
in the form of noise pollution, air pollution, and ground traffic
congestion; and
WHEREAS, thousands of residents in communities surrounding O'Hare
have called upon local and State government to constrain the growth of
O'Hare and reduce the levels of noise impact: and
WHEREAS, the current level of air traffic at O'Hare reached
893,000 commercial operations in 1994; and
WHEREAS, the level of air traffic projected for the Northern
Illinois and Northwest Indiana region is expected to double by the year
2005; and
WHEREAS, the projected shortfall of air traffic capacity for the
region is over 30 million passenger enplanements by the year 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village recognizes the
importance of air traffic as an economic impetus for the entire region;
and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, and the
Federal Aviation Administration have recognized the need to accommodate
air traffic demand with increased airport capacity in the region; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois is currently committed to
development of a Master Plan for a new regional airport known as the
South Suburban Airport; and
WHEREAS, the Federal consent decree postponing construction of new
runways at O'Hare will expire at midnight on June 30, 1995, and the
State of Illinois will have sole power to decide whether new airport
capacity will be created at O'Hare or at the new South Suburban
Airport; and
WHEREAS Chicago and the airlines are planning new runways which
will pump several hundred thousand flights into an already stuffed
O'Hare; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 2189 creates the Metropolitan Airports
Authority, to govern O'Hare and Midway Airports, to build and govern
the new South Suburban Airport; and
WHEREAS House Bill 2189 creates the O'Hare Noise Commission,
composed of officials of most affected communities, to administer noise
abatement programs, and to represent a strong voice for O'Hare area
suburbs in decisions affecting airport expansion; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1124 prohibits the construction of new
runways at O'Hare;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Village of Elk Grove Village
commends Governor Edgar and the State of Illinois for the vision to
meet all future economic demand for airport capacity in an
environmentally responsible way with the new South Suburban Airport; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village of Elk Grove Village
supports House Bill 2189, as currently drafted to include the O'Hare
Noise Commission; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village of Elk Grove Village
supports Senate Bill 1124 to prohibit construction of new runways at
O'Hare; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village of Elk Grove Village calls
upon the General Assembly for immediate passage of these bills as
currently drafted, and calls upon Governor Edgar to sign both into law;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be presented
to the following: Governor Jim Edgar; House Speaker Lee A. Daniels;
Representative Terry Parke; Representative Kathleen L. Wojcik;
Senate President James "Pate" Philip; Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald.
VOTE: AYES: 5 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1
PASSED this 28th day of
March , 1995.
APPROVED this 28th day of March , 1995.
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village C erk
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Dennis J. Gallitano
Village President