Dear Arlington Resident,

Arlington County would like to extend an invitation to our Arlington residents to attend a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) community outreach session on Tuesday, September 13 from 6:30 – 9:30pm at Washington & Lee High School, 1301 N. Stafford Street, Arlington.

This community workshop is one of three FAA community workshops to be held in DC, Virginia and Maryland next month to provide information about proposed departure procedure changes for Reagan Washington National Airport. The changes were recommended to the FAA by the Reagan National Community Noise Working Group . The outreach sessions will also provide interested members of the public with an opportunity to submit comments on the changes.

Arlington County residents, and residents throughout the National Capital Region, have grown increasingly concerned about noise from Reagan National Airport (DCA). While Arlington County does not have any jurisdiction or authority to regulate aircraft operations at DCA, we understand that this has become a quality of life issue for many of our residents and hope that you will join us in sharing your concerns with the FAA. It is important that our residents understand how the proposed changes may affect them and share their views about these changes with FAA.

The County Board has been active on this issue and will continue to advocate for reducing and mitigating the impact of aircraft noise in Arlington and the area. We are fortunate to have U.S. Representative Don Beyer as an ally. Rep Beyer represents Arlington and has co-sponsored federal legislation aimed at mitigating airplane noise.

Arlington County residents affected by airplane noise are encouraged to attend the September 13 FAA community outreach session. For more information and background documents, please visit the FAA’s NextGen webpage.

Sincerely,


Libby Garvey
Chair, Arlington County

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