Six More Public Hearings on LAX Master Plan to be Held Beginning September 11
(Los Angeles, California -- September 7, 2001) The proposed Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Master Plan and accompanying environmental documentation will be the subject of six additional public hearings around the region, beginning Tuesday, September 11, with a hearing at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys.
"After his election, Mayor James Hahn asked that six more public hearings be held on the LAX Master Plan in addition to the three held in June, and we are pleased to do so jointly with the Federal Aviation Administration," said Lydia H. Kennard, executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). LAWA is the city agency that operates LAX and three other airports in the region: Ontario International, Palmdale Regional and Van Nuys.
In addition to the September 11 Van Nuys hearing from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Concorde Ballroom of the Airtel Plaza, 7277 Valjean Avenue, additional hearings will be held at the following locations:
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Radisson Wilshire Plaza Hotel
Grand Ballroom
3515 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Friday, September 14, 2001
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Luminarias Continental & Mexican Cuisine Restaurant
Grand Ballroom
3500 Ramona Boulevard
Monterey Park, CA 91765
Saturday, September 15, 2001
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Peck Park Auditorium
560 North Western Avenue
San Pedro, CA 90732
Wednesday, September 19, 2001
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Palmdale Regional Airport
Passenger Terminal
41000 North 20th Street East
Palmdale, CA 93550
Thursday, September 20, 2001
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ontario Airport Marriott Hotel
Grand Ballroom
2200 East Holt Boulevard
Ontario, CA 91761
No decisions about the Master Plan will be made at the hearings. Individuals who cannot attend the public hearings can submit their views in writing to the Federal Aviation Administration or LAWA through 5 p.m. PDT, September 24, 2001. Written comments submitted by that date will be considered equally with those provided at the public hearings. Comments may be sent to:
Mr. David Kessler, AICP
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
AWP-611.2
P.O. Box 92007
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2007
OR
Mr. Jim Ritchie
City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles World Airports
Master Plan Office
P.O. Box 92216
Los Angeles, CA 90009-2216
More information on the LAX Master Plan, including the entire contents of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report, is available online at www.laxmasterplan.org.
