Originally Posted by
AerialPerspective
Could it possibly be that the "NIMBYs" have a reasonable argument considering the vast majority of them built houses and moved to the area being assured of a completely different runway layout???
Really, let me tell you the vast majority who live out in the area don't worry about it. I live further out and still get aircraft noise because I live under a couple of STARs. You can't stop progress and even though the proposed runways and noise areas have been known for years (even published in Melways), councils still allowed building underneath flight paths. If you bought a house underneath one, well . . .
YMAV is not an option. At least not for PAX. Had it been on the other side of the bay, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
And if the community consultation "was a joke", well, I wouldn't disagree. It may be just tokenism, because, in the end, the runway(s) will have to be built.