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s ,•�• SELECTMEN'S MEETING s March 13, 1989 V 3 A regular meeting of the Board of SPl ectmen was held on Mondav, {arch 1,3 , '."P9 i n the Select ,Pn' s Meets +ng Room, down 0ffi Ce dui 1 di r;g , 0,: 7 :30 p.m. Mr. Fddison, Mr. Marshal 1 , Mr. Dai 1 ev, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel ; Ms. Padway, , Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. Mrs Smith Joined the meeting at 8 :00 p.m. Mr. Fddison, Acting Chairman, noted that Mrs. Smith, because of her invol with Massport , would arrive after the presentation by the Airport Manager of a report on the "State of Hanscom ". DEMOLAY PROCLAMATI Paul Uavi dson and members of the Fattl a Green Chapter of DeMol ay were present for the signing of a Procl acknowledging the 70th anniversary of DeMolay. Mr. Eddison read the Proclamation which stated that the week of March 13 - 19, 1989 shall be observed as International DeMol ay Week. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mr. Fddison to sign the Proclamation, as presented, on behalf of the Board. STATE OF HANSCOM Barbara Patzner, Ai rport Manager, Hanscom Field, was present to submit a progress report on Hanscom Field entitled "Annual State of Hanscom, 1-988-1989". Ms. Patzner reported that during 1988 a commuter operation, Catskill Airways, had begun operations at Hanscom. Approximately � 1, 500 ,000 had been spent for capital improvements in 1988 for construction of a new ramp area, new guidance reflectors for two taxiways, tree clearing, and a number of other airfield and civil terminal imorovemen ±s. Flight operations hrd gone down marginally by aoout J but are increase in business jet activity had resulted in an increase in the noise level. Ms . Patzner spoke of an i nhouse study of Hanscom `s financial performance, the next phase of which is now being conducted by an aviation consultant and is expected to be completed in the near future. She offered to arrange a meeting of the consultants with the Board, if desired. She saw improvement in communications by Hanscom with its neighboring communities and noted the pro- active approach taken regarding the increase in noise level. Ms. Patzner said that she looked forward to working with the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission and its Noise Subcommittee on a revision of Hanscom' s Noise Rules and felt that the final version of the Rules will reflect compromise between the users of the Field, the Communities and Massport. She added that the consultant had compared 1487 and 1988 as to change in the noise patterns. The study had concluded that al though runway use had shifted, there was no clear trend toward a quieter or a noisier airport. The nighttime surcharge program was strengthened in 1488 when a �. full time staff person, Sara Arnold, was hired to monitor night time noise violations or complaints; follow up on payment, and work with pilots to i ncrease their awareness to the noise sensitivities of the community.