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Home My WebLink About1980-11-03-HFAC-rpt2.pdf )9 9.�. 5µe11 sT November 3, 1980 / ,/ff' Its is ,v krAs (-Sk)-1 Mary Miley, Chairman Lexington Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington, Mass 02173 Dear Mrs Miley I am enclosing herewith the Hanscom Field Advisory Committee's recommendations for implementation of Chapter 290 -- An Act Establishing the Hanscom Field Advisory Commision at Laurence G Hanscom Field It is our hope that you will act on these recommendations within the month so that the Commission can begin to deal with important Hanscom issues, including the Noise Rule Review We feel that our success in recent months has come about because of the dedication of HFAC members. This dedication has taken the form of regular attendance at meetings, sub-committee assignments, outreach to communities and groups, and most especially, in the spirit of cooperation and compromise which has prevailed. Since we will need this same dedication to properly monitor and work during the Noise Rule Review Period, we recommend that those members of HFAC who have been especially involved in our present efforts and who fit into a category of the Law continue as members of the new Commission Using the same criteria of a willingness to participate actively and cooperatively and to represent their constituencies fairly, we have interviewed candidates for the remaining categories and submit their names as well . Members of HFAC from the aviation community have identified and interviewed the people now recommended for the aviation slots. The Boards of Selectmen in Acton and Carlisle have been asked to name their designees should their Towns be approved. A letter from the Acton Board of Selectmen naming their designee is attached. The Carlisle Board of Selectmen has selected a designee and will vote on her appointment on November 5. They will forward the results of that vote directly to you. Officials of the Meriam Hill Association and the North Lincoln Association have informed me that they wish to continue to be represented by their current HFAC members should their appointment be approved by you The Board of CAPA has written directly to you regarding their candidate (Copy attached) Obviously there are other organizations and businesses concerned with Hanscom matters who are not represented at this time Representatives from the North Lexington Association, the League of Women Voters, the Town of Burlington, Millipore, Executive Flyers, Boston Chapter of the Experimental Airplane Assocation and Jenny Beachcraft have all attended meetings from time to time However, our feeling is that with staggered terms of membership, other people will become involved 4 over time The need to keep in contact with constituencies and the fact that meetings are publicized and open should allow for input from all concerned parties. The suggested term of office beside the name of each suggested candidate was arrived at by lottery. This seemed the fairest system to us If you would like us to prepare a more exhaustive list of candidates or groups, please advise. We will do so Along with our recommendations for membership on the Commission I enclose a copy of Chapter 290, letters from Acton and CAPA, and a current membership list of the HFAC for your information. I wish to take this opportunity to express once again our gratitude for the support given by you to HFAC efforts during the past year. S'ncerely yours, J sue n Smith, Chairman Hai. co Field Advisory Committee ENCLOSURES . TO Boards of Selectmen -- Bedford, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln FROM Hanscom Field Advisory Committee RE Recommendations for implementation of Chapter 290 - Acts of 1980 CATEGORY SUGGESTED MEMBER SUGGESTED TERM Abutting towns Bedford 1 year Concord 2 years (These to be selected Lexington 3 years by individual Boards of Selectmen.) Lincoln 1 year Local citizen groups Alan Lazarus 2 years Meriam Hill Assoc Thomas Kennedy 3 years N Lincoln Assoc. Area-wide Organizations Norman Foskett 1 year CAPA Robert Toperzer 2 years Sierra Club Other area towns Charles Kadison, Jr. 3 years Acton (name available Nov. 6) Carlisle 1 year Businesses basing aircraft Donald Click, Adm. Manager at Hanscom Digital Equipment 2 years Norman Fredkin, Mngr. Flight 3 years Operations, Raytheon Firms doing business at Hanscom Field John Griffin, Jr. , President 1 year East Coast Aerotech James Cronan, General Mngr. 2 years Internat'l Refueling Business aviation organization Ralph Sanford, NBAA 3 years General Aviation organization Benjamin Obear 1 year .THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Advance Copy 1980 Acts and Resolves MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY, State Secretary Chap. 290. AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE HANSCOM FIELD ADVISORY COMMISSION AT LAURENCE G. HAN- SCOM FIELD. • Be it enacted, etc. , as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, the Hanscom Field advisory committee, created by an executive order on July eighteenth, nineteen hundred and sev- enty-four, to review existing and projected activities at the Laurence G. Hanscom Field, hereinafter referred to as Hanscom Field, and to work closely with the Massachusetts Port Authority is hereby established as the Hanscom Field advisory commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The commission shall consist of a representative from the four towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln, each rep- resentative to be appointed by the selectmen of their respective town. All other representatives on the commission shall be appointed by a majority of the boards of selectmen in said four towns. Two such representatives shall be appointed from each of the following categories: (1) local citizen groups concerned with problems related to aviation and transportation; (2) area- wide organizations concerned with the environment, transporta- tion planning, aircraft noise and land use and development; (3) other area towns impacted by aviation at Hanscom Field; (4) businesses basing aircraft at Hanscom Field; and (5) avia- tion or aviation-related businesses at Hanscom Field. In addition thereto, there shall be appointed in the same manner, one rep- resentative from a business-aviation organization and one from a general aviation organization both of whom shall be a regular user or employee of a regular user of Hanscom Field. One-third of the commission members shall be initially ap- pointed to serve for terms of one year, one-third for terms of two years, and one-third for terms of three years, and each member shall be appointed thereafter for a term of three years. Each commission member shall serve until the qualification of his or her successor, and vacancies shall be filled, for an unexpired term by the appointing authorities Any appointive member shall be eligible for re-appointment. The chairman shall be a resident of one of the four towns abutting Hanscom Field and shall be chosen annually by vote of the members. All members of said commission shall serve without compensation. Legislators rep- resenting the said towns shall serve as advisory members of the commission. Members of other towns or organizations having an interest in Hanscom Field may serve in an advisory capacity. SECTION 2. The Hanscom Field advisory commission shall have the following duties• (1) to act as an advisory commission for review and reaction with regard to decisions relating to Hanscom Field and the Hanscom Field area, including but not limited to, land use, noise abatement and transportation needs as outlined in the Hanscom Field master plan; (2) to provide continued communication between the communities surrounding Hanscom Field and the Massachusetts Port Authority; and (3) to establish an executive committee of members within the com- mission. Approved June 16, 1980. - _