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Location update:
The City of Somerville and the Somerville City Council Committee on Public Health Public Safety invite all interested community members to attend and speak at a co-hosted Public Hearing on Airplane Noise. The Hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 18, in the auditorium of Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave.
The Committee, chaired by Ward 4 Councilor Jesse Clingan, and City representatives will hear testimony on airplane noise and its impacts on the community. Written public comment will also be accepted as noted below. The hearing is an opportunity for the community to offer input on this important issue.
Prior to the hearing being opened for public comment, Wig Zamore, the Somerville representative to the Massport Community Advisory Committee, and Tara Ten Eyck, the Somerville representative to the 33L Municipal Working Group (regarding runway 33L at Logan Airport), will provide a brief presentation on recent study results and updates on Logan Airport airplane noise
Written Testimony: Public testimony at public hearings is generally limited to two minutes per person, but may be extended at the discretion of the Chair. Written testimony for the public record may be submitted via email to cityclerk@somervillema.gov through Friday, September 20 at 5 p.m. or submitted by mail to City Clerk, 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143.
Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Nency Salamoun, at 617-625-6600 x2323 or NSalamoun@somervillema.gov.
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This may seem crazy, but I love the airplane noise. It doesn’t bother me one bit. They are low enough over Somerville to identify the plane type and carrier which is pretty cool. As a business traveler, the convenience of being so close to the airport is wonderful. I can step off a plane and be at my house in less than an hour. I can catch a 6am flight and sleep until 430 and still make it. Being this close to the airport means that the noise is just a fact of life
An occasional plane is fine. A continuous stream of planes, especially after 11pm at night and before 8:00a in the morning, is not.
I’d like to be able to have a conversation in my living room with the windows open, never mind on my patio or porch. If I wanted airplane noise, I would live in Winthrop.
I think the carriers should be forced to pay me for my discomfort — about $50/plane sounds about right. Multiple that by the number of affected residents and carriers, and it’s an interesting number. Perhaps interesting enough to force a change in departure paths.
Thanks,
Tom S.
Pay you for your discomfort? Dumbest thing I’ve read. Move to the suburbs where there’s no airplanes flying over.
I too feel the airplanes are highly noticeable and I dislike hearing them continuously. I hope something can be done, but I would rank the issue at lower priority that other issues such as the deplorable state of public trees and landscaping, traffic, trash in all forms littering the city, the high cost of public works projects such as the high school and green line, and even other noise issues such as barking dogs.