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Nancy Wood, 3007 Calcutta Drive, advised that she is president of the Country Club <br />Pointe Homeowners Association (CCPHA) and her purpose in appearing was to open lines <br />of communication. She stated that previous CCPHA presidents for a number of years have <br />written to the City of Vero Beach complaining about the airport noise. She has gone through <br />the procedure with the City Council and the ad hoc committee, on which she sits, will be <br />looking for a solution. She urged the Commission to have a representative at the next ad hoc <br />committee meeting to be held October 27'. She pointed out that even though the airport is <br />in the city limits, it is surrounded by county property. She was not aware of any <br />intergovernmental agencies that would be available for more information. Her desire is to <br />protect the quality of life in Indian River County. She advised that the City has more items <br />on their agenda (tonight) for the expansion of the airport over the next five years. She <br />wanted to point out that the "noise impact zone" on the County's zoning map is incorrect and <br />thought the Board would want to correct that. She pointed out that Section 911.7 of the <br />zoning ordinance promotes public health, safety, and the general welfare of Indian River <br />County residents. She raised the issue of safety, citing 3 aircraft fatalities within a 50 -mile <br />radius of Vero Beach. She stated she could not hear the band at football games. She advised <br />of being awakened before dawn by aircraft noise and stated that planes fly dangerously low <br />over her home about every 60 seconds. The Florida real estate law says that she owns 500 <br />feet above her home and she assured the Commissioners the planes are well below the 500 <br />feet. She sees the planes flying over the elementary and other schools, retirement homes, <br />and not all pilots are trained and licensed, some are students. She pointed out that English <br />is the global language of aviation and was concerned about the ability of foreign language <br />speaking students to communicate with the tower. She thought building an alternate landing <br />strip, suggested by a City of Vero Beach councilman, was a great idea. She was hoping for <br />a positive productive solution; she thought something could be done which would be logical <br />and low-cost. <br />October 17, 2000 <br />53 BK I IS PG 529 <br />