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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 690

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Park Ridge has participated with the 
3O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission and Technical Committee 
4(ONCC) and Citizens Against Plane Pollution (CAPP) on a 
5continued basis in support of their mission statement; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The impacted families of CAPP, a volunteer group 
7of families seeking solutions to the nighttime low-level cargo 
8flights at O'Hare International Airport, have seen a continued 
9steady rise in complaints against the backdrop of nighttime 
10take-offs and jet aircraft noise with a grand total of well 
11over 24,000 for the year 2011; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The City of Park Ridge lays underneath the key 
13nighttime air routes that converge over the community; this 
14includes 5 glide paths, 2 major take-off plates, air routes, 
15all used after 10 p.m.; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The City of Park Ridge seeks a solution to the 
17nighttime sleep interruptions during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 
18a.m., including the shoulder hours as well; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Nextgen Program is currently being applied at 
20O'Hare International Airport, where flights that used to be 5 
21miles spaced apart will soon be only a 3-mile separation, times 
 
 
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16 east-to-west approach patterns for all inbound flights; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Park Ridge is experiencing  higher 
3levels of jet noise, especially during the phase 1 nighttime 
4flight operations; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The current fly quiet program needs to be 
6re-evaluated for the purposes of instilling and sharing the 
7primary purpose of flight and community partnership at O'Hare 
8International Airport with all of the collar communities; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Federal 
12Aviation Administration and O'Hare International Airport 
13authorities to decrease jet noise over the collar communities 
14by establishing a full-time fly quiet program and urge the 
15creation and passage of a federal homeowner's aviation fly 
16quiet act; and be it further

  
 
17    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
18delivered to the Commissioner of O'Hare International Airport, 
19the Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
20Administration, and to each member of the Illinois 
21congressional delegation.