Dear Friends,
The link below takes you to a Wall Street Journal article about the military operations area proposed over Dixon, Crestone, and the entire Santa Fe/Taos/ southern Colorado area for nightly low altitude war practice. Embedded in this article is a yes or no opinion poll about whether the LATN program should happen here or not. Please take the time to vote in the poll. Open the link to the article,a couple of paragraphs down, there is a box called Community Forum, which is where you make your vote known. Seems like we're needing to stand up for our right to this quiet pristine environment, on many fronts, our airspace being one of them.
Please activate your mailing lists and encourage people you know who are concerned for our skies to vote in this poll. It could easily be used as support for the project if the split continues as it is currently.
In the article it mentions that the noise from one of these aircraft at 500 feet above the earth is like a nearby chain saw or power mower. But they will fly 200 feet overhead. 200 feet! In city terms, that is less than a short city block overhead!
There are other, much more empty mountainous areas in New Mexico that do not have the population of this corridor. This area is a major tourist destination, has a concentration of wildlife reserves, national parks, and an abundance of retreat centers established solely for the peace and quiet the area naturally affords.
Please take the poll in the article. Feel free to leave comments below as well.
Thanks,
All the Best -
Candace