Airport noise town hall underscores limits of Longmont’s authority

The main takeaway from Monday night’s airport noise town hall at the Longmont Museum?

When it comes to Longmont’s Voluntary Noise Abatement Procedures, voluntary still means voluntary.

Over the course of two hours, city officials and an outside aviation attorney walked residents through the legal limitations surrounding aircraft noise, repeatedly explaining why federal law leaves Longmont with little authority to regulate airport operations at Vance Brand Airport…

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