Residents, some with signs that read “STOP JWA Noise and Pollution,” packed the supervisors’ hearing room and overflow room and at times shouted their opposition to board actions.
Tag: John Wayne Airport
Posted inEconomy, Newport Beach, News Briefs, Transportation
Newport Beach Council Delays Vote on Supervisor Do’s General Aviation Plan
The alternative, which was proposed at the Board of Supervisors’ May 7 meeting, would keep the number of private jet spaces at 65.
Posted inCosta Mesa, Countywide, Newport Beach, Top Stories
Newport Residents, Citing Campaign Cash, Win Pause on Private Jet Expansion
Newport Beach residents and small plane owners succeeded in getting county supervisors to step back from controversial plans to add more private jet spaces at John Wayne Airport.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Newport Residents Lead Organizing Efforts Against JWA Private Jet Expansion
Orange County supervisors on Tuesday will consider a plan to grow executive jet flight operations at John Wayne Airport, which has sparked intense opposition from neighbors who question campaign contribution connections to OC supervisors as well as environmental impacts.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Given Campaign Cash for OC Supervisors, Newport Beach Residents Right to Worry About JWA Expansion Plans
Newport Beach residents are wary of expansion plans at John Wayne Airport to open a new private, executive jet terminal. While county officials says executive jets are a small part of revenues, a Voice of OC analysis of campaign filings shows a different nexus: campaign contributions to county supervisors from private jet contractors and their business associates. JWA expansion plans are up for approval next month by Orange County airport commissions on May 1 and by county supervisors on May 7.
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Transportation
Irvine Council Overrules Commission, Allows Two 15-Story Buildings Near John Wayne Airport
A 15-story office building and 15-story hotel will be built across the street from John Wayne Airport after the Irvine City Council sided with the Federal Aviation Administration and overrode local and state decisions that had labeled the project a potential air hazard.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine Again Puts Off Decision on Overturning Airport Commission Rejection of Hotel and Office Project
“I need to put my trust in someone to help me resolve that conflict,” said Councilman Jeff Lalloway, who made the motion to hire a consultant and bring the issue back for a vote Sept 12. “When public safety is involved, this is way too important of an issue just to dismiss.”
Posted inEconomy, Irvine, Transportation
Irvine City Council Delays Vote on Possibly Overturning Airport Commission’s Rejection of Hotel Project
Developer Greater Far East will have to wait until July 25 to see if the council will overrule the commission because some council members said they didn’t have enough information to decide whether to overturn the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s (ALUC) April 20 decision or uphold it.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Complaint to FAA: Campaign Contribs Caused “Bias” by OC Sups on Airport Contract
Signature Flight Support alleges supervisors were biased toward their campaign donors and violated federal rules in awarding a major lease at John Wayne Airport to the fifth-ranked bidder.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Airport Controversy Heats Up as Supervisors Award Contract to Low-Ranked Firm
An intense battle over a lucrative John Wayne Airport lease further ratcheted up Tuesday, with promises of legal action after Orange County supervisors granted the lease to a firm that was ranked fifth out of six by the county’s evaluation panel.
