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DAVID J. HALPERIN RECEIVED Office (415) 396-9132
Attorney at Caw APR 2 01993 Home (510) 254-2761
40 Robert Road
Apr i 1 18, 1993 CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Orinda, California 94563
CONTRA COSTA CO.
Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
651 Pine
Martinez, Ca 9' 553
Re: Proposed noise ordinance aFFecting Buchanan Field
Friends:
I write to oppose any new ordinance affecting operations at
Buchanan Field .
I have been told, specifically , that you have begun consideration
of an ordinance conflicting with federal law, and determined by
County Counsel to be unenforceable . I object to such a waste of
Funds, and I object to any action endangering Buchanan Field 's
future utility to our community .
I have been a licensed pilot since 1963 . I have been renting
airplanes and flying From Buchanan Field since I moved to Orinda
in 1971f, and got my instrument rating there in 1977 .
During that time, as at present, I have been employed by a State
agency . I have Flown From Buchanan Field on State business,
e .g . , to Fresno . I have taken my family on pleasure trips by
air .
I have, of course, spent several thousand dollars here in Contra
Costa County : for aircraft rentals, Fuel , supplies, and
instruction Cto keep up my skills] .
It is possible that you do not understand what an invaluable
resource our county has in Buchanan Field . In a world where
change is happening at an increasing rate and coaxi.nl r_ahle is
being supplanted by Fiber optics, transportation and
communication are the keys to the -future . Buchanan Field, with
its dual runway operations and instrument approaches, helps
Contra Costa County From being lost in the shadow of Oakland .
It is also ,poss.ible that opponents of Buchanan Field have
misrepresented its operations to you . From my personal
observations and experience:
1 . Every operator on the Field is highly professional , and they
all put safety First .
2 . Everyone flying from Buchanan Field is sensitive to the noise
question,. and -.tries to be a good neighbor . Specifically , there...
are noise-reminder brochures; there are noise-reminder signs; and
Flight instructors regularly remind pilots of the need to follow
noise-reduction practices . Mote that experienced pilots like
myself get periodic instruction and check-rides . )
Again, I urge you to abandon a wasteful and ill-advised effort to
burden the aircraft-using population of our county .
Uery truly yours, ,
David�J _alperin. H
Separate copies to Supervisors Smith and McPeak
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