Agenda

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Winthrop Board or Committee Public Body Posting
Name of Public Body: Noise, Air Pollution & Airport Hazards Committee (WAHC)

Date & Time of Meeting: Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 6:00PM

Location of Meeting: Harvey Room, Winthrop Town Hall & Zoom (link on Town website)

Members: Hannah Belcher (Chairwoman), Jerry Falbo (Vice Chair), Richard Bangs, John
Vitagliano, Nick Ivancic, Vincenzo Amara, Steven Strianese

AGENDA
1. Attendance Roll Call

2. Discussion about being Fiscal Sponsor for Tree Grant — H. Belcher

3. MCAC Updates - Jerry Falbo

4. Template email/Letters to senators — H. Belcher

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5. Environmental Groups & Efforts — H. Belcher

6. Chair & New Member Search — H. Belcher

7. Old Business — Use of committee Budget (H. Belcher)

8. New Business — reserved for matters the Chair did not reasonably anticipate at the time
of posting.

9. General discussion:

10.Public Comment (Due to the virtual and remote nature of this meeting public comment
will be strictly limited to 5 minutes for each participant at the discretion of the Chair.

Those in attendance wishing to speak may indicate their desire to be heard following
the procedure outlined by meeting host)

11. Adjournment

Notice of any open meeting shall include “a listing of topics that the chair reasonably
anticipates will be discussed at the meeting”.

Helpful Airport Resources

Upcoming MCAC & Relevant Meetings:

No meetings scheduled at this time. Check back HERE for any updates or new meetings & events added
to their calendar.

Massport/MCAC:

MCAC Website — lists upcoming meetings & initiatives. This is a great hub of information on relevant
upcoming meetings. You can also subscribe to their newsletter

Massport Website — info about Massport at large; specific info from their perspective on initiatives and
soundproofing

Massport Logan Noise Abatement Page — Info about prior noise abatement efforts, statistics,
environmental reports. This info is very important, as we can hold Massport accountable for what they
publicly claim in comparison to how Winthrop is treated.

Noise Complaints by Town — Looking at these it is evident that Winthrop needs to increase the number
of noise complaints made to help build leverage with Massport

Runway 9-27 RSA Enhancement Project — Info detailing the plans for the safety area expansion. The
project summary states “RSAs are safety improvements and do not extend runways or have any effect on
normal runway operations, runway capacity, or types of aircraft using the runway.”

Noise Complaints
Through Massport — HERE or by calling 617-591-3333
AirNoise — Visit the site HERE and create an account or order an Airnoise button for easy reporting.

Misc.

WAHC - Committee page on the town’s site; info on old meetings, WAHC members, and mission
statement. This page also has links to many studies about Airport Impacts.
Noise Abatement Address & Dates — complete list of Winthrop Homes
FlightAware — See real time flight data for arriving & departing aircraft at Logan
Press Release about Law requiring FAA to reinstall soundproofing

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