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REMINDER TO LAURIE WHITE AND THE CITY COUNCIL

1) The City Council is 1st Responsible to its constituents', their health, welfare, and preservation of their property

2) Laurie White represents special interest groups, not Warwick constituents;;

3) Laurie White, the Providence Chamber of Providence, The Go Green Alliance and their affiliated special interest groups are a major lobbying group that have systematically spread myths about the airport.

4) One of these myths is that an 8,700' runway is needed to fly to the west cost. An 8.700' runway is not needed.

5) The other myth they've propagated is that the airport is going to rescue the state economy. The airport is not going to rescue the RI economy. RI has lost manufacturing industry, defense industry, has high energy costs, and a government that cannot control costs. A longer runway is not going to help that.

6) While the airport contributes to the regional economy, it is at the expense of local community and others. Laurie White is advocating to stuff the pockets of union members at the expense of others, at the expense of the general public, and airline customers, This kind of pandering to special interest has no place before a city council who's mission is to protect its constituents.

7) All the media blasts about RIAC, The Providence Chamber of Commerce, Union Groups etc. The Petition for Review is not an appeal against RIAC, the Respondents named do not include RIAC, therefore RIAC and Laurie White of the Providence Chamber of Commerce should stay out of this and let the review take place without unduly influencing a public process.

8) The Challenge of the FAA Record of Decision is part of the NEPA Process designed to protect the public and fully disclose impact. Those close familiar with the NEPA Process know that in most instances, their is inadequate analysis and inadequate disclosure, lack of full disclosure. By advocating for Special Interest Groups and requesting the Warwick City Council to support special interest groups over its constituents, Laurie White is seriously misinformed individual and appears to not support a process designed to protect the public.

9) The is nothing in the appeal that would prevent RIAC from moving forward at this point. They are free to move forward with their mitigation plans now, and the fact that RIAC has a history of non-compliance, attempts at lobbying to exempt itself from compliance with public laws, the fact they currently do not have sufficient fund to mitigate show true cause for concern and support the city councils decision to have to FAA's record of decision reviewed.

10) Ms. White and the Providence Chamber of Commerce need to get their facts straight and stop misinforming the public. The appeal filed is for a REVIEW, not to stop the work. In fact, if Ms. White had read the Notice in the FAA Record of Decision, she would know that the appeal filed is for a REVIEW, and a separate action needs to be filed to stop the project from progressing. The words are right there for you to read Ms. White, stop your myths and stop misinforming the public and city council.

11) MYTHS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOW RIAC'S PLANS ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE RI ECONOMY.

a) Costs of needlessly expanding TF Green will needlessly add to airport operating costs and increase ticket costs and increase the cost for airlines to operate out of TF Green. That's not the way to bring more business here. In fact, what is proposed is a way to make the price of doing business here more costly. Airline operating costs will go up, prices of passenger wickets will go up, and RIAC could become the next state agency to need a bail out at taxpayer expense.

b) Overspending by Public Agencies: We are in times of a downsized economy, and Rhode Islanders need to face the facts that managing in a downsized economy means government fiscal restraint to match. It has already been shown, that over-investment of public funds to stimulate an economy when there is no real (marginal) demand, only creates more public debt that can't be paid back, and that results in failed institutions. Will RIAC be the next? RIAC cannot afford what it has proposed and that includes required mitigation and the General Assembly still has failed its due diligence of financial risk analysis on impact to taxpayers, in the event RIAC and EDC default on bonds, how much will it cost the RI Public?

c) The appeal requesting a review of the FAA decision is that and only that. A review. If all is the way RIAC claims, then they have no need to worry and should sit back let the process proceed as is design by law. The action filed in court doesn't even mention RIAC. There is plenty of unused capacity at TF Green, passenger counts continue to drop, airlines continue to fly smaller and smaller aircraft, and with that its better to try and cut operating costs at the airport to keep the airlines here.

d) Please do not forget that several years ago the RIAC board approved a 7.700' runway. That is more than adequate. And had that decision not been thrown a side by political interests more motivated by financial greed, that runway extension would already be complete with less impact on the community and more economically efficient airport.

Closing notes on myths - Media's disservice to the public. Misinforming the public and spreading myths without investigating media blasts from RIAC.

If one reads media headlines about the City of Warwick's decision to file a Petiton for Review, its clear the media has made the focus RIAC and a proposed longer runway, when that's not what its about. There are many more issues involved. What it is about, is full disclosure and compliance with local, state and federal laws designed to protect the public.

How can anyone be against full disclosure and compliance with local, state and federal laws designed to protect the public?

From: Council asked to drop FAA appeal

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